Nov. 29 CBP Bulletin Proposes to Revoke Rulings on Step Stools and Yttria Stabilized Zirconium Oxide Powder
In the Nov. 29 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 51, No. 48), CBP published notices that propose to revoke rulings and similar treatment for metal step stools and yttria stabilized zirconium oxide powder.
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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.
Metal Step Stools
| Item: A folding metal step stool |
| Current: 9403.20.00108, 4%, "Other furniture and parts thereof, other metal furniture, household." |
| Proposed: 7326.90.86, 2.9%, "Other articles of iron or steel: Other: Other: Other: Other." |
| Reason: Tools such as ladders and steps are excluded from heading 9403. "We find that the subject step stools are ladders," CBP said. |
| Proposed for revocation: NY 855972 (1990), NY R02622 (2005), NY N022949 (2008), NY N023940 (2008), NY N024279 (2008), NY N042721 (2008). |
| Proposed new ruling: HQ H202595 |
Yttria Stabilized Zirconium Oxide Powder
| Item: Yttria stabilized zirconium oxide powder used in high-temperature ceramic applications such as crucibles or furnace linings |
| Current: 3824.90.9290, 5%, "Chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries (including those consisting of mixtures of natural products), not elsewhere specified or included: Other: Other: Other: Other: Other: Other.” |
| Proposed: 3824.99.39, Free, “Prepared binders for foundry molds or cores; chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries (including those consisting of mixtures of natural products), not elsewhere specified or included: Other: Other: Other: Mixtures of two or more inorganic compounds: Other.” |
| Reason: The instant product is a mixture of two or more inorganic compounds and is prima facie classifiable in subheading 3824.99.39. |
| Proposed for revocation: NY N251680 (2014) |
| Proposed new ruling: HQ H282216 |