The origin of electric vehicle motors and the applicability of Section 301 tariffs depends on where the two most important components of the engine are made, said CBP in a recently released ruling. In response to a country of origin ruling request from LG Electronics, CBP considered multiple manufacturing scenarios for the motors.
The following are short summaries of CBP rulings recently added to the agency's CROSS database (any rulings that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another Trade Law Daily article):
CBP has released its April 21 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 55, No. 15), which includes the following ruling actions:
The Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated April 19 with the following headquarters rulings: