QUESTION: I provide all the tariff classification for my company’s products across five countries and am being asked to provide duty rates to Sourcing at, at least 2 of their seasonal gates, but potentially 4. This will amount to thousands of styles being reviewed at numerous gates. Ex: I could be doing an initial […]
QUESTION: Does the membership have any guidance when to comes to the classification of long sleeve knitted garments? We have a 60% polyester and 40% cotton long sleeve shirt which is knit. this is a men’s long sleeve shirt. We have been going back and forth whether this should be classed under 6109 […]
QUESTION: Some time ago, I ran across a regulatory reference that when goods are shipped in a solvent for ease of shipping (such as dissolved in water) that the solvent was to be disregarded when classifying the material. Unfortunately, I am unable to recall that reference now and am hoping the membership can help me […]
QUESTION: Can anyone from the community advise if there are published changes regarding HTSUS Chapter 9802 related to articles exported and returned, or advanced or improved abroad? ========== Answer: If you are looking for some sort of “published document” ….. you can find the “amendment” below in The Trade Enforcement and Trade Facilitation Act 0f […]
QUESTION: We have been approached by a small company that is trying to create jobs in the Dominican Republic by importing and selling handbags. All or most of their machinery and materials have been donated by various church groups or companies free of charge. They believe that they can import duty free, because they argue […]
QUESTION: I am relatively new to Import, and so have a question on assigning HTSUS codes. Under both the ITAR and EAR, an item has only one number. Reading the General Rules of Interpretation, especially GRI 3, it would appear that this is true for items imported into the US as well. However, I read […]
QUESTION: Can anyone from the community advise if there are published changes regarding HTSUS Chapter 9802 related to articles exported and returned, or advanced or improved abroad? ========== Answer: For 9802.00.40 / 9802.00.50, since 2016, allows fungible merchandise to be commingled and allows origin, value and classification of these articles maybe accounted for by using […]
QUESTION: We’re trying to determine the correct retention period for our documents used to support our HTS classifications. Several years ago I read, or was told, that the supporting documents must be kept for five years after the end of the product life cycle. Is this correct? Or, should the documents only be retained for […]
QUESTION: Does the membership know if HTS 3926.90.9995 was changed in 2017? The ITC website does not show that this has changed, however, our trade software provider shows that this was updated to 3926.90.9996 effective January 1, 2017. ========== Answers: The tariff schedule has already been updated at https://hts.usitc.gov/. 3926.90.9995 does not appear to be one of […]
QUESTION: Chapter 39 Note 2(t) states: This chapter does not cover: (t) Part of aircraft or vehicles of Section XVII. I am reading this from the US version of the HS codes and am assuming, being harmonized with MX HS codes, the same note is exists in the MX version of the HS code. However, […]
QUESTION: Can a service provider have an HTS Classification team outside the United States for products which will be imported into the US? Does CBP have any restrictions to it? ====================== Answers: Yes. CBP does not care. As long as no customs business is conducted. Must always be reviewed and approved in US. ================== Yes […]
QUESTION: We import aluminum casting from china and our supply chain currently classifies them under 7616.99.5060 with a duty rate of 2.5%. These components are used to make outdoor shelters and I think they should be classified under 7610.90.0040 with a duty rate of 5.7%. I am getting push back from the supply chain since […]
