Classification Research Projects

The following is a list of research surveys currently being conducted by the Commodity Classification Standards Board (CCSB) to obtain information relating to commodity transportation characteristics and/or packaging. The CCSB would greatly appreciate any specific, pertinent information that you can provide.

A Shipment Information Spreadsheet is available for you to record and submit your information.
   

Project Name

No.

Date Assigned

Staff

Status

Advertising Samples

934

May 2003

Lisa Winter

Active

Air Springs

984

August 2004

Bill Mascaro

Docketed

Attachments, lifting and loading (Grabber Arms), waste management vehicle

1059

November 2006

Bill Mascaro

Active
Automobile Lamps (Bulbs), sealed beam or incandescent 1082 April 2008 Bill Mascaro Active

Barricades, pedestrian, iron or steel

1074

December 2007

Erin Topper

Active

Basketball Nets

1066

June 2007

Lisa Winter

Active

Blackboards or Chalkboards, Corkboards or Tackboards, or Whiteboards

987

September 2004

Lisa Winter

Docketed

Bolts, Nuts or Screws, with clips, fasteners, mounts or locking plates, assembled

1046

May 2006

Bill Mascaro

Docketed
Boxes or Carrying Cases, ammunition, plastic 1084 May 2008 Bill Mascaro Active

Buckets, Dippers or Skips, conveying, dredging, dumping or hoisting

1050

August 2006

Lisa Winter

Active

Canes (Walking Sticks) and Wheelchairs

1061

February 2007

Lisa Winter

Active

Caps, engine radiator, fuel tank or oil filler

1073

December 2007

Bill Mascaro

Active

Centrifugal Evaporative Cooling Systems (Misting Fans)

1063

February 2007

Bill Mascaro

Canceled

Centrifugal Fans

963

January 2004

Bill Mascaro

Active
Coffee, Coffee Creamer, Tea or Hot Chocolate 1087 August, 2008 Lisa Winter Active
Compressors, air 1085 May 2008 Erin Topper Active

Copper Wire

1075

December 2007

Erin Topper

Active

Couplers or Dollies, trailer towing, wheeled

1079

February 2008

Bill Mascaro

Active

Definition of or Specifications for Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs)

1076

January 2008

Erin Topper

Active

Definitions of Damage Indicators or Environmental Recorders

1064

February 2007

Erin Topper

Docketed

Doilies, Facial Tissues, Handkerchiefs, Napkins, Neck Strips, Placemats or Tablecloths, paper

1009

May 2005

Lisa Winter

Active

Election, Poll or Voting Machines or Booths; or Ballot Boxes

1043

May 2006

Lisa Winter

Active

Fencing

1070

October 2007

Erin Topper

Active

Floats, swimmers’, or Floating Docks, including
Watercraft Floats

1078

February 2008

Lisa Winter

Active
Floor Polishers or Scrubbers, or Carpet or Upholstery Cleaners or Extractors 1086 July 2008 Erin Topper Active

Footwear, plastic

1069

October 2007

Bill Mascaro

Active

Fuel Cells or Fuel Cell Stacks or Systems, energy-generating

1052

August 2006

Lisa Winter

Active

Fuel Dispensing Pumps

955

November 2003

Bill Mascaro

Docketed

Fuel or Oil Cells or Tanks

1053

August 2006

Lisa Winter

Active

Furniture

784

October 1997

Bill Mascaro

Active (Tables Only)

Glassware, NOI

1055

August 2006

Bill Mascaro

Active

Guns, BB, pellet or paint ball

877

January 2002

Lisa Winter

Active

Item (Rule) 640

966

February 2004

Bill Mascaro

Active

Items (Rules) 180 and 181

1034

November 2005

Erin Topper

Active

Items (Rules) 222-5 and 222-6

1057

November 2006

Erin Topper

Docketed

Ladders – Packaging

1065

February 2007

Erin Topper

Docketed

Liftgates

1023

August 2005

Bill Mascaro

Docketed

Lighters

864

May 2001

Lisa Winter

Active

Machines, materials handling – Item 124575

986

August 2004

Bill Mascaro

Docketed

Mail, including Printed Matter from Bulk Mailing Facilities

977

July 2004

Lisa Winter

Active
Masks, face, air filtering; Respirators, face, with or without replaceable filters; or Resuscitators 1081 April, 2008 Lisa Winter Active

Mercaptans or Mercaptan Mixtures (Thiols or Thiol Mixtures), flammable

1067

June 2007

Lisa Winter

Active

Nail Polish

957

November 2003

Lisa Winter

Active

Paint and Related Materials

953

November 2003

Lisa Winter

Docketed

Pallets, Platforms or Skids, for lift trucks, spill containment, with reservoir base

1054

August 2006

Bill Mascaro

Docketed
Paper, enameled, glazed or surface coated - Item 150930 - Packaging 1080 April 2008 Erin Topper Active
Pesticides 1027 August, 2005 Lisa Winter Active

Pipe, cast iron – Item 51200

1071

October 2007

Bill Mascaro

Active

Pumps, circulating; fuel, oil or water, internal
combustion engine

1077

February 2008

Bill Mascaro

Active
Racks or Stands, baggage or luggage 1083 May 2008 Bill Mascaro Active

Radiators, engine cooling

1060

December 2006

Lisa Winter

Active

Registers or Diffusers, air

1047

August 2006

Lisa Winter

Docketed

Satellite Television Receivers or Tuners

814

August 1998

Lisa Winter

Active

Shopping Carts

968

February 2004

Lisa Winter

Docketed

Soda Fountains

1041

January 2006

Lisa Winter

Active

Stoves or Ranges and Refrigerators or Freezers – Plastic Film Wrap Packages

1033

November 2005

Erin Topper

Active

Tortillas

983

August 2004

Lisa Winter

Active

Windows

964

February 2004

Bill Mascaro

Active

Wire Decking

1072

December 2007

Erin Topper

Active