CIT Reverses Its Prior Classification of 'Parts of Parts' of Aircraft Brake Discs
The Court of International Trade on Nov. 25 flipped its decision on the classification of Honeywell's precut, radial, chordal and web fabric pieces used in airplane brakes, finding on reconsideration that they are classifiable as fabrics under subheading 6307.90.98. Previously,…
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Judge Mark Barnett had ruled the segments were "parts of an aircraft" under duty-free subheading 8803.20.00, but Barnett now found that, while the fabric pieces are finished parts of needled preforms, those preforms aren't finished parts, or blanks, of final brake discs. In doing so, he defined a "blank" as an article that undergoes finishing operations and not a substantial transformation.