September 29, 2010 CBP Bulletin Notice on 4 Ruling Revocations
In the September 29, 2010 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 44, No. 40), CBP published notices that revoke four rulings in order to correctly classify the products described below.
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Revocations Effective November 29
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The revocations and modifications are effective for merchandise entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after November 29, 2010.
Revocations
New Ruling | Description/Reason | New HTS/Rate | Former1 HTS/Rate |
HQ H022174 (NY N003933 revoked) | Knit sweatshirt style jacket Reason: Sizing, construction, styling, advertising, and marketing is unisex, so classified as girl’s garment. | 6102.20.0020 15.9% (Cat 335) | 6101.20.0020 15.9% (Cat 334) |
HQ H037541 (NY N021149 revoked) | Stepladder/Hand cart Reason: Dual use article, with no one component imparting essential character. | 8716.80.5090 3.2% | 8716.80.5010 3.2% |
HQ H011054 and HQ H011056 (NY K89734, NY K82192 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”. | 8536.90.40 free | 8536.90.8085 2.7% |
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 06/11/10 news, 10061123, for BP summary of proposed revocations for knit sweatshirt jacket and stepladder.
See ITT’s Online Archives or 07/08/10 news, 10070810, for BP summary of proposed revocations for wafer probe cards.)