April 2018 — Question 74
Which article is NOT exempt from country of origin marking requirements when imported into the United States?
- AA unicycle that was manufactured in 1953
- BA clothes dryer machine made in Wisconsin
- CAn original oil painting produced in France
- DA lithograph printed poster produced in Italy✓ CBP's answer
- EA set of glasses to be used by the importer
Why this answer
The general marking exceptions in 19 CFR 134.32 and the J-list dispose of four options: articles produced more than 20 years before importation are exempt, which covers the 1953 unicycle; a Wisconsin-made dryer is a U.S. product not subject to foreign origin marking; works of art such as an original oil painting are excepted; and articles imported for the importer's own use and not for resale are excepted. A mass-produced lithographically printed poster fits none of these, since a commercial print is not an original work of art, so it remains subject to marking. The oil painting parallel is the pull toward the wrong answer. Watch for: Treating a printed poster like the exempt original artwork instead of ordinary merchandise requiring marking.
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CBP's cited authority
Answer and citations as published in CBP's official answer key for the April 2018 examination.
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