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HTS Number: 9031.80.00

Description: Measuring and checking instruments, appliances and machines, nesi

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• 1990 HQ 0087182 - Incremental linear measuring system. Explanatory Note 90.31
• 1991 HQ 0087550 - Heart Rate Monitors; Pulsemeters; Speedometers; Cardiotachometers; Hemotachometers; Blood Speed; Exercise Bicycles; Cyclocomputer
• 1991 HQ 0087699 - Protest and Request for Further Review No. 3801-90-000031; tool presetters with optical element used to measure and check the lengths and diameters of the tool and toolholder on various machine tools; measuring and checking appliances and apparatus; optical instruments and apparatus; optical elements; Chapter 90, Additional U.S. Note 3.
• 1991 HQ 0088963 - Cardiac Dynamic Phantom; Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; instruments, apparatus and models, designed for demonstrational purposes; suitable for use; electro- mechanical device
• 1991 NY 0850713 - The tariff classification of a Film Analyzer and an Eyemark Recorder from Japan.
• 1991 NY 0854196 - The tariff classification of the TeleSAFE and TeleSAFE VS/2 monitoring and control unit from Canada
• 1991 NY 0854281 - The tariff classification of the data acquisition system portion of a Computer Integrated Management (C.I.M.) System from Belgium.
• 1991 NY 0857385 - The tariff classification of a 3-D measuring machine from Germany.
• 1991 NY 0862381 - The tariff classification of non-contact position sensors from England.
• 1991 NY 0864389 - The tariff classification of prosthetic production equipment from England.
• 1991 NY 0864752 - The tariff classification of machine tool accessories from Germany.
• 1991 NY 0864755 - The tariff classification of machine tool parts and accessories from Germany.
• 1991 NY 0865530 - The tariff classification of a Remote Terminal Unit and a Real Time Data Logger from Canada
• 1991 NY 0866435 - The tariff classification of a pulsator tester from the Netherlands.
• 1992 HQ 0089928 - Communications Manufacturing Company; Telephone Hand Test Set; Electrical Apparatus For Line Telephony; Measuring; Checking; Instrument; Machine; Apparatus
• 1992 HQ 0950196 - Geolink Directional Measurement While Drilling [MWD] System; 8431.43.80; 9026; 9027; 9030; John S. James a/c The Consolidated Packaging Corp. v. United States; United States v. Corning Glass Works; Webster's Third New International Dictionary ("check"/"measure"); NY 837951; Section XVI, note 1(m); Section XVI, note 4; Chapter 84, note 5; EN Chapter 84, General Note (E), pg. 1139; Chapter 90, note 3
• 1992 HQ 0951712 - Revocation of NY 859830; "Pacemaker Analyzer"; Chapter 90, Note 2(a); 9021.90.40
• 1992 NY 0868832 - The tariff classification of an internal bond analyzer from Germany.
• 1992 NY 0869042 - The tariff classification of test equipment from Canada.
• 1992 NY 0869148 - The tariff classification of an instrument tuner from South Korea.
• 1992 NY 0871331 - The tariff classification of a runway friction test system from Czechoslovakia.
• 1992 NY 0871973 - The tariff classification of electronic gauges from Canada.
• 1992 NY 0875894 - The tariff classification of accelerometers from France.
• 1993 HQ 0088941 - Protest number 5401-90-100068; Rotortuner system; Data management unit; Operator Console; Line scan camera; Subheading 9031.80.00; Chapter 90, Additional U.S. Note 3; subsidiary; Webster's II New Riverside University Dictionary.
• 1993 HQ 0089391 - Data recorders; Heading 8520; ENs 85.20; Sound recording apparatus; H. Conf. Rep. No. 576; U.S. v. Corning Glass Works; Bruce Duncan Co., Inc. v. U.S.; check; Webster's Third New International Dictionary; measure; HQ 088025.
• 1993 HQ 0950405 - Gas Detector Tubes; Gas Dosimeter Tubes; heading 3822; laboratory reagents; 088812; 089430; Pharmacia Fine Chemicals; Burrows Equip. Co.; instruments for physical and chemical analysis; use provision; 084210; EN 90.16; subheading 9031.80.00; EN 90.31
• 1993 HQ 0950928 - Chartpad; electronic integrator; ENs 90.31 (5); H. Conf. Rep. No. 576; Heading 9017; ENs 90.17; Keuffel & Esser Co. v. U.S.; F. Weber Co., Inc. v. U.S.; planimeters; HQ 082127; Chapter 85, note 6; United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement; General Note
• 1993 HQ 0950947 - Protest 1303-91-100355; Gear measuring center; Subheading 9031.40.00; Chapter 90, Additional U.S. Note 3.
• 1993 HQ 0952000 - Protest No. 2809-92-100484; KLA Series 5000 Coherence Probe Metrology System; "optical"; HQ 084646; HQ 088231; 9012; EN 90.31; Add. U.S. Note 3 to Chapter 90; Corning Glass Works v. U.S.
• 1993 HQ 0953312 - Coordinate Measuring Machine; Additional U.S. Note 3 to Chapter 90, EN 90.31
• 1993 NY 848939 - The tariff classification of a data acquisition units from Scotland.
• 1993 NY 850250 - The tariff classification of watch test instruments from Switzerland.
• 1993 NY 866435 - The tariff classification of a pulsator tester from the Netherlands.
• 1993 NY 875000 - The tariff classification of a tool break indicator from Croatia.
• 1993 NY 875894 - The tariff classification of accelerometers from France.
• 1993 NY 877863 - The tariff classification of linear position transducers from Russia.
• 1993 NY 877941 - The tariff classification of automotive frame straightening gauges from Canada.
• 1993 NY 878143 - The tariff classification of a rhythm golf system from Taiwan.
• 1993 NY 878581 - The tariff classification of various industrial temperature controllers, a digital temperature panel meter, and an ink jet chart recorder from Japan
• 1993 NY 878799 - The tariff classification of machinery from France, Germany, Italy and Sweden.
• 1993 NY 879335 - The tariff classification of a universal 3D sensor from Germany.
• 1993 NY 880226 - The tariff classification of anemometric testers from Czechoslovakia.
• 1993 NY 880423 - The tariff classification of a T-square, a tape measure and a level gauge from China.
• 1993 NY 880588 - The tariff classification of butt markers and contour gauges from China or Taiwan.
• 1993 NY 881489 - The tariff classification of a cable location system from Canada.
• 1993 NY 885574 - The tariff classification of a knitting needle gauge from Germany
• 1993 NY 886079 - The tariff classification of a programming and test panel component from Germany.
• 1993 NY 887565 - The tariff classification of a vibrating structure gyroscope from England.
• 1994 HQ 0087979 - Slat-Flap Control Computer (SFCC); Aircraft Wing Slat/ Flap Positioning Device; Programmed Base for Electric Control; Navigational Instrument; Automatic Regulating or Controlling Instrument; Civil Aircraft Agreement; 8537.10.00, 8803.30.00, 9014.20.60, 9031.80.00, 9032.89.60, HTSUS
• 1994 HQ 0557294 - Applicability for Further Review of Protest No. 5501-92- 100369; Denial of partial duty exemption under HTSUS subheading 9802.00.40 to a multi-parameter indicator; documentation; 19 CFR 10.8
• 1994 HQ 0952235 - Digital Flight Data Acquisition Management Unit (DFDAMU); Apparatus Consisting of a Flight Data Acquisition Unit and a Flight Data Recording Unit; Apparatus for Processing and Recording Flight Data; Heading 9031; Electrical Machines and Apparatus; Heading 8543
• 1994 HQ 0952768 - Flight Data Acquisition Unit; NY 860247 Revoked
• 1994 HQ 0952778 - Flight Data Entry Panel; Apparatus for Inserting Data into Flight Data Acquisition and Recorder Units; Panel for Electric Control; Heading 8537; Electrical Machines and Apparatus; Heading 8543; Measuring Instruments and Apparatus; Parts and Accessories; Heading 9031
• 1994 HQ 0954057 - Telephone Hand Test Set; Pair Tracking System; Electrical Apparatus For Line Telephony; Instruments and Apparatus for Measuring or Checking Electrical Quantities; Instruments and Apparatus, Specially Designed for Telecommunications; Measuring; Checking; Instrument; Machine; Apparatus
• 1994 HQ 0954175 - PRD 3501-90-000105; Systems Data Acquisition Concentrator (SDAC); Measuring or Checking Instrument; Parts of Civil Aircraft, Subheading 8803.30.00; Section XVI, Note 1(m), Section XVII, Note 2(g), HTSUS; Civil Aircraft Agreement; HQ 951858
• 1994 HQ 0954194 - PRD 3501-90-000022; Display Management Computer (DMC); Apparatus that Formats and Displays Systems Warnings, Cautions and Other Flight Information; Measuring or Checking Instruments, Parts and Accessories; Civil Aircraft Agreement; HQ 089391, 952778, 954175
• 1994 HQ 0954657 - Telephone Switching and Line Simulator; Jumper Location System; Cable Tracing System; High Frequency Signal Detectors; Modular Adapters; Electrical Apparatus For Line Telephony; Instruments and Apparatus for Measuring or Checking Electrical Quantities; Instruments and Apparatus, Specially Designed for Telecommunications; Measuring; Checking; Instrument; Machine; Apparatus
• 1994 HQ 0954869 - "Opticall"; PTS 109 Tone Tracker; PTS 287 Oscillator; T 1544 Carrier Detector; Optical Telephone Hand Test Set; Pair Tracking System; Electrical Apparatus For Line Telephony; Instruments and Apparatus for Measuring or Checking Electrical Quantities; Specially Designed for Telecommunications; Measuring; Checking; HQs 954057, 089594, 089928; NYs 864957, 864960, 864992
• 1994 HQ 0955230 - Opticall Fiber Optic Talk Set; Telephone Test Set; Heading 9031; Additional U.S. Note 3 to Chapter 90; HQ 954057; HQ 954869, affirmed; DD 888654, revoked
• 1994 NY 802234 - The tariff classification of the Opticontrol System from Switzerland
• 1994 NY 890515 - The tariff classification of electrical measuring instruments from Switzerland.
• 1994 NY 891623 - The tariff classification of a runway and highway pavement roughness monitor from Canada.
• 1994 NY 893698 - The tariff classification of an ultrasonic boiler inspection system from Canada.
• 1994 NY 895791 - The tariff classification of a BLDT Meter from Canada.
• 1995 HQ 954117 - Protest 1001-92-107315; Sira Image Automation laser-based inspection system; subheading 9031.80.00; HQ 080094, 080294, 084646, 952000, 953312, 953826; HSC, 7th Session (Doc. 36.457, 36.274 (HSC/6)); Timex Corp. v. U.S.; Digital Equipment Corp. v. U.S.; chapter 90, add. U.S. note 3; "optical instruments"
• 1995 HQ 954682 - Protest 5501-93-100209; Ampoule Inspection Machine (AIM); Other Optical Measuring and Checking Instruments and Appliances; Aid or Enhance Human Vision; Functional Unit; Section XVI, Note 4; Additional U.S. Note 3 to Chapter 90; EN 9031.40
• 1995 HQ 955617 - IA 60/93; Geotronics Industrial Measuring System (IMS 1700); optical; laser; Chapter 90, Add. U.S. Note 3; HQs 950947, 954117; heading 8456, 8515, 9013; EN 90.13
• 1995 HQ 955700 - PRD 2002-93-101453; Parts of Casting Machines, Subheading 8454.90.00; Slip Op. 93-161; Motors, Heading 8412, Sprayers, Heading 8424, Conveyors, Other Handling Machinery, Heading 8428, Gear Boxes, Speed Changers, Heading 8483, Section XVI, Note 2(a) and General Explanatory Note; HQ 952019, HQ 952743, HQ 954942
• 1995 HQ 955750 - Trackeye Automated Motion Analysis System; Functional Unit; Image Work Station (IWS); Film Scanner; Personal Computer (PC); High Resolution Monitor; Video Cassette Recorder (VCR); Laser Printer; Optical appliances and instruments; Subsidiary Purpose; Functional Units; Additional U.S. Note 3 to Chapter 90; HQs 088941, 953116 and 955230; NY 889158, modified
• 1995 HQ 956789 - Trackscan Inspection Equipment; Corresponding Software; Chapter 90, Note 3; Section XVI, Note 4; Functional Units; Chapter 90, Additional U.S. Note 3; Optical Instruments; GRIs 3(a) and 6; Chapter 85, Note 6; HQs 955053, 084599, and 087455; NYs 856480 and 850619; 9027.50.40; 9031.80.00
• 1995 HQ 956918 - Protest 1001-94-102982; Electronic Setting Fixtures; Chapter 90, Additional U.S. Note 3; Optical Instruments; HQ 087699; 9031.80.00
• 1995 HQ 957026 - Protest 1001-94-104233; cable/pipe fault finders and locators; 8543.80.90; other electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; Note 1(m), Section XVI; EN 85.43; NY 899887; NY 881489; other measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter
• 1995 HQ 957070 - Smoke Detection Control Unit (SDCU) for Airbus A-320; Signal Analyzer/Converter; Apparatus for Sending Warning Signals from Smoke Detector to Airplane Cockpit; Measuring and Checking Instrument, Heading 9031; Automatic Data Processing Machine, Heading 8471; Section XVI, Note 1(m), HQ 954175, Civil Aircraft Agreement (CAA)
• 1995 NY 801541 - The tariff classification of monitors and equipment for agriculture use from Canada
• 1995 NY 811641 - The tariff classification of a lens edger, frame tracer and centering device from Italy.
• 1995 NY 813499 - The tariff classification of digital readout and measuring apparatus from the United Kingdom
• 1995 NY 899887 - The tariff classification of a micro excavation device from England
• 1996 HQ 957326 - Video image processor for EVA 2000; HQ 087077, 087498, 089391, 953551; NY 897116 revoked; Section XVI, note 1(m); optical; chapter 90, note 3; section XVI, note 4; functional unit; heading 8473; U.S. v. Corning Glass Works
• 1996 HQ 958515 - Protest 0201-95-100176; Infusion Device Analyzers; Pacemaker Analyzers;
• 1996 HQ 958808 - Protest 0401-95-100749; Scanning Laser Vibrometers; HQs 950675, 954117, 955617, 956962, 957813; NY 871914 affirmed; section XVI, note 4 ("functional unit"); chapter 85, note 6; chapter 90, note 3; chapter 90, additional U.S. note 3 ("optical"); subheading 9031.80.00; laser
• 1996 HQ 958886 - Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM); Optical Appliances and Optical Instruments; Measuring or Checking Instruments; Subsidiary; Additional U.S. Note 3 to Chapter 90; HQs 088941, 950947, 952000, 954117, 954682, 955230; HQ 953312, revoked
• 1996 NY 801541 - The tariff classification of monitors and equipment for agriculture use from Canada
• 1996 NY 818221 - The tariff classification of infusion device and electrosurgery analyzers from the United Kingdom
• 1996 NY A84091 - The tariff classification of a load cell from Taiwan
• 1996 NY A84137 - The tariff classification of a pipeline survey system from the United Kingdom
• 1997 HQ 952000 - Protest No. 2809-92-100484; KLA Series 5000 Coherence Probe Metrology System; "optical"; HQ 084646; HQ 088231; 9012; EN 90.31; Add. U.S. Note 3 to Chapter 90; Corning Glass Works v. U.S.
• 1997 HQ 954057 - Telephone Hand Test Set; Pair Tracking System; Electrical Apparatus For Line Telephony; Instruments and Apparatus for Measuring or Checking Electrical Quantities; Instruments and Apparatus, Specially Designed for Telecommunications; Measuring; Checking; Instrument; Machine; Apparatus
• 1997 HQ 956749 - Protest 3501-93-100582; Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs); Measuring or Checking Instruments, Appliances and Machines; Optical Appliances and Optical Instruments; Subsidiary; Additional U.S. Note 3 to Chapter 90; HQs 088941, 955230, 958886
• 1997 HQ 958427 - Protest 1001-95-105117; Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs); Measuring or Checking Instruments, Appliances and Machines; Optical Appliances and Optical Instruments; Subsidiary; Additional U.S. Note 3 to Chapter 90; HQs 088941, 955230, 958886
• 1997 HQ 959574 - Protest 3004-96-100215; Scientific Control Modules, Data Compactors and RF Fanouts; Measuring or Checking Instruments; Denial of Protest for Failure to Provide Evidence in Support of Claim, 19 CFR 174.13(a)(6)
• 1997 HQ 959711 - Protest 3501-95-100211; Promex-O Measuring System; Optical Measuring or Checking Instruments and Appliances; Optical Appliance; Optical Instrument; Functional Unit; Legal Note 3 to Chapter 90; Legal Note 4 to Section XVI; Additional U.S. Note 3 to Chapter 90; Headings 9026 and 9031; HQs 955230, 954117, 954682, 952298, 952297, 950196, 088941, 088025
• 1997 NY 802234 - The tariff classification of the Opticontrol System from Switzerland
• 1997 NY 818732 - The tariff classification of various audio/video loading machines from Italy.
• 1997 NY 887565 - The tariff classification of a vibrating structure gyroscope from England.
• 1997 NY 890515 - The tariff classification of electrical measuring instruments from Switzerland.
• 1997 NY 891623 - The tariff classification of a runway and highway pavement roughness monitor from Canada.
• 1997 NY 893698 - The tariff classification of an ultrasonic boiler inspection system from Canada.
• 1997 NY 895791 - The tariff classification of a BLDT Meter from Canada.
• 1997 NY A84624 - The tariff classification of a Crew Alert Vigilance System from Canada
• 1997 NY A86704 - The tariff classification of medical apparatus testing devices from Norway
• 1997 NY A87011 - The tariff classification of testing devices from Canada
• 1997 NY A88236 - The tariff classification of molecular beam epitaxy system components from the United Kingdom
• 1997 NY B86257 - The tariff classification of a bolt gauge from Taiwan
• 1997 NY B86452 - The tariff classification of neuroscientific multichannel interfaces from Germany and Spain
• 1998 HQ 227054 - Application for further review of protest no. 2904-96-100046; temporary importation under bond; 9813.00.30 HTSUS; testing; 19 CFR 10.31(g); 19 U.S.C. ?1520(c)(1)
• 1998 HQ 961096 - Recorders of process variables; measuring or checking instruments; parts and accessories; United States v. Corning Glass Works, 66 CCPA 25 (1978); HQs 089391; 952235; 953382; 954856
• 1998 NY 887565 - The tariff classification of a vibrating structure gyroscope from England.
• 1998 NY 890515 - The tariff classification of electrical measuring instruments from Switzerland.
• 1998 NY 891623 - The tariff classification of a runway and highway pavement roughness monitor from Canada.
• 1998 NY A84624 - The tariff classification of a Crew Alert Vigilance System from Canada
• 1998 NY A86704 - The tariff classification of medical apparatus testing devices from Norway
• 1998 NY A87011 - The tariff classification of testing devices from Canada
• 1998 NY NY289 - The tariff classification of medical apparatus testing devices from Norway
• 2000 HQ 962887 - Guitar and Bass Tuners
• 2001 HQ 964264 - Revocation of PD C80205; Musical Instrument Tuners
• 2004 HQ 966618 - OnTrak™ Formation Evaluation Subassembly; NY I81299 Affirmed
• 2004 NY R00175 - The tariff classification of tools, workholders, etc. from Taiwan, India and China