[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 19, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2005]

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[CITE: 19CFR102.11]



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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES

 

   CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 

              HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

 

PART 102_RULES OF ORIGIN--Table of Contents

 

                        Subpart B_Rules of Origin

 

Sec.  102.11  General rules.





    The following rules shall apply for purposes of determining the 

country of origin of imported goods other than textile and apparel 

products covered by Sec.  102.21.

    (a) The country of origin of a good is the country in which:

    (1) The good is wholly obtained or produced;

    (2) The good is produced exclusively from domestic materials; or

    (3) Each foreign material incorporated in that good undergoes an 

applicable change in tariff classification set out in Sec.  102.20 and 

satisfies any other applicable requirements of that section, and all 

other applicable requirements of these rules are satisfied.

    (b) Except for a good that is specifically described in the 

Harmonized System as a set, or is classified as a set pursuant to 

General Rule of Interpretation 3, where the country of origin cannot be 

determined under paragraph (a) of this section:

    (1) The country of origin of the good is the country or countries of 

origin of the single material that imparts the essential character to 

the good, or

    (2) If the material that imparts the essential character to the good 

is fungible, has been commingled, and direct physical identification of 

the origin of the commingled material is not practical, the country or 

countries of origin may be determined on the basis of an inventory 

management method provided under the appendix to part 181 of this 

chapter.

    (c) Where the country of origin cannot be determined under paragraph 

(a) or (b) of this section and the good is specifically described in the 

Harmonized System as a set or mixture, or classified as a set, mixture 

or composite good pursuant to General Rule of Interpretation 3, the 

country of origin of the good is the country or countries of origin of 

all materials that merit equal consideration for determining the 

essential character of the good.

    (d) Where the country of origin of a good cannot be determined under 

paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this section, the country of origin of the 

good shall be determined as follows:

    (1) If the good was produced only as a result of minor processing, 

the country of origin of the good is the country or countries of origin 

of each material that merits equal consideration for determining the 

essential character of the good;

    (2) If the good was produced by simple assembly and the assembled 

parts that merit equal consideration for determining the essential 

character of the good are from the same country, the country of origin 

of the good is the country of origin of those parts; or

    (3) If the country of origin of the good cannot be determined under 

paragraph (d)(1) or (d)(2) of this section, the country of origin of the 

good is the last country in which the good underwent production.



[T.D. 96-48, 61 FR 28956, June 6, 1996]