The country of origin marking requirements for bits from Taiwan.

NY A85558 July 19, 1996 MAR-2-05:RR:NC:GI:115 A85558 CATEGORY: Marking Mr. John Pelka Qualtool Inc. 28415 Lake Industrial Blvd. Tavares, Florida 32778 RE: The country of origin marking requirements for bits from Taiwan. Dear Mr. Pelka: In your letter dated June 4, 1996, you requested a ruling on the country of origin marking requirements for screwdriver bits. The subject items are screwdriver bits. Section 304 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1304) provides in general that any article of foreign origin (or its container) imported into the United States must be marked conspicuously, indelibly, legibly and as permanently as the nature of the article will permit in such manner as to indicate the country of origin to the ultimate purchaser in the United States. Section 134.32 of the Customs Regulations (19 CFR 134.32) provides for general exceptions to marking requirements. In your particular instance, subsection (d) applies which provides for the exception to the marking requirements for articles for which the marking of the containers will reasonably indicate the origin of the articles. This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Section 177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177). A copy of this ruling letter should be attached to the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is imported. If the documents have been filed without a copy, this ruling should be brought to the attention of the Customs officer handling the transaction. Sincerely, Roger J. Silvestri Area Director National Commodity Specialist Division