Question: We required our vendors to list an invoice line for additional tariffs rather that adding the cost to each item. I know who charged me additional duties for parts we purchased.Since IEEPA is not legal any long our suppliers are getting refunds.Has anyone put a letter together for their vendors saying they want a […]
Question: We have group discussion regarding interpretation for volume under 8418.10.00 “Having a refrigerated volume of ….”. Does that include the freezer’s volume? We appreciate your thoughts on this subject matter. Some are saying freezers are refrigeration too, just below freezing, so both freezer and refrigerator liter volume is to be reported. Others […]
Question: We sell kits with various filters for our machines: containing fuel, oil, hydraulic fluid, and cabin air filters.We are trying to determine whether these need to be itemized or if we can assign a single HTS code using GRI 3(b) and HTS 8421290065, Filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus for liquids, Other; Other; Other, since […]
Question: As a customs broker, we provide classification advice to our importers, as requested. Do any brokers in ICPA create and maintain the importer’s SKU product library as well? This includes a comprehensive list of all tariffs, tariff changes by SKU and HTS. If so, do you charge for this service? Answer 1: Yes, it […]
Question: Carbon steel bases (platforms for which pump assemblies, including a diesal engine are bolted to the steel base) are manufactured in China and imported into the U.S. The bases are manufactured to specifically conform to the requirements to support the complete assembly of fire suppression pumps. Are the steel bases classified as 7326.90.8688, other […]
Question: Our CEE is asking us to provide a secondary tariff (chapter 1-97) for our US Goods Returned 9801.00.1010 import. In my team’s collective experience (decades) we have never seen a requirement for a secondary tariff for this provision nor been asked to provide it across multiple companies and industries. Even querying ABI shows that […]
Question: If an item is custom-made for use with a specific article, can it be classified as a “part of” that article—even if similar items are normally sold off the shelf? For instance, how would you treat a very basic plastic washer designed and created specifically to join 2 pieces? Would it be 3926.xx.xxxx or […]
Question: If an item is custom-made for use with a specific article, can it be classified as a “part of” that article—even if similar items are normally sold off the shelf? For instance, how would you treat a very basic plastic washer designed and created specifically to join 2 pieces? Would it be 3926.xx.xxxx or […]
Question: Hi Looking for some input on how Canada views tubing (steel, plastic, etc.) that is less than 12″. US Customs has issued rulings over the years based on the plumbing industry in the US advising that steel tubing less than 12″ is considered a pipe fitting. That logic was also applied to plastic tubing. […]
Question: Our company imports items for Christmas and this is the first time we will be importing Christmas Crackers. I was asked to classify several different Christmas Crackers. Christmas crackers are festive table decorations that make a snapping sound when pulled open, and typically contain a small gift, paper hat and a joke. However the inside […]
Question: I’d love to improve as a broker, but my low confidence in my classifying skills is causing Anxiety. Do you have any suggestions for a class, a mentor, or a strategy that could help boost my classification confidence? I’d really appreciate any advice! Sincerely, Compliant & Caffeinated Answer 1: Go to U.S. Customs […]
Question: I am trying to verify the classification of RF filters for telecommunications apparatus. Rulings N302262 and N217150 indicate that they should be classified as 8517.62, but CBP.gov has a recorded webinar from May 2022 on “Other Electronics of Heading 8517”, and Steven Pollichino stated multiple times during that webinar that if an item does […]
