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NY L88444




November 8, 2005

MAR-2 RR: NC: 1:108 L88444

CATEGORY: MARKING

Mr. Robert W. Snyder
Attorney at Law
15375 Barranca Parkway, Suite #B-105
Irvine, California 92618

RE: THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN MARKING OF CD-Rs from Taiwan.

Dear Mr. Snyder:

This is in response to your letter dated October 25, 2005, on behalf of Advanced Media requesting a ruling on whether the proposed marking "Made in the U.S.A." is an acceptable marking for the content label attached to the imported CD-Rs. A marked sample was not submitted with your letter for review.

The items in question are blank CD-Rs that are made in Taiwan. They are to be shipped to the United States for labeling and packaging. Upon completion they are to be sold to the General services Administration. It is proposed that they be labeled Made in the U.S.A. upon sale to the General Services Administration.

The marking statute, section 304, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1304), provides that, unless excepted, every article of foreign origin (or its container) imported into the U.S. shall be marked in a conspicuous place as legibly indelibly and permanently as the nature of the article (or its container) will permit, in such a manner as to indicate to the ultimate purchaser in the U.S. the English name of the country of origin of the article.

Questions concerning the marking of items “Made in the U.S.A.” are to be referred to the Federal trade commission, Division of Enforcement, 6th and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20508, as to whether the proposed marking satisfies such requirements.

This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177 of the Customs Regulations (19 CFR Part 177).

A copy of the ruling or the control number indicated above should be provided with the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is imported. If you have any questions regarding the ruling, contact National Import Specialist Michael Contino at 646-733-3104.

Sincerely,

Robert B. Swierupski
Director,

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