Question: Hi, I am looking for a really in depth training for my team on classification. I would need to include Classification 101, but also something that really guides the interpretation of the Section and Chapter Notes. Does anyone have a course that they feel was in depth and could guide your teams classification process […]
Question: We have a client importer with the following scenario. They have imports of pressure transducers from France. The item is classified under heading 9026. The product is composed of 55% US components which were sent to France in the 1980’s from a US manufacturer. The balance of the components were made in France to […]
Question: Hi, We are a distributor specializing in industrial products and do not engage in manufacturing those products. Occasionally, we purchase items from medical manufacturers whose products may have one or more applications in the medical field. However, we may decide not to market these products for medical use on our website. In such cases, […]
Question: Hi all, I have a shipment of products that are being shipped in their original packaging but also alongside 100 more packaging material. I understand that the products in their original packaging are to be classified under the product’s classification. My question is about the 100 additional packaging material. Would they need to be […]
Question: Are goods of US origin classified in headings 1-97 eligible for exemption from reciprocal tariffs and Fentanyl tariffs and any other Trump imposed tariffs? For the avoidance of doubt, no chapter 98 HTS# is claimed. Answer 1: if the goods are COO = US, then none of the fentanyl, border crisis, or reciprocal tariffs […]
Question: I’m trying to correctly classify Parts of Discharge Valve Assembly which itself is a part of a Cryogenic Pump. I found CROSS rulings (N289671, N290655) indicating that the Valve Assembly should be classified under HTS 8413.91.9080 – parts of pumps. However, we don’t import the whole Valve Assembly, we import the components and build […]
Question: We are importing resin from a chromatography column with traces of a drug product in it. I am leaning toward classifying this under 3824.99.9397 as a mixture “Prepared binders for foundry molds or cores; chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries (including those consisting of mixtures of natural products), not elsewhere […]
Question: For an eyebolt (diameter 6mm or more): Must it be imported with its washers or nuts in the same shipment to be classified under 7318.15.20XX, or could it be imported without its nuts or washers in the same shipment? If not, would it be classified under 7318.15.80(82/85)? Answer 1: The answer lies in the description […]
Question: Hello, I am reviewing our internal processes for customer RMA. When exported to customer’s destination country, product is withdrawn into U.S. commerce, duty paid. To avoid paying double duty for the return, can you please advise the HTS that supports the transactions? Answer 1: Hts # 9801.00.2500, must meet these 4 requirements below, you […]
Question: Hello. I am in need of guidance. Preface – we will not completely classify a manufacturer’s product, however, we will validate and/or complete the USHTS classification as we are the IOR. We are receiving a new product: PN: Screen Printer Paper Description: Stencil Paper End product app: SMT production Core Material: Non-Woven Fabric First, […]
Question: We have been using an HTS number for over 25 years for one of our products. In 2009 CBP issued a CF28 and had a sample sent to the lab. They confirmed a lab analysis was done and liquidated the entry as originally submitted accepting the HTS number on the entry. Our EU location […]
Question: Each month we do a reclassification review. Based on the reclassification change there could be a duty impact resulting in a duty refund from Customs or an instance that we owe duty. What duty impact threshold do you all use to determine whether to submit a PSC? Answer 1: In our company, the policy […]
