In the June 26 issue of the CBP CustomsBulletin (Vol. 47, No. 27), CBP published a notice proposing to revoke a ruling and similar treatment regarding the tariff classification of 3D TV glasses.
CBP issued its June 26 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 47, No. 27), which contains notices of the following ruling actions:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued a proposed rule June 21 that would consolidate its regulations on permits for importation and interstate movement of plant and plant products. The proposal would create a single section of the import quarantine regulations that would apply permit application, approval, and revocation procedures to a wide variety of plants and plant products regulated under 7 CFR 319. The new permit requirements would also apply to importation of honeybees and honeybee semen, and noxious weeds. Comments on the proposed rule are due by Aug. 20.
Cast iron and aluminum lampposts and lamppost bases, imported by a municipality and bearing the name of a U.S. locality, do not necessarily have to be conspicuously and indelibly marked with the country of origin, as long as the municipality is aware of the source, said CBP in a May 31 ruling. Domestic lamppost manufacturer Spring City Electrical Manufacturing Company requested the ruling, HQ H215535, arguing that when a product is imported by a municipality, the ultimate purchaser is the taxpaying public. Therefore, country of origin marking for lampposts imported by municipalities must be visible to the public, it said. CBP disagreed, pointing to past rulings, and also denied Spring City’s request to revoke one of those past rulings for lack of standing.
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CBP’s proposal to revoke a tariff classification ruling letter on yarn made by textile company Best Key is rooted in misconduct by CBP officers, said the company in comments on the proposal. The proposed revocation was published in the April 24 Customs Bulletin, alongside a proposal to revoke another ruling on a shirt made from the yarn (see 13042908). Among other things, CBP will consider whether yarn must have a minimum metal content to be classified as metallic. But according to Best Key’s comments, the groundwork for the proposed revocation was laid by an improper collaboration between a New York CBP lab and a CBP import specialist to misreport the result of lab tests, and minimize the metal content of Best Key’s yarn.
The Federal Maritime Commission said the following have filed applications for a license as a Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier (NVO) and/or Ocean Freight Forwarder (OFF)-Ocean Transportation Intermediary (OTI) pursuant to section 19 of the Shipping Act of 1984. The FMC also gave notice of the filing of applications to amend an existing OTI license or the qualifying individual for a license. Interested persons may contact the Office of Transportation Intermediaries, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, D.C. 20573, at 202-523-5843 or at OTI@fmc.gov.
The Commerce Department published notices in the June 12 Federal Register on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Federal Maritime Commission said the following have filed applications for a license as a Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier (NVO) and/or Ocean Freight Forwarder (OFF)-Ocean Transportation Intermediary (OTI) pursuant to section 19 of the Shipping Act of 1984. The FMC also gave notice of the filing of applications to amend an existing OTI license or the qualifying individual for a license. Interested persons may contact the Office of Transportation Intermediaries, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, D.C. 20573, at 202-523-5843 or at OTI@fmc.gov.
The Commerce Department published notices in the June 3 Federal Register on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):