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(2)
For the purposes of subheadings 9903.45.01 and 9903.45.02 of this subchapter,
"household-type (residential) washing machines, including machines which
both wash and dry, whether or not with a dry linen capacity exceeding 10 kg"
(such goods provided for in subheadings 8450.11.00 and 8450.20.00 and
reported under statistical reporting numbers 8450.11.0040, 8450.11.0080,
8450.20.0040 and 8450.20.0080, respectively, on the effective date of this
note) shall include the following goods: automatic clothes washing machines,
regardless of the orientation of the rotational axis, each with a cabinet width
(measured from its widest point) of at least 62.23 em and no more than 81.28
em, except as provided in this note.
Subheadings 9903.45.01 and 9903.45.02 shall not apply to the washing
ยท machines specified below:
(A)
all stacked washer-dryers and all commercial washers:
(i)
The term "stacked washer-dryers" denotes distinct washing and
drying machines that are built on a unitary frame and share a
common console that controls both the washer and the dryer.
(ii)
The term "commercial washer" denotes an automatic clothes
washing machine designed for the "pay per use" segment meeting
either of the following two definitions:
(aa) (I) it contains payment system electronics;
(II) it is configured with an externally mounted steel frame
at least 15.24 em high that is designed to house a coin/token
operated payment system (whether or not the actual
coin/token operated payment system is installed at the time
of importation);
(III) it contains a push button user interface with a
maximum of six manually selectable wash cycle settings,
with no ability of the end user to otherwise modify water
temperature, water level or spin speed for a selected wash
cycle setting; and
(IV) the console containing the user interface is made of
steel and is assembled with security fasteners; or
(II) the payment system electronics are enabled (whether or
not the payment acceptance device has been installed at the
time of importation) such that, in normal operation, the unit
cannot begin a wash cycle without first receiving a signal
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from a bona fide payment acceptance device such as an
electronic credit card reader;
(III) it contains a push button user interface with a
maximum of six manually selectable wash cycle settings,
with no ability of the end user to otherwise modify water
temperature, water level or spin speed for a selected wash
cycle setting; and
(IV) the console containing the user interface is made of
steel and is assembled with security fasteners.
(B)
automatic clothes washing machines that meet all of the following
conditions:
(i)
they have a vertical rotational axis,
(ii)
they are top loading; and
(iii) they have a drive train consisting, inter alia, of (aa) a permanent
split capacitor motor, (bb) a belt drive and (cc) a flat wrap spring
clutch.
(C)
automatic clothes washing machines that meet all of the following
conditions:
(i)
they have a horizontal rotational axis;
(ii)
they are front loading; and
(iii) they have a drive train consisting, inter alia, of (aa) a controlled
induction motor and (bb) a belt drive.
(D)
automatic clothes washing machines that meet all of the following
conditions:
(i)
they have a horizontal rotational axis;
(ii)
they are front loading; and
(iii) they have cabinet width (measured from its widest point) of more
than 72.39 em.
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For purposes of subheading 9903.45.01 of this subchapter, the duty rate in the Rates
of Duty !-General subcolumn (and in the Rates of Duty 2 column, as provided
therein) for goods entered under such subheading, and not the product of a country
enumerated in subdivision (b) of this note, shall be as follows, with the duty rates set
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