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October 2026, question 32
Classification · Classification: GRIs, notes and headings
Of the four choices below, which is the best CLASSIFICATION of an integrated rear automotive lighting module designed for a standard 4-door gasoline-powered passenger sedan? The assembly contains an incandescent brake light, a LED turn signal, and a dedicated incandescent reversing (backup) light, all housed within a single plastic casing. The component is imported as an individual replacement part without any wiring harnesses or electronic control units.
- 8512.20.20
- 8512.20.40
- 8512.90.20
- 8708.99.81
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CBP's answer: B. B: 8512.20.40
Section XVII Note 2(f) says the vehicle parts headings do not cover electrical machinery or equipment of chapter 85, so 8708.99.81 is out. The module is electrical lighting or signaling equipment of a kind used for motor vehicles, and two of its three functions, the brake light and the turn signal, are signaling. CBP's key places it in 8512.20.40, visual signaling equipment, rather than the lighting equipment line (8512.20.20) or the parts line for signaling equipment (8512.90.20), which are for parts, not the complete module. B is right.
Electrical machinery or equipment (chapter 85) Section XVII, Note 2
Other lighting or visual signaling equipment: > Visual signaling equipment HTSUS 8512.20.40
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CBP's key cites: HTSUS 8512.20.40; Section XVII, Note 2
Question and key from CBP's October 2026 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).