QUESTION: We provide repair/replace services for end-of-life and/or obsolete customer-owned telecommunication equipment. Our customers are not the OEM. We also act as the IOR/EOR on their behalf. When I use the OEM website for ECCN information, there are some items that are classified as 5A002.A.1, 740.17(b)(2)(i)(A) RESTRICTED. I believe that ENC applies for the countries […]
QUESTION: We provide repair/replace services for end-of-life and/or obsolete customer-owned telecommunication equipment. Our customers are not the OEM. We also act as the IOR/EOR on their behalf. When I use the OEM website for ECCN information, there are some items that are classified as 5A002.A.1, 740.17(b)(2)(i)(A) RESTRICTED. I believe that ENC applies for the countries […]
QUESTION: Would anyone in the membership be willing to share a document or the outline of a document they use to record the justifications for hts classifications assigned to their goods or materials? ========== I cannot share the document. Item description forms are used to enter products into our product system. That same form is […]
QUESTION: Does anyone have a good way of determining when a PDQ/display tray should be classified with its contents vs. separately? Specifically when the product is shipped inside the display and then placed inside a master shipping carton. Rulings appear to go both ways and do not help clear it up for me. ========== Answers: […]
QUESTION: My company imports portable home greenhouses that have metal frames with plastic covers that we have been importing under HTS 3926.90.9985. Our broker has suggested that these belong under HTS 9403.20.0050. I have looked at many cross rulings where they are put under HTS 9406.90.012, which is for prefabricated buildings, so this one is […]
QUESTION: Is a U.S. importer permitted to purchase items (rolls) from Turkey that contain raw materials purchased from Russia during the current sanctions against Russia? The Turkish vendor sources raw material from Russia in the manufacture of the roll. It is definitely an end result classification change, and the roll does not contain 100% of […]
QUESTION: I do not work in the electronics industry but do import and export cables that we purchase that are used to connect cameras, laptops, systems etc. I have been researching the classification of USB Cables with connectors on CROSS. CROSS consistently comes up with two different HS Codes 8471.80 and 8544.42. Two completely different […]
QUESTION: Is there a way to import a “stuffed animal” without it being designated as a “toy?” I have seen a few ruling that classify similar products in the 9503 area. Since it is not labeled for children, and is essentially a small pillow shaped as an animal, US HTS I believe would be 9503.00.0090. […]
QUESTION: Has anyone come across classifying (HTS) spun-bound polyethylene fibers . (Cannot name the brand, but sometimes you see it on homes being built, made from 100% synthetic material made from high-density spun-bound polyethylene fibers.). There are a few places it could fall under (4823 / 5603 / 4202). Is the direction to go based […]
QUESTION: We have to import 1000 wedding cake knife and serving set made of base metal. It is classified under two HTS codes 8211929030 8215200000 We are a self filer company. I am wondering how you report the HTS in ABI correctly. Do we report the UOM as 1000 sets or as 2000pcs. ========== Answers: […]
QUESTION: Can the membership share some of their best practices in managing their HTS classification processes? How often are they reviewed? Is the whole parts database reviewed or only a percentage number of parts randomly selected for classification review? What are some of the precautionary steps you take to ensure you have the correct HTS? If a misclassification […]
QUESTION: For those of you in the oilpatch… How do you classify a BOP test stump? It’s obviously not a “part” of the valve, so not in 8481.90. I don’t feel like 8479.89 would apply, either. I don’t think like 8431.49 as it’s not a “part.” I would lean toward 9031.80…..but would understand if someone […]
