July 7, 2010 CBP Bulletin Notices on 4 Proposed Ruling Changes
In the July 7, 2010 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 44, No. 28), CBP published notices that propose to modify or revoke 4 rulings regarding the products described below.
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Comments on Proposed Changes due August 6
CBP states that any party who has received a ruling or decision on the merchandise that is subject to the proposed revocations or modifications, or any party involved with a substantially identical transaction, should advise CBP by August 6, 2010, the date that written comments on the proposed rulings are due. Furthermore, CBP states that an importer's failure to advise CBP of such rulings, decisions, or substantially identical transactions may raise issues of reasonable care on the part of the importer or its agent for importations subsequent to the effective date of the final decision in this notice.
Proposed Revocations and Modifications
CBP states that these proposed modifications and revocations cover the below rulings, and any rulings on these products that may exist but have not been specifically identified. CBP is also proposing to revoke any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions.
| Current Ruling1 | Description/Reason | Current HTS/Rate2 | Proposed HTS/Rate |
| NY I83744 (would be modified) | Distilled Rose and Orange Blossom Waters Correction: Floral fragrances of water resulting from a steam distillation of rose and orange oil are classified as distillate of essential oils. | 3303.00.1000 free | 3301.90.5000 free |
| NY L88357, NY M80063 (would be revoked) | iPod® Docking Stations with Speakers Correction: The speakers and a station for unit storage/or to maintain a charged battery without any determinable “principal use” is classified as a composite under the last tariff heading by application of GRI 3(c). | 8522.90.7580 2% | 8518.22.00 4.9% |
| NY K89734, NY K82192 (would be revoked) | Wafer probe cards used to test electrical properties of integrated circuits etched on a semiconductor wafer. Change: Wafer-like devices based on the common dictionary meanings of the words “wafer” and “prober” classified in HTS subheading covering “wafer probers”. | 8536.90.8085 2.7% | 8536.90.40 free |
| NY J84387 (would be revoked) | 6-Bromo-1-hexanol Change: A compound with a halogen (brominated) group and an alcohol group making it a halogenated derivative of a hexanol or a derivative of monohydric alcohols is classified as a halogenated derivative of acyclic alcohol. | 2905.19.0050 (currently 2905.19.90) 3.7% (for both HTS numbers) | 2905.59.10 5.5% |
1The Bulletin also lists the ruling numbers for the proposed rulings
2Most of the tariff numbers and duty rates listed in the "Current HTS/Rate" column are from the original ruling listed in the Bulletin.