The tariff classification of scintillation crystals from Belarus.

USCS RULING MODULE SEE NY 890082 September 27, 1993 CLA-2-90:S:N:N1:104 890082 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 9030.90.4000; 3823.90.3900; 2841.80.0050 Mr. W. Peter Trower Radiation Instruments & New Components Inc. 3525 McCoy Road Blacksburg, Virginia 24060 USCS RULING MODULE SEE RE: The tariff classification of scintillation crystals from Belarus. Dear Mr. Trower: In your letter dated August 25, 1993 you requested a tariff classification ruling. The laboratory grown inorganic scintillation crystals to be imported will include the following five types: 1. YAP - YAlO3 2. LSO - LuSi2O5 3. LAO - LuAlO3 4. GSO - Gd2SiO3 USCS RULING MODULE SEE 5. PWO - PbWO4 All of the above will be used in nuclear particle detectors. In some instances, the crystals will be imported uncut while in other cases they will be imported cut and polished, ready for installation in a particle detector. Items 1 - 4 are doped with 1% Ce. Item 5 is undoped. The applicable subheading for the uncut crystals, items 1 through 4, will be 3823.90.3900, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for other mixtures of two or more inorganic compounds. The rate of duty will be free. The applicable subheading for the uncut PWO crystal, item 5, will be 2841.80.0050, HTS, which provides for salts of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids: tungstates (wolframates). The rate of duty will be 10 percent. USCS RULING MODULE SEE The applicable subheading for five types when cut and polished, ready for installation will be 9030.90.4000, HTS, which provides for parts and accessories of instruments and apparatus for measuring or detecting ionizing radiations. The rate of duty will be 4.7 percent. 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. USCS RULING MODULE SEE Sincerely, Jean F. Maguire Area Director New York Seaport