April 14 CBP Bulletin Proposes to Modify Ruling on Air Springs
In the April 14 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 55, No. 14), CBP published a proposal to modify rulings on air springs.
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Comments on Proposals Due May 14
CBP said consideration will be given to any written comments received by May 14 before taking these actions. In addition, any party that 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.
Air Springs
| Item: Air springs for trucks |
| Current: 8708.99.55, “[P]arts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705: Other parts and accessories: Other: Other: Other.” |
| Proposed: 4016.99.55, 2.5%, “[O]ther articles of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber: Other: Other: Other: Other.” |
| Reason: The “air spring is designed to absorb road vibrations and shocks transmitted from a truck’s frame to its passenger compartment,” CBP said. “This function is performed by the air spring’s bellow component, as it holds the compressed air and provides the requisite flexibility to absorb movements made by a vehicle as it encounters bumps on road surfaces. As such, it is the vulcanized rubber bellow that imparts the essential character to the air spring.” |
| Proposed for modification: NY R01224, dated Jan. 18, 2005 |
| Proposed new ruling: HQ H305332 |