Nov. 29 CBP Bulletin Proposes to Revoke Rulings on Glass Sleeves for Diodes, Money Belts
In the Nov. 29 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 51, No. 48), CBP published notices that propose to revoke rulings and similar treatment for glass sleeves for diodes and money belts.
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Comments on Proposals Due Dec. 27
CBP said consideration will be given to any written comments received by Dec. 27 before taking this action. In addition, 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 the date that written comments on the proposed ruling are due. (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 agents for importations subsequent to the effective date of the final decision in this notice.)
Proposals
CBP is proposing to revoke or modify the rulings below, 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.
Glass Sleeves for Diodes
| Item: Glass sleeves used as housings for diodes |
| Current: 7011.90.00, 6.6%, “Glass envelopes (including bulbs and tubes), open, and glass parts thereof, without fittings, for electric lamps, cathode-ray tubes or the like...[o]ther... .” |
| Proposed: 7002.39.00, 6%, “Glass in balls (other than microspheres) of Heading 7018; rods or tubes, unworked: Tubes: Other.” |
| Reason: "The instant glass 'sleeves' are not used 'for' electric lamps or cathode-ray tubes," CBP said. "Furthermore, we do not find that diodes are 'like' electric lamps or cathode-ray tubes." |
| Proposed for revocation: HQ 087044 (1990) |
| Proposed new ruling: HQ H253027 |
Money Belts
| Item: Money belt with two zippered storage pockets, one larger than the other, designed to contain money |
| Current: 4202.32.9550, 20%, "Articles of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag, with outer surface of textile materials, other, of man-made fibers.” |
| Proposed: 4202.92.31, 17.6%, “Trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, attache cases, briefcases, school satchels, spectacle cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar containers; traveling bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toiletry bags, knapsacks and backpacks, handbags, shopping bags, wallets, purses, map cases, cigarette cases, tobacco pouches, tool bags, sports bags, bottle cases, jewelry boxes, powder cases, cutlery cases and similar containers, of leather or of composition leather, of sheeting of plastics, of textile materials, of vulcanized fiber or of paperboard, or wholly or mainly covered with such materials or with paper: Other: With outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials: Travel, sports and similar bags: With outer surface of textile materials: Of man-made fiber” |
| Reason: CBP previously concluded that money belts were of a kind normally carried in the pocket or a handbag. "This conclusion was incorrect," it said. "These money belts are not designed to be carried inside any other bag or container; they are designed to fasten around the waist precisely so that they can be transported by themselves, without the need for any other kind of container. Placing either money belt inside a pocket or handbag would defeat the entire purpose of the article, which is to provide secure, easy and unobstructed access to money and other small valuables. Taking the money belt out of the pocket or purse in order to remove the valuables stored within would be an extra, unnecessary step." |
| Proposed for revocation: NY 868779 (1991) |
| Proposed for modification: NY 871870 (1992) |
| Proposed new ruling: HQ H257531 |