Recent CBP NY Rulings
The following are short summaries of recent CBP NY rulings issued by the agency's National Commodity Specialist Division in New York:
N340562: The country of origin of Sodium Chloride Inhalation Solutions, USP 0.9%, 3% and 7%
| Origin: Austria |
| Item: Sodium Chloride Inhalation Solution, USP 0.9%, imported in 3 mL and 5 mL, is intended to be used as an accessory to medicinal nonventilatory nebulizers for respiratory therapy or for tracheal irrigation or lavage therapy. The active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), Sodium Chloride, is manufactured in Austria and that the finished Sodium Chloride Inhalation Solutions in dosage form are made in India. |
| Reason: The mixing of the active ingredient Sodium Chloride (made in Austria) with water into the final dosage Sodium Chloride Inhalation Solutions in dosage form in India does not result in a substantial transformation and the country of origin will be Austria. |
| Ruling Date: June 27, 2024 |
N340478: The tariff classification and country of origin of Vasopressin Injection USP
| HTS: 3004.39.0050, free, “Medicaments … consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, put up in measured doses … or in forms or packings for retail sale: Other, containing hormones or other products of heading 2937: Other: Other.” |
| Item: Vasopressin Injection USP, imported in 1 mL single dose vials, is a medicinal preparation containing Vasopressin, as the active ingredient. It is a peptide hormone used to increase blood pressure in patients with vasodilatory shock who are resistant to fluid and catecholamine therapy. |
| Reason: N/A |
| Ruling Date: June 27, 2024 |
N340427: The tariff classification of Dried Flower Decoration from China
| HTS: 0603.90.000, 9903.88.15, 4% + 7.5%, “Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared: Other.” |
| Item: A framed dried flower decoration comprised of medium density fiber (MDF) board, two glass plates, a dried flower bouquet, glue, and a heat shrinkable polypropylene bag. A hole is drilled into the bottom plate of the frame into which the dried flower bouquet is positioned and then held in place with glue. The two glass plates are added to the front and back of the frame, and the dried flower display is then packed in a heat shrinkable plastic bag. |
| Reason: N/A |
| Ruling Date: June 27, 2024 |
N340415: The tariff classification of Soy Sheets from Japan
| HTS: 1901.90.9195, 6.4%, “Food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa or containing less than 40 percent by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included: Other: Other: Other: Other.” |
| Item: The Shirakiku brand Yellow Soy Sheets. The product is composed of water, soy protein (11.9%), corn starch (11%), rice flour (9.2%), coconut glycerin, and turmeric oleoresin. The soy sheets which will be imported for sale to the food service industry will be packed 20 sheets per each bag with a net weight of 100 grams. |
| Reason: N/A |
| Ruling Date: June 27, 2024 |
N340389: The tariff classification of Sterilized Fat-Filled Cream from United Arab Emirates
| HTS: 1901.90.9195, 6.4%, “Food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa or containing less than 40 percent by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included: Other: Other: Other: Other.” |
| Item: Sterilized Fat-Filled Cream. It is said to be a sterilized and homogenized fat-filled modified cream with vegetable oil. It consists of water, fully hydrogenated palm kernel oil, skim cow’s milk powder, stabilizers of vegetable origin, mono and diglycerides of fatty acids, locust bean gum, sodium alginate, mono and diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono diglycerides of fatty acids, calcium carbonate, guar gum, and emulsifiers of sodium phosphate, carrageenan, and natural cream flavor. The total fat is 21 percent minimum, with a milk fat content of zero, and a nonfat milk solids content of 5 percent. The product is ready to eat as imported, with recommended uses that include cooking, dips, desserts, toppings, and pastries. It is packaged in tin cans of 170 grams and intended for use by manufacturers and consumers. |
| Reason: N/A |
| Ruling Date: June 27, 2024 |
N340835: The tariff classification of a stainless steel pool gate safety latch from China
| HTS: 8302.49.6085, 9903.88.03, 5.7% + 25%, "Base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for furniture, doors, staircases, windows, blinds, coachwork, saddlery, trunks, chests, caskets or the like…: Other mountings, fittings and similar articles…: Other: Other: Of iron or steel, of aluminum or of zinc… Other: Other." |
| Item: The Safetech TriLatch. It is a pool gate safety latch made of stainless steel and fiber-reinforced polymers that is used to prevent small children from opening the pool gate to access the swimming pool. The TriLatch is a magnetic self-latching system that is 21 inches long. It has a keyed lock at the bottom end and a two-part latch release knob at the top. To release the latch, one must first press the red release button in the center of the knob and then lift the knob. The TriLatch is installed on the gate so that the lower keyed lock is at approximately waist level and the two-part mechanism to release the latch rises above the gate to be out of reach of small children. |
| Reason: N/A |
| Ruling Date: June 28, 2024 |
N340744: The tariff classification of stainless steel round bars from Taiwan
| HTS: (1) 7222.11.0001, 9903.80.01, free + 25%, "Other bars and rods of stainless steel; angles, shapes and sections of stainless steel: Bars and rods, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded: Of circular cross-section: Electroslag or vacuum arc remelted." (2) 7222.20.0001, 9903.80.01, free + 25%, "Other bars and rods of stainless steel; angles, shapes and sections of stainless steel: Bars and rods, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished: Electroslag or vacuum arc remelted." |
| Item: The products under consideration are types 303, 304L, and 316L stainless steel (1) hot-rolled electroslag remelted bars and (2) cold-finished electroslag remelted bars. These cut-to-length bars will be imported in diameters of 5/16” (7.87 mm), 32 mm, and 2-1/2” (63.5 mm) and have not been coated/painted, drilled, punched or notched. |
| Reason: N/A |
| Ruling Date: June 28, 2024 |
N340556: The tariff classification of a steering wheel cover
| HTS: 8708.99.8180, 2.5%, “Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705: Other parts and accessories: Other: Other: Other: Other: Other: Other.“ |
| Item: A Steering Wheel Cover (Item Number 49704), which is designed to slide over a passenger vehicle steering wheel. You state that it measures 14.5 inches in outer diameter and is 1.5 inches thick with a slot along the inner diameter edge with sewn edges. It is made of a woven polyester outer surface with a rubber inside surface. |
| Reason: N/A |
| Ruling Date: June 28, 2024 |
N340533: The tariff classification of a flame control adapter from China
| HTS: 8481.80.9020, 9903.88.03, 2% + 25%, “Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances, for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including pressure-reducing valves and thermostatically controlled valves; parts thereof: Other appliances: Other: Other: With electrical or electro-hydraulic actuators: Control valves designed for proportional operation by a signal from a control device.” |
| Item: A flame control adapter, or a music control adapter. The flame control adapter consists of front and back shells that house a proportional valve, a connector, a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA), a jack box, and a waterproof pad. Using primarily Bluetooth technology, the PCBA receives sound, which is then interpreted and communicated to the valve, as it performs the principal function, Note 3 to Section XVI noted. The valve controls air flow allowing for the flame flickering of a connected firepit or fireplace to move with the rhythm of music. |
| Reason: N/A |
| Ruling Date: June 28, 2024 |