HTSUS Chapter 90 on the customs broker exam
Chapter 90 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers Optical, photographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical instruments. Across the released customs broker exams, 3 questions turn on classifying goods in this chapter. Drawn from 3 released sittings, April 2021 through October 2021. Below: every heading CBP has tested, the official heading text, and each exam question that used it.
9018 — Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scintigraphic apparatus, other electro-medical apparatus and sight-testing instruments; parts and accessories thereof
What is the CLASSIFICATION of a battery-powered, digital blood-pressure monitor? The machine is composed of a fabric sleeve, a microphone, an electrical cord connecting the sleeve to the control unit, and the control unit. The control unit is housed in a plastic case and consists of two buttons for the power and start functions, a switch for various settings, and a LCD screen that displays the measurements. The machine operates by inflating the sleeve around the user’s arm, at which point the microphone picks up the arterial pulsating sound and transforms it into an electrical signal, which in turn is converted into a blood pressure reading within the control unit for display. In this respect, the machine operates in a manner similar to a sphygmomanometer, but allows blood pressure readings to be taken directly by the user and without the use of a stethoscope.
October 2021 exam, question 45 · tests 9018.19.9550. Full question, answer and citation →
9019 — Mechano-therapy appliances; massage apparatus; psychological aptitude-testing apparatus; ozone therapy, oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus; parts and accessories thereof
What is the CLASSIFICATION for a hand-held facial massager composed of a free-spinning, oval-shaped jade roller, ridged and grooved both horizontally and vertically in a grenade-like pattern, which is held perpendicular to an ergonomically contoured, plastic handle to form a T-shaped tool? When rolled over the face, it stimulates the facial acupuncture points.
October 2020 (AM) exam, question 47 · tests 9019.10.2050. Full question, answer and citation →
9023
What is the CLASSIFICATION of a printed paper map of the United States measuring 24” x 36”? The mountainous areas are in three dimensional relief. The printing is color lithography. The paper is .45 mm thick.
April 2021 exam, question 28 · tests 9023.00.0000. Full question, answer and citation →
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