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N248545 · 2014-03-31 — The tariff classification of stones from China
Samples of the merchandise were submitted with your ruling request. These samples were sent to our U.S. Customs and Border Protection Laboratory for analysis. Our laboratory has now completed its analysis. You indicated that the rocks are tumbled and “minimally polished.” The jar of Verde Rocks consists of green stones. The jars of Country Rocks consist of mixtures of white, brown, olive, red, orange and green stones. Laboratory analysis has determined that the green stones in the Verde Rocks consist of serpentine. With regard to the Country Rocks, our laboratory has determined that the white…
N142736 · 2011-02-10 — The tariff classification of precious and semiprecious gemstones from Africa.
Examples of these gemstones, include sapphires, aquamarine, tanzanite, garnets, and tourmaline. It is stated within your submission that the previous method of cleaning gemstones involved cobbing, the chipping away at the stones through use of a small hammer; however, this method is out of date and more likely to fracture the stones, whereas sawing and careful grinding are a safer method. You further state that (1) the stones purchased are “mine-run,” meaning that you clean some of the stones by grinding or sawing for purposes of removing host-rocks and fractured parts from the stones, and…
952813 · 1992-11-20 — Fire opals; rough semi-precious gemstones; cut and polished semi-precious gemstones; Explanatory Notes 71.02 and 71.03; Annex to the Explanatory Notes to chapter 71; subheading 9802.00.50
FACTS: The merchandise at issue is a fire opal gemstone, whose chemical make up is translucent hydrous silica. According to your letter, you will send the rough fire opals to Thailand for cutting and polishing. The cut and polished fire opals will then be sent back to the U.S. to be sold to wholesalers for use in jewelry. In addition, you state that you maintain ownership of the opals throughout the entire cutting process and you do not want to be charged duty when they are returned to the U.S. ISSUE: What is the tariff classification of the cut and polished fire opal gemstones under the…
951866 · 1992-08-21 — Protest No. 1303-92-100061; tumbled semi-precious gemstones; semi-precious gemstones that are otherwise worked than simply sawn or roughly shaped; subheading 7103.10.40; Explanatory Note 71.03; Gem Cutting: A Lapidary's Manual
The following is our decision regarding the Protest and Request for Further Review No. 1303-92-100061, dated March 12, 1992. At issue is the classification of tumbled semi-precious gemstones under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). FACTS: The articles at issue are the following semi-precious gemstones: banded amethyst, rose quartz, leopard skin, jasper and rock crystal B. The rough gemstones are shoveled into 2-1/5 ton tumblers with abrasives and water. The tumblers are turned over and over and the stones slide and rub against each other for many weeks until they are…
951197 · 1992-06-24 — Protest 3307-92-100001; unworked semi-precious stones; rhodolite; tanzanite; subheading 7103.10.40; Explanatory Notes 71.02 and 71.03; 19 CFR 10.172
The following is our decision regarding the Protest and Request for Further Review of Protest No. 3307-92-100001, dated January 6, 1992. At issue is the classification of semi-precious stones under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). FACTS: Based on the information before us, it appears that two types of semi-precious stones are subject to protest. The first type consists of rhodolite and tanzanite stones. The stones in this group are identified by the letter "A" on the invoice from Tuckman mines, dated September 5, 1991. We will refer to these stones as group A. The…
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