July 7, 2010 CBP Bulletin Notice on Ruling Modification
In the July 7, 2010 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 44, No. 28), CBP published a notice that modifies a ruling in order to correctly classify the product described below.
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Modification Effective September 7
In addition to modifying the identified ruling, 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.
According to CBP, the modification is effective for merchandise entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after September 7, 2010.
Modification
| New Ruling | Description/Reason | New HTS/Rate | Former1 HTS/Rate |
| HQ H083275 (NY M86614 modified) | Media optical discs Correction: The discs contain proprietary Wii software and can only be used with Wii game consoles. Provided for eo nomine in 8523 as the discs have software recorded on them. | 8523.40.40 Free | 9504.10.0000 Free |
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 04/05/10 news, 10040540, for BP summary of proposed revocation of this ruling.)