September 8, 2010 CBP Bulletin Notice on 2 Ruling Revocations
In the September 8, 2010 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 44, No. 37), CBP published notices that revoke two rulings in order to correctly classify the products described below.
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Revocations Effective November 8
In addition to revoking the identified rulings, CBP’s notice covers any rulings on this merchandise which may exist but have not been specifically identified. CBP is also revoking any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions.
The revocations and modifications are effective for merchandise entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after November 8, 2010.
Revocations
| New Ruling | Description/Reason | New HTS/Rate | Former1 HTS/Rate |
| HQ H024750 and HQ H024751 (HQ 966618 and HQ 950196 revoked) | Instruments used in the course of measuring while drilling for oil Correction: Machine gathers and transmits geophysical information in oil or gas exploration | 9015.80.80 free | 8543.89.96 & 9030.10.00 (parts classified separately, no rates given) 9031.80.00 4.9% |
1Most of the tariff numbers and duty rates listed in the “Former HTS/Rate” column are from the original ruling listed in the Bulletin.
(See ITT’s Online Archives or 06/14/10 news, 10061425, for BP summary of proposed revocations.)