[Incomplete question conditions] Official B: gross weight not stated

What you will learn

Disputed-question explanation: official result first, then historical evidence, limitations and uncertainty.

Saved full original April 2023 exam and key text: question 23 stem as printed; Same file; options A–E as printed; Same file; official key row 23 text; Same file; exam cover HTSUS reference; Same file; exam cover instruction; Same file; category heading preceding questions 13–25; Actual official key page image viewed; row 23 'Answer B' with citation 'HTSUS GRI 1 & 6, Chapter 31, Note 6, HTSUS 3105.10.0000'; no reason column or note; Local copy of CBP-authored exam and key PDF (no provenance file located in source-evidence/2023apr; not a live CBP URL); PDF page 10 rendered locally to /tmp/apr23author only and viewed — questions 21–23 with question 23 and all five options as printed; HTSUS 2022 Basic, Chapter 31 Note 6 (cited in the key); HTSUS 2022 Basic, heading 3105 text (page 31-4); HTSUS 2022 Basic, subheading 3105.10.00 text (page 31-4); Actual HTSUS 2022 page 31-4 image viewed: heading 3105 and 3105.10.00 00 'Products of this chapter in tablets or similar forms or in packages of a gross weight not exceeding 10 kg' kg, Free; 3105.20.00, 3105.90.00 (10 Potassium nitrate-sodium nitrate mixtures; 50 Other) · April 26, 2023 Customs Broker License Examination, question 23 on PDF page 10 (Category III – Classification; questions 21–23 on that page); 'APRIL 2023 CUSTOMS BROKER LICENSE EXAM ANSWER KEY', row 23 on PDF page 35 (Apr2023-key-page35.png). Cover reference used: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (2022 Basic Edition (January 2022), No Supplements); other cover references not used. Text used: HTSUS 2022 Basic Edition Chapter 31 PDF with text extraction (notes 1–6 on pages 31-1/31-2, heading 3101 on page 31-2, heading 3105 table on page 31-4) and the viewed page 31-4 image (conflict-batch09 copies). The key also cites GRI 1 and GRI 6; their text is not among the sources read and is not explained. No later revision or current law is used.
Explained using the historical edition for this exam.