Transmission shaft classification upheld for locomotive crank shafts under Heading 84.63, rejecting treatment as engine parts.

Imported crank shafts for locomotives were treated as transmission shafts under Heading 84.63. The analysis rejected the argument that the goods should be classified as engine parts, holding instead that the crank shaft fell within the specific description of a transmission shaft. On that basis, classification under Heading 84.63 was upheld and the appeal failed.

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Issues: Whether the imported crank shaft for locomotives was classifiable under Heading 84.63 as a transmission shaft.

Analysis: Heading 84.63 was treated as specifically covering transmission shafts. The imported crank shaft was found to be nothing but a transmission shaft, and the contention that it should be treated as part of an engine rather than as a shaft was rejected.

Conclusion: The crank shaft was correctly classified under Heading 84.63, and the appeal failed.

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