NMFC Changes effective January 4, 2020

by logisticsplus | Jan 2, 2020 | News

Please see the latest supplement to the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC®) by the Commodity Classifications Standards Board (CCSB). These changes have an effective date of 1/4/2020. A few of the notable changes are listed below.

• Drugs, Chemicals, Medicines and Other Articles Named — Item 60000, RVNX $3.35 per lb, class 70. Item 60000 is canceled with reference to the provisions that are otherwise applicable. The classes shown in these individual items will be applicable. The references to item 60000 are removed from the following NMFC items. 12540 12980 21420 21520 21540 21640 23420 42460 42470 42620 42647 42648 42740 42780 42790 42800 42850 42890 42920 42980 42990 43000 43140 43180 43200 43210 43230 43260 43490 43510 43540 43560 43580 43590 43610 43660 43680 43770 43850 43940 43950 43980 44040 44060 44070 44110 44170 44225 44230 44320 44380 44460 44480 44520 44550 44610 44650 44680 44690 44700 44720 44760 44810 44830 44855 44867 44900 44910 45000 45040 45050 45060 45090 45120 45260 45325 45380 45400 45410 45420 45465 45480 45680 45710 45750 45790 45800 45870 45880 45930 46000 46023 46040 46045 46060 46160 46170 46190 46200 46270 46290 46340 46350 46400 46480 46530 46580 46610 46620 46660 46720 46780 46820 46840 46920 46930 47010 47030 47040 47050 47070 47100 47110 47120 47130 47140 47150 47210 47370 47400 49983 50020 50023 50155 50175 56660 56996 57100 58520 58540 58542 58560 58610 58670 58710 58770 58820 58900 58920 58960 59040 59070 59080 59090 59100 59140 59200 59250 59260 59270 59300 59310 59380 59460 59480 60260 60280 63590 64400 72120 72620 72860 73200 74030 75480 75490 75550 90930 91140 91160 91180 91200 91220 91240 91260 91380 91400 91420 91440 91480 91500 91520 91540 91560 91780 99820 111180 135380 135530 136040 136140 138360 144640 144660 144700 144780 144940 162870 163030 169320 169340 171410 172180 172990 173740 178720 179960 196580 196600 196640 196720 196760 196860. Concurrently, Notes, items 60002 and 60004 are canceled with no further application.
• Foodstuffs, other than frozen. Various foodstuffs are removed from item 73227 and reclassified. Item 72790 (Dips) is canceled with reference to new item 74700 (Sauces, Condiments, Dips or Spreads). New items are established as follows: 72030 (Baby Food), 72041 (Baking Powder), 72285 (Butters or Spreads, nut or seed, including Peanut Butter),74510 (Purees, fruit or vegetable, including applesauce) and 74737 (Shells, taco, or tortillas).
• Ovens, Ranges or Stoves, cooking, indoor, and Related Cooking Equipment. Items 27320, 27430, 27440 and 27450 are canceled with reference to new item 26720 for “Ovens, Ranges or Stoves, cooking, and Related Cooking Equipment, electric or gas,” with classes based on a density break at 8 pcf. Item 26720 references new Note, item 26721, which requires articles weighing each greater than 110 pounds to be tendered in authorized packages secured on a lift truck skid, pallet or platform. Item 26710 is amended to restrict its application to “Ovens, NOI, other than cooking.” Item 27590 is canceled with reference to new item 26720 and, for commercial or institutional broilers, cookers or steamers, fryers (deep fryers) and griddles, to new item 25970, the latter with no change in packaging or classes. As modified, reference to indoor type in item 26720 applies only to stoves, stovetops, cooktops or grills, and the restrictive terminology, “other than cooking,” is added to item 27520 for gas stoves or ranges.
• Posts or Poles, utility, including Lighting, Telephone or Electric Railway Posts or Poles, or Sections thereof. Items 161150, 161160, 161170, 161180, 161200, 161210, 161220 and 161240 are canceled with reference to new item 161145, naming “Posts or Poles, utility, including Lighting, Telephone or Electric Railway Posts or Poles, or Sections thereof,” with classes predicated on greatest dimension and density. New Notes 161146 and 161148 are established to clarify the application of the item and provide additional packaging requirements, respectively. Note 109704 is amended to reflect the new provisions accordingly.
• Flashlights, Lanterns, Searchlights or Spotlights, electric, handheld — Items 109110 and 109800. Item 109110 is amended to provide class 150. As modified, item 109800 is amended to provide class 110 whether or not complement of batteries is included. Note 109112 is amended to use the word “that.” For uniformity, the term “handheld” is used in the descriptions of items 109110 and 109800.
• Pans or Pots, cast aluminum. Item 52930 is canceled with reference to item 52895, which assigns class 125. Concurrently, the description of item 52895 is amended by removal of the restriction “other than cast.”
• Oxygen, recreational, in handheld canisters or containers. New item 86070 is established for recreational oxygen, with classes based on whether or not the product is offered for transportation as a Hazard Class 2, Division 2.2 material and on density.  New Notes 86071 and 86072 are established to clarify the new item’s application.  Note 56911 is amended to direct the Classification user to the new item.
• Heaters, gas, other than portable. Item 26460 is amended for simplification, and class 150 is assigned.
• Heaters, electric, wall insert or baseboard type. Item 26500 is amended for clarification and simplification, and class 125 is assigned.
• Virtual Reality Headsets (VR Headsets). New item 62190 is established, naming “Headsets, virtual reality (VR Headsets),” at class 150. Additionally, new Note 62191 is established limiting the new item to VR headsets with integrated screens or monitors.
• Kilns — Items 123820, 123840 and 123860. Item 123820 is amended for clarification and simplification, to specify packaging “in boxes or crates,” and to provide classes predicated on a density break at 8 pcf. Item 123840 is amended to provide class 110. Item 123860 is canceled.
• Fireplace Grates, Grate Baskets or Grate-Type Heaters. Items 69430, 69440 and 69457 are canceled with reference to the full-scale density provisions of item 69420. Concurrently, the “viz.” listing in item 69420 is amended to include “Grates, Grate Baskets or Grate Parts,” and “Heaters, Heat Exchangers or Extractors, fireplace grate type.”
• Wood Moldings (Mouldings). Items 38030, 38040 and 38050 are canceled with reference to new item 38035, naming wood “Moldings (Mouldings), with or without coatings or coverings of other materials,” with classes predicated on greatest dimension and density. Note 38036 is established to clarify that item 38035 also applies on moldings made of wood particleboard or medium density fiberboard (MDF). Note 37612 is amended by removal of “house trim” for clarification.
• Stairs, wooden, SU or in SU sections. Item 38176 is amended to read, “Stairs, SU or in SU sections,” and the superfluous modifier “wooden” is removed. Item 38180 is likewise amended to read, “Stairs, SU or in SU sections,” with “NOI” added to the description, and reference to Note, item 37504 removed. The item is further amended to provide classes predicated on greatest dimension and density and to specify packaging “in boxes or crates.”
• Strapping, box or package, synthetic fiber or plastic. Item 179570 is amended to provide a single class 70. The packaging requirement “in boxes” is established, and the punctuation is amended in the interest of simplification.
• Traps, bullet or target. Item 17670 is canceled and reestablished as new item 187130, not subject to the Athletic Goods Group, with classes predicated on density breaks at 10 and 15 pcf, and specifying packaging “in boxes or crates.”
• Compounds, bleach assistant, NOI, and Cement, roofing, NOI. Items 50086 and 170060 are amended to remove the “bomb burst” symbol (*), add restrictive language, and refer to new attendant Notes 50087 and 170061, respectively, stating that the involved items do not apply on materials regulated by the DOT as hazardous and required to bear a Hazard Class or Hazard Division label. The Notes also direct the Classification user to other items for classes applicable to such hazardous materials.
• Garage or Commercial or Industrial Building Doors or Door Sections or Grilles. Item 34290 is amended to specifically allow accompanying motors as well as hardware or fittings, regardless of whether they are in the same or a separate package. Concurrently, Note 34291 is canceled with no further application.
• Obsolete Items or Provisions being cancelled and removed.
  • 60790   – Battery Boxes, Covers or Vents, NOI
  • 60810   – Battery Covers, Boxes or Vents, NOI
  • 60860   – Battery Jars or Battery Jar Parts
  • 60940   – Battery Sets
  • 60960   – Battery Sets
  • 60980   – Battery Zincs
  • 79469   – Furniture, one-half scale display replicas
  • 152220 – Box Straps or Strapping

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