Question: For anyone who’s petitioned Congress for a specific change to the US HTS: –Were you successful? –How onerous was the process/ what was involved? –How long did it take? –Did you use an outside consultant/lobbyist? If yes, who? –Did you collaborate with other companies importing a similar product or did you go it alone? […]
Question: Has anyone requested and used HTS codes from their foreign vendors? If so, how were the codes audited to ensure accuracy?Answers: We make it a practice to never use any HTS numbers other than those we have assigned. Because foreign HTS schedules aren’t exact to the US (only the first 6 digits are the […]
We recently learned that Canada is printing its 2007 HTS in September this year to coincide with the WTO publishing their amendments. Has anyone heard whether the USITC might consider publishing the 2007 HTSUS in September. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have the tariff before the start of a new year?
Does anyone know of a way to get a master listing of all HS#’s for a given visa category? We are wanting a master listing of all HS#’s related to visa category 229.
Where can I find the list of tariff numbers that will be impacted by the re-imposition of retaliatory duties (that were suspended Jan 1 2005 after the passing of the Jobs Creation Act) that will now be re-imposed since transitional provisions under the 2004 American Jobs Creation Act were ruled non-compliant because they give tax […]
Does anyone know of a resource to retrieve a list of abbreviated U.S. HTS descriptions to populate our tariff code description fields in SAP? Is there perhaps even a standardized list? The following is an example of what I’m referencing: 8538906000: “Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8535, 8536 […]
Does anyone in the membership know of a website that contains the HTS and associated tariff information for Ecuador, Panama and Russia??
Currently, shoes with fabric and rubber/plastic uppers and textile outsoles are classified under Heading 6405 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule at a duty rate of between 7.5 percent and 12.5 percent. Customs officials have indicated their desire to re-classify such footwear under Heading 6404 where it will be subject to duties ranging from 37.5 percent […]
I am curious to know if any other members purchased a 2006-2007 HTSUS conversion report? I would especially like to discuss tariff changes in chapter 87.
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has posted to its Web site an April 6, 2007 version of the 2007 Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS). This version is available online only, and can be viewed or downloaded only from the ITC Web site. The Government Printing Office is not expected to publish another paper version of the […]
Looking for some guidance on this scenario – a steel tube clamp used to hold down a hydraulic hose in a machine of chapter 84. The clamp is not manufactured for sole use on our product. Section XV excludes articles of Section XVI. How would this clamp be classified, as part of the hydraulic system […]
I am curious to know what other members of the association are doing to prepare for the change in the tariff schedule for 2007
