Classification of TV signal equipment: independent functional goods fell under Heading 85.43, not as parts under Heading 85.29.

CATV, MATV, TV signal boosters and their parts were held to fall outside Heading 85.29 because that heading applies only to goods that are first identifiable as parts and then shown to be suitable solely or principally for specified apparatus. The goods had independent and distinct functions, were not integral portions of television apparatus, and operated as self-contained items alongside TV equipment rather than as parts of it. Note 2 to Section XVI required the goods to be parts before any suitability test could apply. They were therefore classifiable under Heading 85.43 as electrical machines and apparatus having individual functions.

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Issues: Whether CATV, MATV, TV signal booster and their parts were classifiable under Heading 85.29 as parts suitable for use solely or principally with apparatus of Headings 85.25 to 85.28, or under Heading 85.43 as electrical machines and apparatus having individual functions.

Analysis: For classification under Heading 85.29, the goods must first answer to the description of parts and must thereafter be shown to be suitable for use solely or principally with the specified apparatus. The impugned goods were found to have independent and distinct functions, were not shown to be integral portions of the television apparatus, and were treated as self-contained items that operate in conjunction with television equipment without becoming parts of it. Note 2 to Section XVI also required the goods to be parts before the question of suitability for use with a machine could arise. Goods having individual functions falling elsewhere in Chapter 85 were therefore not covered by Heading 85.29.

Conclusion: The goods were classifiable under Heading 85.43 and not under Heading 85.29; the appeal failed.

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