[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 19CFR10.12]

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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 10--ARTICLES CONDITIONALLY FREE, SUBJECT TO A REDUCED RATE, ETC.--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 10.12  Definitions.

    As used in Secs. 10.11 through 10.24, the following terms shall have 
the meanings indicated:
    (a) American-made. The term ``American-made'' is used to refer to a 
product of the United States as defined in paragraph (e) of this 
section.
    (b) Assembly. ``Assembly'' means the fitting or joining together of 
fabricated components.
    (c) Exemption. ``Exemption'' means the deduction of the cost or 
value of products of the United States which were assembled abroad in 
accordance with the requirements of subheading 9802.00.80, Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States (19 U.S.C. 1202), from the full 
value of the assembled article.
    (d) Fabricated component. ``Fabricated component'' means a 
manufactured article ready for assembly in the condition as exported 
except for operations incidental to the assembly.
    (e) Product of the United States. A ``product of the United States'' 
is an article manufactured within the Customs territory of the United 
States and may consist wholly of United States components or materials, 
of United States and foreign components or materials, or wholly of 
foreign components or materials. If the article consists wholly or 
partially of foreign components or materials, the manufacturing process 
must be such that the foreign components or materials have been 
substantially transformed into a new and different article, or have been

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merged into a new and different article.

[T.D. 75-230, 40 FR 43021, Sept. 18, 1975, as amended by T.D. 89-1, 53 
FR 51247, Dec. 21, 1988]