NY 862389: The tariff classification of a bucky cover for a mammographymachine from Germany.

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                                   NY 862389
                                 
                                  APR 26, 1991

CLA-2-90:S:N:N1:104 862389  

CATEGORY:  Classification

TARIFF NO.: 9022.90.6000  

Mr. Norman S. Stern
World Trade Resources, Inc.
295 Madison Ave., Suite 1228
New York, NY 10017

RE:  The tariff classification of a bucky cover for a mammography
machine          from Germany.

Dear Mr. Stern:

     In your letter dated April 10, 1991, you requested a tariff
classification ruling.         

     The bucky cover (also known as a plate) is used as the
topmost cover on a mammography machine.  This cover is composed
of a carbon-fiber reinforced epoxy plastic.  The plate is the
physical surface upon which the breast will rest as the X-ray
passes through the tissue, through the plate and onto a film
cassette mounted directly below the plate.

     The applicable subheading for the bucky cover will be
9022.90.6000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for other parts and accessories of
apparatus based on the use of X-rays.  The rate of duty will be
2.1% ad valorem.   

     This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Section
177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).

     A copy of this ruling letter should be attached to the entry
documents filed at the time this merchandise is imported.  If the
documents have been filed without a copy, this ruling should be
brought to the attention of the Customs officer handling the
transaction.


                                   Sincerely,

                                   

  
                                   Jean F. Maguire
                                   Area Director
                                   New York Seaport