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G/IT/W/40/Add.15  
 
16 January 2017  
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Committee of Pa rticipants on the Expansion of Trade in 
Information Technology Products  Original: English  
 
DIVERGENCES OF CLASS IFICATION: POSSIBLE HS2007 CLASSIFICATIO N 
FOR THE REMAINING 37 "ATTACHMENT  B" ITEMS  
SUBMISSION BY THAILAND  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 4 January  2017, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of  Thailand .1 
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No. ITA 
Item 
No. Description  ITA code 
(HS 96) Possible 
Classification 
HS 2007  Thailand's 
Views  
1 122 Apparatus for stripping or cleaning 
semiconductor wafers  845691ex  848620ex  848610ex  
848620ex  
2 137 Encapsulation equipment for assembly 
of semiconductors  847710ex  848640ex  848640ex  
3 142 Apparatus for wet etching, developing, 
stripping or cleaning semiconductor 
wafers and flat panel displays  847989ex  848620ex  
848630ex  848610ex  
848620ex  
848630ex  
4 146 Machines for bending, folding and 
straightening semiconductor leads  847989ex  848620ex  848620ex  
848640ex  
5 166 Wafer probers  853690ex  853690ex  
903082ex  (903082ex 
For 
measuring 
or checking 
wafer 
probers)  
(853690 is 
unclear 
about use 
of) 
6 168 Apparatus for wet etching, developing, 
stripping o r cleaning semiconductor 
wafers and flat panel displays  854330ex  848620ex  
848630ex  848610ex  
848620ex  
848630ex  
7 175 Optical stereoscopic microscopes fitted 
with equipment specifically designed 
for the handling and transport of 
semiconductor wafers or reti cles 901110ex  848640ex  901110ex  
8 176 Photomicrographic microscopes fitted 
with equipment specifically designed 
for the handling and transport of 901120ex  848640ex  901120ex  
                                                
1 In view of the Decision for the HS  2007 classification of 15  additional "Attachment  B" product s, 
circulated as document  G/IT/29 of 17  May 2016, Thailand's submission  concern s possible HS  2007 
classification for the remaining 22  "Attachment  B" items as described in document  G/IT/W/40 /Suppl.2 . G/IT/W/40/Add.15  
 
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  No. ITA 
Item 
No. Description  ITA code 
(HS 96) Possible 
Classification 
HS 2007  Thailand's 
Views  
semiconductor wafers or reticles  
9 177 Parts and accessories of optical 
stereosco pic microscopes fitted with 
equipment specifically designed for 
the handling and transport of 
semiconductor wafers or reticles  901190ex  848690ex  901190ex  
10 178 Parts and accessories of 
photomicrographic microscopes fitted 
with equipment specifically desi gned 
for the handling and transport of 
semiconductor wafers or reticles  901190ex  848690ex  901190ex  
11 179 Electron beam microscopes fitted with 
equipment specifically designed for 
the handling and transport of 
semiconductor wafers or reticles  901210ex  848640ex  901210ex  
12 180 Parts and accessories of electron 
beam microscopes fitted with 
equipment specifically designed for 
the handling and transport of 
semiconductor wafers or reticles  901290ex  848690ex  901290ex  
13 192 Electric amplifiers when used as 
repeaters in line telephony products 
falling within this agreement, and 
parts thereof  None  851762ex  
851769ex  
851770ex  
For 8518 
does not 
fall in range 
of 
telephony  
14 193 Flat panel display devices (including 
LCD, Electro Luminescence, Plasma, 
Vacumn -Fluores cence and other 
technologies) for products falling 
within this agreement, and part 
thereof  None 841949ex  
852851ex  
852990ex  
853120ex  
853180ex  
853190ex  
854370ex  
854390ex  
854890ex  
901380ex  
901390ex  847160ex  
847330ex  
852851ex  
852990ex  
853120ex  
853190ex  
901380e x 
901390ex  
15 194 Network equipment: Local Area 
Network  (LAN) and Wide Area 
Network  (WAN) apparatus, including 
those products dedicated for use 
solely or principally to permit the 
interconnection of automatic data 
processing machines and units thereof 
for a network that is used primarily for 
the sharing of resources such as 
central processor units, data storage 
devices and input or output units – 
including adapters, hubs, in -lines 
repeaters, converters, concentrators, 
bridges and routers, and printed 
circuit assemblies for physical 
incorporation into automatic data 
processing machines and unit thereof  None 851762ex  847180ex  
16 197 Paging alert devices, and parts thereof  None 851762ex  
851769ex  No 
comments  G/IT/W/40/Add.15  
 
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  No. ITA 
Item 
No. Description  ITA code 
(HS 96) Possible 
Classification 
HS 2007  Thailand's 
Views  
851770ex   
17 198 Plotters whether input or output u nits 
of HS  heading No.  8471 or drawing or 
drafting machines of heading No.  9017 None 847160ex  
901710ex  
901720ex  847160ex  
18 199 Printed Circuit Assemblies for products 
falling within this agreement, including 
such assemblies for external 
connections such as c ards that 
conform to the PCMCIA  standard. 
Such printed circuit assemblies consist 
of one or more printed circuit of 
heading  8534 with one or more active 
elements assembled thereon, w ith or 
without passive element " Active 
elements " means diodes, transis tors, 
and similar semiconductor devices, 
whether or not photosensitive, of 
heading  8541, and integrated circuits 
and micro assemblies of heading  8542 None 841990ex  
842191ex  
842490ex  
843139ex  
844399ex  
846691ex  
846693ex  
846694ex  
847150ex  
847180ex  
847310ex  
847321ex  
847329ex  
847330ex  
847340ex  
847350ex  
847790ex  
847990ex  
848610ex  
848620ex  
848630ex  
848640ex  
848690ex  
850490ex  
850870ex  
851440ex  
851490ex  
851590ex  
851761ex  
851762ex  
851769ex  
851770ex  
851890ex  
852290ex  
852329ex  
852340ex  
852351ex  
852352ex  
852359ex  
852380 ex 
852871ex  
852872ex  
852990ex  
853190ex  
853890ex  
854231ex  
854232ex  
854233ex  
854239ex  
854370ex  
854390ex  
854890ex  
901090ex  
901190ex  
901290ex  847150ex  
847180ex  
847310ex  
847321ex  
847329ex  
847330ex  
847340ex  
847350ex  
847990ex  
848690ex  
(For 
850870ex 
does not 
relate to 
this 
agreement)  
851761ex  
851762ex  
851770ex  
852871ex  
852990ex  
853190ex  
901390ex  
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  No. ITA 
Item 
No. Description  ITA code 
(HS 96) Possible 
Classification 
HS 2007  Thailand's 
Views  
901390ex  
901790ex  
902690ex  
902790ex  
903090ex  
903190ex  
19 200 Projection type flat panel display units 
used with automatic data processing 
machines which can display digit al 
information generated by the central 
processing unit.  None 852861  
852869ex  852861  
20 201 Proprietary format storage devices 
including media therefor for automatic 
data processing machines, with or 
without removable media and whether 
magnetic, optical o r other technology, 
including Bernoulli Box, Syquest, or 
Zipdrive cartridge storage units  None 847170ex  
852329ex  
852340ex  
852351ex  
852359ex  
852380ex  847170ex  
21 202 Multimedia upgrade kits for automatic 
data processing machines, and units 
thereof, put up for retail sale, 
consisting of, at least, speakers 
and/or microphones as well as a 
printed circuit assembly that enables 
the ADP  machines and units thereof to 
process audio signals (sound cards).  None 847180ex  
847330ex  847180ex  
847330ex  
22 203 Set top box es which have a 
communication function: a 
microprocessor -based incorporating a 
modem for gaining access to the 
internet, and having a function of 
interactive information exchange.  None 852871ex  851762ex  
 
 
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