HQ 957918: Clarification of HQ 957163; Unassembled flat-panel display units for laptop computers; GRI 2(a); ADP Output Display; Liquid Crystal Display (LCD); glass sandwich; Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs); flex cable; Integrated Circuit (IC); parts and accessories; HQs 953313, 952973, 952502, 951868, 951609

Native CBP ruling rendition. Applicability is fact-specific; modification/revocation relationships and original publisher date are retained. Publisher sentinel year0001 means unknown date, not a historical legal adoption.

                            HQ 957918

                           May 4, 1995

CLA-2 R:C:M 957918  RFA

CATEGORY:  Classification

TARIFF NO.:  8471.92.30; 8471.92.34; 8473.30.10; 8473.30.50;
8542.11.80;                8544.41.00; 9013.80.60

Mr. Patrick Kennedy 
McKenney, Thomsen & Burke LLP 
One North Charles Street 
Suite 400 
Baltimore, MD  21201


RE:  Clarification of HQ 957163; Unassembled flat-panel display
     units for laptop computers; GRI 2(a); ADP Output Display;
     Liquid Crystal Display (LCD); glass sandwich; Printed
     Circuit Boards (PCBs); flex cable; Integrated Circuit (IC);
     parts and accessories; HQs 953313, 952973, 952502, 951868,
     951609


Dear Mr. Kennedy:

     This letter is in reference to HQ 957163, dated February 14,
1995, issued to you on behalf of Solectron Corporation,
concerning the tariff classification of an unassembled automatic
data processing (ADP) machine output display unit and its
individual components under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS).   While the holding in HQ 957163 is
correct, in reviewing that ruling, we have recognized that the
classification of liquid crystal display (LCD) units with a
diagonal ranging from 6 to 14 inches, needs to be clarified.  

     According to the facts in HQ 957163, Solectron plans to
import unassembled ADP output display units, ranging from 6 to 14
inches, diagonally.  We note that only the ADP output display
units with a diagonal ranging from 6 to 12 inches (not exceeding
30.5 cm) are classifiable under subheading 8471.92.30, HTSUS,
which provides for: 


     Automatic data processing machines and units thereof; .
     . . : [o]ther: [i]nput or output units, whether or not
     entered with the rest of a system and whether or not
     containing storage units in the same housing: [o]ther:
     [d]isplay units: [w]ithout cathode-ray tube (CRT),
     having a visual display diagonal not exceeding 30.5 cm
     . . . .

          The column one, general rate of duty is free.

     If unassembled ADP output display units are imported with a
diagonal greater than 12 inches (exceeding 30.5 cm), they are
properly classifiable under subheading 8471.92.34, HTSUS, which
provides for: 

     Automatic data processing machines and units thereof; .
     . . : [o]ther: [i]nput or output units, whether or not
     entered with the rest of a system and whether or not
     containing storage units in the same housing: [o]ther:
     [d]isplay units: [o]ther: [o]ther . . . .  

          The column one, general rate of duty is 3 percent ad
valorem.  

     This clarification does not affect any other portion of HQ
957163.  We regret  any confusion caused by this matter.  If you
have any questions, please call Robert Altneu of my staff at 202-482-7030.


                              Sincerely,



                              John Durant, Director
                              Commercial Rulings Division