HQ 963766; correction of a clerical error; marble slabs for fireplace surrounds Dear Ms. Brown:

HQ 964206 May 25, 2000 CLA-2:RR:CR:GC 964206 AML CATEGORY: Correction TARIFF NO.: 6802.91.05 Ms. Pam Brown CARGO U.K., Inc. 4790 Aviation Parkway Atlanta, GA 30349 RE: HQ 963766; correction of a clerical error; marble slabs for fireplace surrounds Dear Ms. Brown: On April 26, 2000, Headquarters Ruling Letter (HQ) 963766, regarding the classification of marble slabs for fireplace surrounds, was issued to you by this office. The ruling was published in the “Customs Bulletin,” Vol. 34, No. 20, on May 17, 2000. Although HQ 963766 set forth the correct subheading of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) within which the articles are classifiable, the ruling contained a typographical error concerning a standard adopted and applied in two prior rulings. In HQs 952678 and 951047, Customs held that under the definition provided in Additional U.S. Note 1, Chapter 68, HTSUS, pieces of marble the edges of which were cut more deeply or more widely than 3/32 of an inch were considered to have been “beveled, rounded or otherwise processed” to a greater extent than that needed to facilitate installation. Such pieces were held not to meet the definition of “slabs” of Additional U.S. Note 1, Chapter 68, HTSUS. In the first full paragraph of page 3 of HQ 963766, references were made to the amount of beveling as being 1/32 of an inch. The reference to 1/32 of an inch should have read 3/32 of an inch. This document corrects the clerical error in HQ 963766. We regret any confusion this error may have caused. Sincerely, John Durant, DirectorCommercial Rulings Division