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Please note: The "Additional Information" sections in some of the older ICPs were correct at the time of publication, but may no longer be current. - ABC's of Prior Disclosure - 04/01/2004 pdf - 330 KB. - Accreditation of Laboratories and Gaugers - (04/09/1999, Revised 03/01/2000) Reprinted in 34 Customs Bulletin No.25, June 21, 2000 pdf - 250 KB. - African Growth and Opportunity Act - 08/01/2003 pdf - 304 KB. - Agglomerated Stone - 03/13/2008 pdf - 194 KB. - Agricultural Actual Use Provisions - 02/01/2008 pdf - 148 KB. - Articles of Wax, Artificial Stone and Jewelry - 04/06/2006 pdf - 80 KB. - Base Metal Mountings and Fittings - 02/13/2008 pdf - 178 KB. - Basic Forms of Non-Ferrous Metals - 02/26/2008 pdf - 119 KB. - Beauty and Skin Care Products of Heading 3304 - 03/06/2008 pdf - 123 KB. - Bona Fide Sales & Sales for Exportation to the United States - 08/01/2005 pdf - 119 KB. - Button, Snap Fasteners, Slide Fasteners and Similar Articles - 02/13/2008 pdf - 81 KB. - Buying & Selling Commissions - 01/08/2008 Reprinted in 30/31 Customs Bulletin No.50/1, January 2, 1997 Reprinted in 34 Customs Bulletin No.25, June 21, 2000 pdf - 107 KB. - Cane and Beet Sugar (Quota, Classification & Entry) - 07/26/2006 pdf - 124 KB. - Caviar - 03/20/2008 pdf - 110 KB. - Classification: Apparel Terminology under the HTSUS - 06/10/2008 pdf - 161 KB. - Classification and Entry Requirements of Alcoholic Beverages and Spirits - 05/27/2008 pdf - 144 KB. - Classification and Marking of Pipe Fittings - 08/18/2008 pdf - 175 KB. - Classification and Marking of Watches and Clocks - 02/13/2008 pdf - 98 KB. - Classification and Quota Status of Raw Cotton Under the HTSUS - 06/10/2008 pdf - 102 KB. - Classification of Children's Apparel - 02/13/2008 pdf - 115 KB. - Classification of Coated and Water Resistant Apparel - 03/20/2008 pdf - 211 KB. - Classification of Cooking Ranges, Stoves and Ovens - 03/03/2008 pdf - 99 KB. - Classification of Flat Panel Displays - 03/08/2006 The ICP for Flat Panel Displays has been removed. - Classification of Hats and Other Headgear Under HTSUS Heading 6505 - 06/04/2008 pdf - 113 KB. - Classification of Knit to Shape Apparel Garments Under HTSUS Heading 6110 - 05/16/2008 For Accessibility Information: OT508CONTACT@dhs.gov pdf - 938 KB. - Classification of Marble - 03/08/2006 The ICP titled "Classification of Marble" has been removed. A new ICP will be drafted at a later date to reflect changes as a result of recent court decisions. - Classification of Molds and Their Parts Under the HTSUS - 08/18/2008 pdf - 161 KB. - Classification of Ribbons & Trimmings under the HTSUS - 06/12/2008 pdf - 113 KB. - Classification of Sets - 03/01/2004 pdf - 299 KB. - Classification of Textile Costumes Under the HTSUS - 06/10/2008 pdf - 134 KB. - Coated Nonalloy Flat-Rolled Steel - 02/13/2008 02/13/2008 pdf - 119 KB. - Coffee - 08/04/2006 pdf - 95 KB. - Colored Bubble Glass (and Other Special Types of Glassware) - 04/06/2006 pdf - 911 KB. - Country of Origin of Knit to Shape Apparel Products - 05/09/2006 pdf - 636 KB. - Customs Administrative Enforcement Process: Fines, Penalties, Forfeitures and Liquidated Damages - 02/01/2004 For Accessibility Information: orr.contact@dhs.gov pdf - 656 KB. - Customs Brokers - 1/01/2005 pdf - 361 KB. - Customs Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights - 03/08/2006 CBP has determined to remove the informed publication covering IPR from this site until further notice. - Customs Value - 07/17/2006 pdf - 106 KB. - Customs Valuation Encyclopedia (1980 - 2003) - 06/01/2004 Available for sale through the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office pdf - 2,604 KB. - Decals, Decorative Stickers and Window Clings - 01/24/2007 pdf - 96 KB. - Decorative Glassware - 03/13/2008 pdf - 594 KB. - Determining the Acceptability of Transaction Value for Related Party Transactions - 04/26/2007 pdf - 135 KB. - Diodes, Transistors & Similar Semiconductor Devices - 02/21/2008 pdf - 259 KB. - Distinguishing Bolts from Screws - 02/21/2008 pdf - 210 KB. - Drawback - 12/01/2004 pdf - 439 KB. - Entry - 03/01/2004 pdf - 280 KB. - Eyewear Frames and Eyewear - 02/13/2008 pdf - 101 KB. - Fasteners of Heading 7318 - 02/13/2008 pdf - 191 KB. - Fiber Trade Names & Generic Terms - 06/01/2006 pdf - 142 KB. - Fibers & Yarns Construction and Classification Under the HTSUS - 08/18/2008 pdf - 775 KB. - Footwear - 04/06/2006 pdf - 173 KB. - Foreign Assembly of U.S. Components - 04/11/2006 pdf - 119 KB. - Gaskets - 01/01/2006 pdf - 122 KB. - Gloves, Mittens & Mitts, Not Knitted or Crocheted, Under the HTSUS - 05/16/2008 For Accessibility Information: OT508CONTACT@dhs.gov pdf - 114 KB. - Granite - 04/06/2006 pdf - 116 KB. - Hand Tool Sets Classified Within Subheadings 8205.90.00 and 8206.00.00 - 02/13/2008 pdf - 83 KB. - Household Articles of Base Metal - 02/13/2008 pdf - 149 KB. - Importation of Commercial Samples - 10/01/2003 pdf - 206 KB. - Internal Combustion Piston Engines - 11/19/2008 pdf - 234 KB. - Machine Tools - 03/22/2006 pdf - 313 KB. - Marking Requirements for Wearing Apparel - 05/16/2008 For Accessibility Information: OT508CONTACT@dhs.gov pdf - 99 KB. - Mitigation Guidelines: Fines, Penalties, Forfeitures and Liquidated Damages - 02/01/2004 For Accessibility Information: orr.contact@dhs.gov pdf - 2,658 KB. - Mushrooms - 03/06/2008 For Accessibility Information: orr.contact@dhs.gov pdf - 135 KB. - New Decisions on Candle Holders v. Decorative Glass Articles - 04/06/2006 pdf - 696 KB. - NAFTA Country of Origin Rules for Monumental & Building Stone - 12/01/1999 Reprinted in 33 Customs Bulletin No.51, December 22, 1999 pdf - 175 KB. - NAFTA Eligibility and Building Stone - 03/01/1998, Revised 12/01/1998 Reprinted in 32 Customs Bulletin No.51, December 23, 1998 pdf - 61 KB. - NAFTA for Textiles & Textile Articles - 05/16/2008 For Accessibility Information: OT508CONTACT@dhs.gov pdf - 201 KB.