Proposed NMFC Changes Scheduled for November 19, 2020
The Commodity Classification Standards Board (CCSB) has released a Notice of Disposition outlining the proposed amendments considered at the public meeting on October 6, 2020. Dispositions resulting in amendments to the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC) will be published in a supplement to the NMFC unless reconsideration is granted. The supplement is scheduled to be issued on November 19, 2020, with an effective date of December 19, 2020
Please see below for a few of the dispositions found in the Notice of Disposition (Docket 2020-3).
- Controllers, Motor Controllers, Switchboards or Switchboard sections: New item, new classifications.
- Battery Chargers: Item 61270 – this item has been canceled and moved into Item 61700 – Electrical Appliances or instruments.
- Cooling or Freezing Machines: Items 123310 and 123315 have been canceled. New Item 123650 – Unit Coolers has been established.
- Tape, Sealing or Masking: Item 154360 – Changed from a class 55 to a two-tiered density-based item with classes of 70 or 92.5.
- Shears, Pruning or Plant Cutting: Item 185910 – Changed from class 70 to a three-tiered density-based item with breaks at 6 and 10 pcf and classes of either 250, 125 or 92.5.
- Doors or Partitions, Item 34500; Shades and Shutters, Item 35343; Shutters, Items 37110 and 37120: All items canceled and replaced with Item 35350 – Shades, Shutters or Blinds, a tiered density-based item.
- Cabinets, Filing: Items 79220, 80250 and 80270: Canceled and replaced with Item 80240, which has density breaks at 6 and 12 pcf. The new classes are 250, 125 and 70.
- Toasters: Item 63360 – classes adjusted from 100 to 50.
For the most current information available, please visit our NMFC Timeline Guide.
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