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Transaction value between related persons requires market-equivalent pricing; importer must prove declared value mirrors ordinary international trade ...
Classification of exported insecticides under export tariff affirmed; reclassification and related penalties set aside and MEIS scrip jurisdiction rec...
Misclassification between copra and dry coconut: customs recovery and re-valuation quashed for lack of prior licensing-authority invalidation, appeals...
Handheld mobile/portable computers used for warehousing, logistics, and inventory operations were assessed for tariff classification as smartphones or as automatic data processing machines under heading 8471. Applying Note 6(A) to Ch. 84, the devices were held to satisfy ADP criteria because they have sufficient RAM/storage, run programmable operating systems/software, perform user-specified arithmetical computations, and execute processing programs with logical decision-making without human intervention; barcode scanning and wireless connectivity were treated as ancillary. Notes 6(D) and 6(E) exclusions were found inapplicable, and cellular-call capability did not alter the principal ADP function. Consequently, the goods were classified under CTI/CTH 8471 30 90. - AAR
Handheld mobile/portable computers used for warehousing, logistics, and inventory operations were assessed for tariff classification as smartphones or as automatic data processing machines under heading 8471. Applying Note 6(A) to Ch. 84, the devices were held to satisfy ADP criteria because they have sufficient RAM/storage, run programmable operating systems/software, perform user-specified arithmetical computations, and execute processing programs with logical decision-making without human intervention; barcode scanning and wireless connectivity were treated as ancillary. Notes 6(D) and 6(E) exclusions were found inapplicable, and cellular-call capability did not alter the principal ADP function. Consequently, the goods were classified under CTI/CTH 8471 30 90. - AAR
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