June 8 CBP Bulletin Has 1 Notice on Proposed Ruling Actions
In the June 8, 2011 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 45, No. 24), CBP published a notice that proposes to modify a ruling regarding the classification and country of origin marking of certain printed business cards.
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Comments on Proposed Ruling due July 8
CBP states that any party who has received a ruling or decision on the merchandise that is subject to the proposed modification, or any party involved with a substantially identical transaction, should advise CBP by July 8, 2011, the date that written comments on the proposed ruling are due. Furthermore, CBP states that 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 agent for importations subsequent to the effective date of the final decision in this notice.
Proposed Modification and Revocation
CBP states that this proposed modification covers the below ruling, and any rulings on this product 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.
Certain Printed Business Cards
| Item: Lenticular printed business cards which display a photo of an individual, their name, title, etc. The image and text are printed directly onto a flexible plastic material. The cards may be printed on both sides and are sold by the box. |
| Current: 4911.99.60, Free (Printed matter on paper) Cards must be individually marked with the country of origin |
| Proposed: 4911.99.80, Free (Other printed matter) Cards need not be individually marked with country of origin |
| Reason: CBP now finds that because the content of the business cards is printed on plastic and not paper, the business cards should be classified in subheading 4911.99.80. Additionally, marking the container in which the cards are imported and sold to the ultimate purchaser in lieu of marking the cards themselves is an acceptable country of origin marking, provided the port director is satisfied that the articles will remain in the marked container until they reach the ultimate purchaser in the U.S. |
| Proposed for modification: NY N095291 Proposed new ruling: HQ H101588 |