[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 19, Volume 2] [Revised as of April 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 19CFR177.0] [Page 333-334] TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (CONTINUED) PART 177_ADMINISTRATIVE RULINGS--Table of Contents Sec. 177.0 Scope. Sec. 177.0 Scope. Subpart A_General Ruling Procedure 177.1 General ruling practice and definitions. 177.2 Submission of ruling requests. 177.3 Nonconforming requests for rulings. 177.4 Oral discussion of issues. 177.5 Change in status of transaction. 177.6 Withdrawal of ruling requests. 177.7 Situations in which no ruling will be issued. 177.8 Issuance of rulings. 177.9 Effect of ruling letters. 177.10 Publication of decisions. 177.11 Requests for advice by field offices. 177.12 Modification or revocation of interpretive rulings, protest review decisions, and previous treatment of substantially identical transactions. 177.13 Inconsistent customs decisions. Subpart B_Government Procurement; Country-of-Origin Determinations 177.21 Applicability. 177.22 Definitions. 177.23 Who may request a country-of-origin advisory ruling or final determination. 177.24 By whom request is filed. 177.25 Form and content of request. 177.26 Where request filed. 177.27 Oral discussion of issues. 177.28 Issuance of advisory rulings and final determinations. 177.29 Publication of notice of final determinations. 177.30 Review of final determinations. 177.31 Reexamination of final determinations. Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1502, 1624, 1625. This part relates to the issuance of rulings to importers and other interested persons by the United States Customs Service, other than advance rulings under Article 509 of the North American Free Trade Agreement (see subpart I of part 181 of this chapter). It describes the situations in which a ruling may be requested, the procedures to be followed in requesting a ruling, the conditions under which a ruling will be issued, the effect of a ruling when it is issued, and the publication of rulings in the Customs Bulletin. The rulings issued under the provisions of this part will usually be prospective in application and, consequently, will usually not relate to specific matters or situations presently or previously under consideration by any Customs [[Page 334]] Service field office. Accordingly, the rulings requested under the provisions of this part should be distinguished from the administrative rulings, determinations, or decisions which may be requested under procedures set forth elsewhere in this chapter, including, but not limited to, those set forth in part 12 (relating to submissions of proof of admissibility of articles detained under section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307)), part 103 (relating to disclosure of information in Customs files), part 133 (relating to disputed claims of piratical copying of copyrighted matter), subpart C of part 152 (relating to determinations concerning the dutiable value of merchandise by Customs field officers), part 153 (relating to enforcement of the Antidumping Act, 1921, as amended), part 159 (insofar as it relates to countervailing duties), part 171 (relating to fines, penalties, and forfeitures), part 172 (relating to liquidated damages), part 174 (relating to protests), and part 175 (relating to petitions filed by American manufacturers, producers, or wholesalers pursuant to section 516 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended). Nor do the provisions of part 177 apply to requests for decisions of an operational, administrative, or investigative nature which are properly within the cognizance of a Customs Headquarters Office other than the Office of Regulations and Rulings. [T.D. 80-285, 45 FR 80103, Dec. 3, 1980, as amended by T.D. 84-149, 49 FR 28699, July 16, 1984; T.D. 89-74, 54 FR 31515, July 31, 1989; T.D. 94-1, 58 FR 69473, Dec. 30, 1993]