QUESTION: Question from April 2015 US Customs broker exam: A walking stick contains markings on it which will allow the user to measure the length of an item in both inches and centimeters. What is the classification for a walking stick that can also be used as a measuring device? Answer = 9017.80.0000 The answer […]
QUESTION: Does anyone have a copy of “Treasury Decision 93-88, October 25, 1993, Footwear Definitions?” I can’t find it online or in the Answer database. ========== Hope this helped Classification of Leather Boots with Rubber Outer Soles The Tariff Classification and Marking Branch recently published internal advice ruling HQ H200437 and protest ruling HQ […]
QUESTION: Our MX division will be exporting very old machinery to the US as it was imported temporarily into MX and must be exported back to the US. They will be shipped to our southern border cross dock to be scrapped. The machines have various countries of origin and obtaining any Manufacturer’s Affidavits or Free […]
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 […]
