Fiber Network Modules Classifiable as Optical Equipment, Court of International Trade Rules
Fiber network equipment is classifiable as optical instruments of chapter 90 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S., the Court of International Trade ruled. ADC Telecommunications argued Customs and Border Protection should have classified its “value added modules” as…
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duty-free data transmission equipment. CIT held Wednesday that optical equipment includes fiber cables that transmit non-visible light, confirming CBP’s liquidation as “other optical appliances and instruments” at a 4.5 percent duty. A lawyer for ADC didn't comment.