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