§ 102.17 - Non-qualifying operations.

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A foreign material shall not be considered to have undergone an applicable change in tariff classification specified in § 102.20 or § 102.21 or to have met any other applicable requirements of those sections merely by reason of one or more of the following:

A change in end-use;

Dismantling or disassembly;

Simple packing, repacking or retail packaging without more than minor processing;

Mere dilution with water or another substance that does not materially alter the characteristics of the material; or

Collecting parts that, as collected, are classifiable in the same tariff provision as an assembled good pursuant to General Rule of Interpretation 2(a), without any additional operation other than minor processing.