§ 500.204 - Importation of and dealings in certain merchandise.

(a) Except as specifically authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury (or any person, agency, or instrumentality designated by him) by means of regulations, or rulings, instructions, licenses, or otherwise, persons subject to the jurisdiction of the United States may not purchase, transport, import, or otherwise deal in or engage in any transaction with respect to any merchandise outside the United States specified in following paragraph (a)(1) of this section.

(1) Merchandise the country of origin of which is North Korea, North Viet-Nam, Cambodia, or South Viet-Nam. Articles which are the growth, produce or manufacture of these areas shall be deemed for the purposes of this chapter to be merchandise whose country of origin is North Korea, North Viet-Nam, Cambodia, or South Viet-Nam, notwithstanding that they may have been subjected to one or any combination of the following processes in another country:

(i) Grading;

(ii) Testing;

(iii) Checking;

(iv) Shredding;

(v) Slicing;

(vi) Peeling or splitting;

(vii) Scraping;

(viii) Cleaning;

(ix) Washing;

(x) Soaking;

(xi) Drying;

(xii) Cooling, chilling or refrigerating;

(xiii) Roasting;

(xiv) Steaming;

(xv) Cooking;

(xvi) Curing;

(xvii) Combining of fur skins into plates;

(xviii) Blending;

(xix) Flavoring;

(xx) Preserving;

(xxi) Pickling;

(xxii) Smoking;

(xxiii) Dressing;

(xxiv) Salting;

(xxv) Dyeing;

(xxvi) Bleaching;

(xxvii) Tanning;

(xxviii) Packing;

(xxix) Canning;

(xxx) Labeling;

(xxxi) Carding;

(xxxii) Combing;

(xxxiii) Pressing;

(xxxiv) Any process similar to any of the foregoing.

Any article wheresoever manufactured shall be deemed for the purposes of this chapter to be merchandise whose country of origin is North Korea, North Viet-Nam, Cambodia, or South Viet-Nam, if there shall have been added to such articles any embroidery, needle point, petit point, lace or any other article of adornment which is the product of North Korea, North Viet-Nam, Cambodia, or South Viet-Nam, notwithstanding that such addition to the merchandise may have occurred in a country other than North Korea, North Viet-Nam, Cambodia, or South Viet-Nam.