&&The CSAN®Pronto™Test Strips (Cat. #80301200) are single-use strips. They are to be used only with the CSAN®Pronto™ blood analyzer. The Test Strips contain reagents that are sealed in slides.

&&Section 10 of the Customs Tariff directs that classification of imported goods shall be determined in accordance with the General Rules for the Interpretation of the Harmonized System and the Canadian Rules set out in the schedule. Section 11 of the Customs Tariff states that in interpreting the headings and subheadings, regard shall be had to the World Customs Organization's (WCO) Compendium of Classification Opinions and Explanatory Notes to the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS).&&&&General Interpretative Rule 1 (GIR 1) directs that titles of Sections, Chapters and sub-Chapters are provided for ease of reference only. For legal purposes, classification shall be determined according to the terms of the headings and any relative Section or Chapter Notes. Similarly, General Interpretative Rule 6 (GIR 6) directs that classification shall be determined according to the terms of those subheadings and any related Subheading Notes.&&&&In your application for an advance ruling, you suggested tariff classification number 9027.90.00.00 This tariff classification number is incorrect.&&&&This product is not a microtome and is not a part or accessory of a product of heading 90.27. As such, it is not classified under heading 90.27.&&&&It was determined in case #8000002637 that the machine this product goes with (the CSAN® Pronto™ Blood Analyzer) is classified under 9031.80.00.90. Legal Note 2(b) states that parts and accessories, if suitable for use solely or principally with a particular kind of machine, instruments or apparatus of heading 90.31 are to be classified in the same heading as the machines it is used with. That means that this product is classified under heading 90.31, subheading 9031.90 for parts and accessories.