see also: in Commercial Gaugers and Laboratories:   Application Instructions (pdf - 115 KB.)   Signatory and Background Information (pdf - 33 KB.)   Commercial Gauger/Laboratory Agreement (pdf - 54 KB.)   CBP Approved Gaugers and Accredited Laboratories List (pdf - 63 KB.) on cbp.gov:   Customs and Border Protection Laboratory (CBPL) Methods on the web:   19 CFR 151.12 - Accreditation of Commercial Laboratories

Commodity Brochures

(02/13/2008)Under the Customs Modernization Act, Congress directed the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to develop a program which would enable private laboratories to become accredited to test imported commodities so that the test results could be used for Customs purposes. The Mod Act regulations and the concept of commodity brochures were developed to implement the Mod Act legislation.

A commodity group brochure lists the laboratory methods which commercial laboratories are required to have the capability to perform to qualify for CBP accreditation in a particular commodity group. At the discretion of the Executive Director, accreditation may be granted for subgroups of tests within a commodity group or for commodity groups not specifically enumerated. The HTSUS chapters and the CBP laboratory methods can be accessed from this page.

The chapters listed in the table below are located under Laboratory Methods. ( Customs and Border Protection Laboratory (CBPL) Methods )

Commodity Brochures	HTSUS Chapters
Dairy and Chocolate Products	4, 18, and 21
Food and Food Products	7-12, 15, 16, 19-21
Botanical Identification	14, 44-46
Sugar, Sugar Syrups, and Confectionery	17
Spirituous Beverages	22
Building Stones, Ceramics, Glassware and Other Mineral Substances	25, 68-70
Inorganic Materials Including Inorganic Compounds and Ores	26, 28, 31, 36-38
Petroleum and Petroleum Products	27 and 29
Organic Materials Including Intermediates and Pharmaceuticals	29, 30, 34, 35, and 38
Rubber, Plastics, Polymers, Pigments, and Paints	32, 39, and 40
Essential Oils and Perfumes	33
Leather	41 and 42
Paper and Paper Products	47, 48, and 49
Textiles and Related Products Including Footwear and Hats	50-67
Metals and Alloys	72-83