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October 2025, question 34
Classification · Classification: GRIs, notes and headings
Of the four choices below, which is the best CLASSIFICATION of a machine that produces glass fibers? This machine is a highly specialized piece of equipment that operates at elevated temperatures to produce glass fibers using molten glass. Due to the size of the complete machine, it cannot be shipped on a single conveyance. The importer of record elected to enter the machine disassembled and in multiple shipments within six days at the Port of Newark. The first shipment was released pursuant to a special permit for immediate delivery upon arrival. After the components are imported, they will be delivered directly to the customer and will be assembled then.
- 8475.29.0000
- 8479.89.9599
- 8464.90.0110
- 8475.90.9000
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CBP's answer: A. A: 8475.29.0000
The machine is too big for one conveyance, so under 141.58 and 142.21(h) it can be entered as a single entity in portions, and GRI 2(a) classifies it as the complete machine even when entered disassembled. A machine for manufacturing or hot working glass is in 8475.29, not the parts line 8475.90 or other machinery in 8479.
Cannot, due to its size or nature, be shipped on a single conveyance, and is thus imported in an unassembled or disassembled condition 19 CFR 141.58(b)(1)
machines for manufacturing or hot working glass or glassware 8475.29.0000
Search for: Single entry for separately arriving portions of unassembled or disassembled entities
CBP's key cites: HTSUS 8475.29.0000; General Rules of Interpretation; 19 CFR 141.58; 19 CFR 142.21(h)
Question and key from CBP's October 2025 exam and answer key. The walk-through is ours; quotes are from the pinned editions in the reference viewer (HTSUS 2026 Basic, 19 CFR 2025 edition).