Classification of high capacity disc arrays used in Storage Area Networks (SAN'S)

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....am directed to say that divergence of practice regarding the classification of high capacity disc arrays has been brought to the notice of the Board. This item is being assessed under CTH 8471.70 as "Storage Unit" or under CTH 84715000 as a "Digital Processing unit" by different Commissionerates. 2. Storage devices called 'Storage Disc Arrays' are high availability, capacity storage systems. Thes....

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....ring these storage systems for their use. These storage units consist of link controller cards, power supplies, processors and cache memory etc. 3. This matter was discussed in the Tariff Conference of Chief Commissioners of Customs held at Visakhapatnam on 25th and 26th September, 2003 [Agenda Point A-4.]. 4. The Conference came to the conclusion that the equipment is essentially a storage unit....