Newly Released CBP HQ Rulings for April 5
The Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated April 5 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):
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H323767: Affirmation of NY N323837; Country of origin marking of ceramic tiles from Turkey
| Ruling: The proposed country of origin markings “Made in Turkiye” and/or “Made in Türkiye” are not acceptable country of origin markings for the subject ceramic tiles or their cartons. |
| Issue: whether the words “Made in Turkiye” and/or “Made in Türkiye” are acceptable country of origin markings for the ceramic tiles that are made in Turkey |
| Item: Two types of ceramic tiles, both referred to as the Calacatta Dali Ceramic Tile. One of the tiles measures 12 inches by 24 inches and is 0.35 inches thick. The second tile measures 4 inches by 12 inches and is 0.31 inches thick. The country of origin marking of the tiles is printed with black ink on the underside of the tile and on their cartons. |
| Reason: Abbreviations which unmistakably indicate the name of a country, such as “Gt. Britain” for “Great Britain” or “Luxemb” and “Luxembg” for “Luxembourg” are acceptable. Section 134.1(b) also permits variant spellings of the name of a country, as long as the variant spelling “clearly indicates the English name of the country of origin.” The word “Turkiye” is not an acceptable variant spelling of the word “Turkey” because the letters “iye” at the end of the word as opposed to “ey” is distinguishable from the examples of the acceptable variant spelling in 19 C.F.R. § 134.45 (i.e., “Brasil” and “Italie”) or “Czech Republik” in HQ 7350099 (1993). It's not clear whether “iye” will sound the same or similar to “ey,” The suggested spelling may cause confusion concerning the pronunciation of the word and thereby may require speculation, investigation, or interpretation to determine the country of origin. |
| Ruling Date: March 29, 2022 |