Newly Released CBP HQ Rulings on Dec. 22
The Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated Dec. 22 with the following headquarters rulings (ruling revocations and modifications will be detailed elsewhere in a separate article as they are announced in the Customs Bulletin):
H308259: Tariff classification of monitor mounts
| Ruling: The monitor mounts are classified in subheading 8302.50.0000 as “Base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for furniture, doors, staircases, windows, blinds, coachwork, saddlery, trunks, chests, caskets or the like; base metal hat racks, hat-pegs, brackets and similar fixtures; castors with mountings of base metal; automatic door closers of base metal; and base metal parts thereof: hat-racks, hat pegs, brackets and similar fixtures, and parts thereof.” |
| Issue: Whether the monitor mounts are in subheading 8302.42 as base metal mountings suitable for furniture or in subheading 8302.50 as base metal mountings for hat-racks, hat pegs, brackets, and similar fixtures. |
| Item: A flat screen monitor mount designed to hold one 17" to 36" monitor and can hold a weight of 3 to 12 kilograms (kgs). The arm is fully adjustable and includes a clamp designed to mount onto a desk or tabletop. The monitor mount is made of die cast aluminum and contain a gas spring which allows for vertical and horizontal adjustments. The Monitor Mount DUAL ARM 17-32 is a dual flat screen monitor mount designed to hold two 17" to 32" monitors and can hold 2 to 9 kgs per arm. The arms are fully adjustable and include a clamp designed to mount onto a desk or tabletop. The monitor mount is made of die cast aluminum and contain a gas spring which allows for vertical and horizontal adjustments. |
| Reason: EN 8302 (G) states that 8302.50 covers “hat-racks, hat-pegs, brackets, and similar fixtures ...” The common usage definition of “bracket” is “an overhanging member that projects from a structure (such as a wall) and is usually designed to support a vertical load or to strengthen an angle.” The monitor mounts project from a flat surface and provide a mount that allows the monitor to sit vertically. They are designed to support and hang a vertical load. |
| Ruling Date: Dec. 16, 2022 |