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.

Shipment Information Spreadsheet is available for you to record and submit your information. To email information directly to the CCSB, click here and attach a completed shipment information spreadsheet and/or other supporting documentation: research@nmfta.org.

Project Name	No.	Date Assigned	Staff	Status
Automobile Parts – Various Items	1152	February, 2012	Bill Mascaro	Active
Barracks or Duffel Bags – Item 20600	1146	December, 2011	Allison Austin	Active
Bars, nutritional or snack, granola, cereal, grain or protein, with or without fruit, nuts or other ingredients	1161	April, 2012	Allison Austin	Active
Burners, Sprayers or Vaporizers, boiler, furnace or commercial or industrial baking oven – Item 115520	1147	December, 2011	Bill Mascaro	Active
Cabinets or Lockers, storage or wardrobe, including Kitchen or Base Cabinets – Item 80440	1159	March, 2012	Bill Mascaro	Active
Cable or Wire Preinstalled in Plastic or Rubber Conduit (Cable In Conduit or CIC)	1137	August, 2011	Erin Topper	Active
Candy	1155	February, 2012	Dan Horning	Active
Cans, Receptacles, Receptacle Holders or Receptacle Liners, trash, garbage, refuse, waste or ash, with or without tops or wheels	1143	October, 2011	Allison Austin	Active
Casings, sausage or food product	1164	May, 2012	Nate Ripke	Active
Ceiling or Interior Siding or Ceiling or Interior Siding Moldings, Panels or Ornaments, metal, with or without acoustical or insulating material	1140	September, 2011	Dan Horning	Active
Cloth or Fabric, not woven, knitted nor stitched	1150	February, 2012	Dan Horning	Active
Cookers, Grills or Smokers, outdoor, ceramic	1151	February, 2012	George Beck	Active
Desiccants	1130	June, 2011	Nate Ripke	Docketed
Doors or Door Sections, garage or commercial or industrial building, overhead, sliding, rolling or curtain type	1163	May, 2012	Nate Ripke	Active
Electrical Switch Boxes, Enclosures, Outlet Boxes or Outlet Box Covers, or Junction Boxes or Cabinets, steel	1135	July, 2011	Bill Mascaro	Docketed
Fiber Optic Cable	1120	November, 2010	Erin Topper	Active
Forms, Molds or Tubes, cement or concrete construction forming or retaining or cement or concrete testing, or Liners, cement or concrete construction form, mold or tube	1144	November, 2011	Erin Topper	Active
Forms, protective packing, interior or exterior, fiberboard, paper, paperboard, pulpboard or molded pulp	1128	March, 2011	Erin Topper	Docketed
Freight Carts, Trucks, Trailers or Wagons – Item 189140	1142	September, 2011	Dan Horning	Docketed
Grabbers or Graspers, reach extending (Reach Extenders or Reachers)	1138	August, 2011	George Beck	Docketed
Hand Tools, other than power	1134	July, 2011	Bill Mascaro	Active
Insulation or Insulating Material	1133	July, 2011	Nate Ripke	Docketed
Item (Rule) 180, Section II, and Item (Rule) 181, Section II – Compression/Vibration Test	1126	February, 2011	Erin Topper	Active
Kits, inpatient or outpatient care or treatment; Kits, maternity; or Kits or Sets, expendable aspirating, administration or transference – Item 56790	1154	February, 2012	Dan Horning	Active
Kits or Sets, coffee service – Item 73725	1156	February, 2012	Allison Austin	Active
Lightbulbs, light emitting diode (LED)	1145	November, 2011	Nate Ripke	Active
Machines, Systems or Devices, data processing, or Components or Parts thereof – Item 116030	1114	April, 2010	Bill Mascaro	Active
Nonflammable Gases	1157	February, 2012	Erin Topper	Active
Pallets, Platforms, Skids or Shipping Racks, for lift trucks, steel or wood, with or without bodies, enclosures, ends, sides, stakes, standards or stacking posts	1141	September, 2011	Erin Topper	Active
Partitions or Partition Doors, steel and wire combined, in sections or panels – Item 36890	1160	March, 2012	Dan Horning	Active
Pipe, Tubing, or Pipe or Tubing Fittings, brass, bronze or copper	1129	June, 2011	Erin Topper	Docketed
Products Requiring Protection or Isolation from Odor-Emitting Freight, Debris or Infestation	1100	May, 2009	Erin Topper	Active
Pulpboard, Fiberboard, Paperboard or Paper, corrugated, fluted or indented – Item 151315	1158	March, 2012	Erin Topper	Active
Screen Doors or Window Screens	1139	August, 2011	Bill Mascaro	Active
Snowplows or Snow Pushers, vehicle or tractor mounting, with or without mounting hardware	1148	January, 2012	Bill Mascaro	Active
Stone Blocks, Pieces or Slabs – Item 90500	1122	November, 2010	Erin Topper	Active
Televisions (TVs) or Video or Multimedia Monitors or Displays – Item 63321	1149	January, 2012	Nate Ripke	Active
Terminals, Butt Splices or Connectors, cable or wire, electrical	1132	July, 2011	Bill Mascaro	Active
Umbrellas, beach, garden, lawn, market, patio, vehicle or farm implement, cloth and metal or wood, other than collapsed or folded	1162	April, 2012	Don Newell	Active
Video Games (Video Game Discs or Cartridges)	1153	February, 2012	Nate Ripke	Active
Wallpaper or Wall Coverings	1136	August, 2011	Erin Topper	Active
Washers (Washing Machines) or Washer-extractors, laundry, other than household	1110	November, 2009	Don Newell	Active
Water Heaters – Item 26520	1108	October, 2009	Bill Mascaro	Docketed