Question: Import question: Other than internal export record, what documentation would be required by US Customs when importing under Chapter 98, specifically 9801.00.8500 – Professional books, implements, instruments, and tools of trade, occupation, or employment, when returned to the United States after having been exported for use temporarily abroad, if imported by or for the […]
Question: Hello, Our company is currently reviewing an HTS discrepancy for the item below and I would like to solicit feedback from the community… Item: Butane Fuel Refill 8 oz. Canister Contains Liquid Butane: Has a purity of 90 liquid volume percent or more, but less than 95 liquid volume percent. Used with- Portable gas […]
Question: Hello, Members I know every 6 months, HTS and Schedule B are changed/updated. My question is… do they ever change the article description while keeping existing HTS codes? (I hope not!) Or … do they always obsolete first and create a separate(new) code if the article description change was made? Answer 1: The description […]
Question: I am trying to fully understand when to use HS Code 3006.93.0000. The HS Code description is “Placebos and blinded (or double-blinded) clinical trial kits for a recognized clinical trial, put up in measured doses: Packaged with medicinal preparations.” Currently, this HS Code is used on our invoices even when we ship the drug […]
Question: Can someone share the HTS/PGA excel file from ACE Portal report? (REF-001 HTS Reference Report) Or other brokerage database report equivalent with it? I currently don’t have ACE Portal account, and I do need to know which HTS flag for PGA. Thanks Answer 1: Hello, If you are looking for the PGAs that would […]
Question: Do any other importers, who are non-ABI participants, order the HTS file from USCBP by submitting a form and paying a fee? Do you experience difficulties and delays with obtaining the file? We would like to benchmark with others to see if anyone else still uses this process. We use the file to populate […]
Question: We have a team of 2 people in our Trade Compliance Dept and manage over 150k sku’s in which we import and export. We are being asked to classify anywhere from an average of about 100-200 new sku’s a month. US HTS has always been something that’s been done in-house and the volume of […]
Question: This is a two part question; the first being classification and the second being how to report it in the entry summary. We import bundles, or kits, consisting of the following: an immersion blender motor base, a wand attachment, a whisk attachment, a blending jar fitted for use with the immersion blender, and a […]
Question: I’m looking for some assistance in classifying two items: the lid for a typical blender container, and the lid stopper/plug that is removable to add additional ingredients. I’m going back and forth between 8509.90 (parts of a blender) and 3923.50 (stoppers, lids, caps and other closures) for both. At what point does it cease […]
Question: Can someone please describe to me in detail what the difference is between HTS codes 8708.29.2500 and 8708.29.5160? Answer 1: It would be easier to help knowing exactly what you’re trying to classify. Answer 2: These are both parts provisions for motor vehicles. I’d say 8708.29.2500 is specific to Body Stamping cars, pickups, SUVs […]
Question: I am looking for verification of my reading of HTS 8302 – I originally thought that it would capture all hinges, mountings, and fittings, but upon a closer analysis it appears to only cover fittings for things like doors, windows, furniture, etc. The parts I am classifying are called brackets, hinges, mountings, and fittings, […]
QUESTION: Where can I find a copy of the 2022 HTS with the WCO changes? I’m referring to the entire new tariff schedule, not just a list of the changes. ========== Answers: Here the website for USHTS 2022 Preliminary edition https://hts.usitc.gov/ ========== President Biden signed Proclamation 10326 To Modify the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the […]
