Pickett N3 Slide Rule from China
The Pickett N3 is a classic duplex slide rule designed for engineering and scientific calculations, featuring logarithmic scales for multiplication, division, trigonometry, and logarithms. It falls under HTS 9017.20.4000 as a mathematical calculating instrument used for manual computations without electronic components. Primarily used by students and professionals before the advent of electronic calculators.
Duty Rate — China → United States
38.9%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Verify the instrument is purely mechanical/non-electronic to avoid reclassification under Chapter 85 calculating machines
• Include detailed scale descriptions and historical/educational use in commercial invoice to support classification