QUESTION: Just got an e-mail from our broker, alerting us to changes to US HTS, effective July 1. Anyone else aware of this? And what is the logic? For our commodities, they do not appear to have added anything, just changed the numbers- and as a result, creating tons of work for us. ========== Answer: […]
QUESTION: Just got an e-mail from our broker, alerting us to changes to US HTS, effective July 1. Anyone else aware of this? And what is the logic? For our commodities, they do not appear to have added anything, just changed the numbers- and as a result, creating tons of work for us. ================== ANSWERS: […]
Question: We are a manufacturing company that has both domestic and international customers. Some domestic customers are asking us to provide the HTS and ECCN for our entire product line. We have given these on a case- by- case basis, with an appropriate disclosure that the information provided is based on our knowledge, but it […]
Question: Does anybody know where to find abbreviated HTS descriptions, to 6 digits? —————————- ANSWERS: http://hts.usitc.gov/ http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/bychapter/index.htm —————————- I don’t know about 6-digits, but Census provides that information at the 10-digit level (see http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/reference/codes/index.html). They have Export (Schedule B) and Import (HTS US) Concordance Files with the following information: CHARACTER NAME DESCRIPTION OF FIELD […]
Question: Our current internal HTS database includes an annual expiration date, however, as we migrate to a new software provider we are being asked if an actual annual expiration date is even necessary in this day and age given there are no quota visa concerns. US customs does update HTS numbers on occasion and of […]
Question: What is the process to formally ask the US government to simplify some harmonized codes? This would only be for changes at the country-specific, 10-digit level and would not affect duty. ========== Contact the Office of Tariff Affairs and Trade Agreements at the U.S. International Trade Commission, James Holbein, Director, point of contact […]
Question: Regarding the calculation of proof liters for vinegar, note 9 of chapter 22 of the HTSUS reads, For the purposes of heading 2209, the standard proof of vinegar is 4 percent by weight of acetic acid. We have seen examples where the acetic acid percentage is then divided by 4, and that number […]
Question: My company wants to export a list of 248 Â commercial, off-the-shelf small electrical parts (i.e. resistors, diodes, capacitors, etc.) to a third party in Thailand who will be assembling all the parts and returning finished goods to our company here in the US. If we are not claiming any Free Trade status for this […]
Question: Would HTS classifications 2401.10.53 and 2401.20.29 also be interpreted as Principle Use classifications ? Both classifications state the tobacco is Cigar Binder or Cigar Filler. Would it be correct that the tobacco, to be classified under either HTS, must prior to or at the time of importation, exhibit the use of being cigar binder or […]
Question: On page 6 of the USHTS there is a paragraph that states the following: “The non-legal statistical elements that appear in the HTS……….”, meaning the last two digits of the US 10 digit HTS code listed in the tariff, correct? I have always interpreted this to mean that Customs only audits to the 8 […]
Question: Does anyone have a link or know where I can find the 2014 to 2015 HTS correlation table? ************* ANSWERS: I was able to find the changes at http://www.usitc.gov/publications/docs/tata/hts/bychapter/1500chgs.pdf ************* This is what I’ve found for the combined nomenclature list. It is to be mentioned that it is not exhaustive so carefully checking the […]
Question: Would any members have a copy of the 2015 EU tariff in .pdf ? ********** Answers: Please find attached (hyperlink) the EU Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1101/2014 of 16 October 2014 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff. […]
