THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF VIETNAM |
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM |
No. 6966/TCHQ-TXNK |
Hanoi, November 26, 2018 |
To: Customs Department of Ho Chi Minh City
Below is the response of General Department of Customs to Official Dispatch No. 180717/NS-VN dated 17/7/2018 of Nissei Technology (Vietnam) Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "NTV") inquiring about classification of controller touch screens of injection molding machines:
Pursuant to Circular No. 14/2015/TT-BTC date 30/01/2015 of the Ministry of Finance on classification of goods, and analysis for classification of goods; analysis for quality inspection, food safety inspection of food for imports; Circular No. 103/2015/TT-BTC dated 01/7/2015 and Circular No. 65/2017/TT-BTC dated 27/6/2017 of the Ministry of Finance promulgating Vietnam's Nomenclature of Exports and Imports.
1. Regarding composition of goods:
According to the report of Customs Department of Ho Chi Minh City in Official Dispatch No. 2652/HQHCM-TXNK dated 28/9/2018, the product imported by NTV under the Notice of Analysis Result No. 1044/KD3-NV dated 27/9/2017 of Customs Inspection Sub-department 3 is identified as "5,7-inch controller touch screen used in the control panel of the system. Symbol: KCG057QV1DB-G760; composition: LCD screen, printed circuit board, power cables, metal frame, rated voltage < 1000V". This is a controller touch screen used to control a robot arm to move products from the injection molding machine to the conveyor belt. When the robot receives a signal to open the mold and a signal from the software installed in the LCD driver, the robot will lift the product and send a signal to close the mold.
2. Regarding classification of goods:
The composition of this products matches the description in Heading 85.37 "Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases, equipped with two or more apparatus of heading 85.35 or 85.36, for electric control or the distribution of electricity, including those incorporating instruments or apparatus of Chapter 90, and numerical control apparatus, other than switching apparatus of heading 85.17", sub-heading 8537.10 "-For a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V" and sub-heading "- - Switchboards and control panels".
Customs Department of Ho Chi Minh City must determine or request Customs Inspection Sub-department 3 to clarify information for classification of goods as follows:
- If the product is of a kind suitable for use in distributed control systems, it shall be assigned the HS code 8537.10.11.
- If the product is fitted with a programmable processor, it shall be assigned the HS code 8537.10.12.
- In other cases, it shall be assigned the HS code 8537.10.19.
For your information and compliance./.
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ON BEHALF OF GENERAL DIRECTOR |
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