Essential character test limits CKD motherboard kit classification; discrete components stay classified individually under tariff rules.

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....CKD motherboard kits made up of discrete electronic and electromechanical components are not classifiable as motherboards under tariff item 8473 30 20 when, at import, they lack the essential character of a finished motherboard and require substantial post-import operations before a functional unit emerges. Rule 2(a) applies only to articles presented unassembled or disassembled that already possess the essential character of the finished article; separately identifiable components that retain their own tariff identity remain classified under their respective headings. Classification therefore falls to Rule 1, read with the relevant Chapter and Section notes, based on the individual goods imported.....