Galaxy K Zoom is Mobile Phone, not Camera - AAR
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The question before the Authority for Advance Ruling was whether this is a mobile phone under Customs Tariff Heading 8517 or a camera under CTH 8525.
The AAR held that the product Galaxy K Zoom is classifiable as telephone under Customs Tariff Heading 8517.
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