CBP Says Japan Is Country of Origin for Government Procurement of Videoscopes

The country of origin for videoscopes made from components from Thailand is Japan, CBP said in a final determination. Used for remote visual inspection equipment, many of the critical operations used to make the product “such as developing and installing the software; manufacturing the insertion tube, the optics assembly and the tip adapter; and assembling the components, are performed in Japan,” CBP said. “The software installed in Japan is also completely developed and programmed in Japan.” As result, Japan is the country of origin for government procurement purposes.