HEADING 9809

Public documents, whether or not in the form of microfilm, microfiches, or similar film media (including exposed and developed motion picture and other films, recorded video tapes and sound recordings) issued essentially at the instance and expense of a foreign government, of a political subdivision of a foreign country or of an international organization the membership of which includes two or more foreign countries

Part of Chapter 98 — Special Classification Provisions (U.S.), Section XXII.

Subheadings and tariff lines

9809.00.10Public documents, whether or not in the form of microfilm, microfiches, or similar film media (including exposed and developed motion picture and other films, recorded video tapes and sound recordings) issued essentially at the instance and expense of a foreign government, of a political subdivision of a foreign country or of an international organization the membership of which includes two or more foreign countries 9809.00.20Upon the request of the Department of State, office supplies and equipment and other articles for the official use of representatives of foreign governments or of personnel of public international organizations, on duty in the United States 9809.00.30Articles for the official use of members of the armed forces of any foreign country on duty in the United States 9809.00.40Articles which, while in the United States, will remain the property of such government or of such organization and will be used only in connection with noncommercial functions of such government or of such organization, including exhibitions which are sponsored by or participated in by such government or such organization and which are not commercial in character or connected with commercial undertakings 9809.00.50Prosthetic appliances furnished by a foreign government to former members of its armed forces who reside in the United States 9809.00.60Headstones furnished by a foreign government for graves of its war veterans buried in the United States 9809.00.70Articles for presentation as gifts to the United States Government, to any State or local government or to any public institution organized in the United States 9809.00.80Printed matter, not containing advertising matter, for free distribution 9809.00.10.00Public documents, whether or not in the form of microfilm, microfiches, or similar film media (including exposed and developed motion picture and other films, recorded video tapes and sound recordings) issued essentially at the instance and expense of a foreign government, of a political subdivision of a foreign country or of an international organization the membership of which includes two or more foreign countries 9809.00.20.00Upon the request of the Department of State, office supplies and equipment and other articles for the official use of representatives of foreign governments or of personnel of public international organizations, on duty in the United States 9809.00.30.00Articles for the official use of members of the armed forces of any foreign country on duty in the United States 9809.00.40.00Articles which, while in the United States, will remain the property of such government or of such organization and will be used only in connection with noncommercial functions of such government or of such organization, including exhibitions which are sponsored by or participated in by such government or such organization and which are not commercial in character or connected with commercial undertakings 9809.00.50.00Prosthetic appliances furnished by a foreign government to former members of its armed forces who reside in the United States 9809.00.60.00Headstones furnished by a foreign government for graves of its war veterans buried in the United States 9809.00.70.00Articles for presentation as gifts to the United States Government, to any State or local government or to any public institution organized in the United States 9809.00.80.00Printed matter, not containing advertising matter, for free distribution

Recent CBP rulings on heading 9809

H275165 January 23, 2017

Articles imported for official use by members of foreign armed forces during deployment to the United States; Subheading 9809.00.30, HTSUS; 19 C.F.R. § 148.90.

225429 October 26, 1994

Request for refund of duties paid on merchandise entered byan organization listed under Customs regulations as aninternational organization; Harmonized Tariff Schedule of theUnited States Annotated (HTSUSA) subheading 9809.00.40; 19 CFR148.87(a); Customs ruling HQ 224894 (December 8, 1993); HQ 224728(November 23, 1993).

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