HTS

Question: As an importer into various countries from suppliers in China and Vietnam, we of course classify our own products. Occasionally the suppliers want to put a different HTS on their invoice, claiming that Customs has instructed them to do so. I have some theories about what may be going on, but would like to […]

Question: This question is being resent because the link to answer it was not working. We need insight from the membership as we have an internal disagreement on a few products encapsulated in the U.S. and whether substantial transformation occurs for goods to now be of U.S. origin. We are aware of CBP rulings on […]

Question: Please note, this is a resend from this morning, the link to answer was not working, it has been fixed. I’m looking for advice and hope someone has dealt with this before. We have manufacturers in Vietnam and for their export invoices to our company, they list the HTS codes that we request for […]

QUESTION: Is there a table somewhere that identifies what could be linked to an HTS #?  ADD/CVD, PGA’s, etc? ========== Answers: Yes there is a table.  It probably in the answer library.  I would also Google PGA or OGA and CBP Product Codes.  ========== The “REF-101” report in ACE show PGA codes by default, the […]

QUESTION: Does anyone have a complete list of the HTS numbers associated with the list of taxable chemicals covered under the new Superfund Chemical Excise Taxes for imported products into the US? =========== Answer: Yes, attached is an unofficial list we have been using. https://www.icpainc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/List-of-Taxable-Chemicals-and-Substances_7.7.2022.docx ===========

QUESTION: What are the benefits of having parity to the sixth-digit, subheading-level for HS classifications across various countries/geographies (e.g. US, CA, MX, EU, CN)? We recently received a classification ruling from CBSA for a product where even at the heading level doesn’t match up with how we classify this product globally. The new classification that […]

QUESTION: Have the official US HTS changes that are effective 1/1/2022 been announced?  If so, where can we find the latest information regarding anticipated HTS updates?  I have reviewed the recommendations and the WCO correlation tables, would the recommendation usually mirror the actual changes?  With so many changes planned, we want to prepare in advance […]

QUESTION: We sell and export goods to inter-company/related parties globally. We have a situation where one of our inter-company parties in Brazil does not agree with the HS classification we use for one of our products. We will continue to use the HS code we believe (and have sufficient proof from US CBP) on our […]

QUESTION: I am seeing information about new changes to the HTS coming for 2022.  Does anyone have information on this as to what type of changes? ========== Answers: See WCO 2022 HS correlation tables and amendments here: http://www.wcoomd.org/en/topics/nomenclature/instrument-and-tools/hs-nomenclature-2022-edition.aspx ========== I could be wrong, but I do not believe there are details available on this yet.  […]

QUESTION: Sending products/items to  3 PLM facility in EU, there the facility will pick and pack creating a kit for export. 90 % of the items are made in the USA and 10 % of Asian origin since the 3PLM facility will pick and pack all the item and will make a kit in their […]

QUESTION: Can someone explain the nuances between 8471.41.0150 and 8471.50.0150. Ruling N303442 discusses both but without much explanation. ============ Answers: 8471.41 must contain both an input unit and an output unit.  8471.50 may contain either an input unit or an output unit, but not both.  If you carefully read the product descriptions presented by the […]