Burden of proof for reclassification prevents lead-bearing powder from being treated as lead waste and scrap without conclusive scientific evidence.

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....Burden of proof for reclassification rests on Revenue where imported lead-bearing powder is proposed to be classified as lead waste and scrap rather than declared lead concentrate. Conflicting scientific reports that identify principally lead oxide and lead sulphate, with only negligible metallic lead, do not conclusively establish classification under tariff item 78020090. Heading 7802 concerns lead in metallic or primary form, while lead oxide and lead sulphate fall separately within Chapter 28. Technical literature and import-export descriptions cannot displace the declared classification without reliable scientific proof of the goods' identity.....