An automotive telematics device is properly classified as a "measuring or checking instrument" under Harmonized Tariff Schedule heading 9031 and not as a "telephone" under heading 8517, according to a recent ruling by CBP headquarters.
Harmonized Tariff Schedule
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) is a reference manual that provides duty rates for almost every item that exists. It is a system of classifying and taxing all goods imported into the United States. The HTS is based on the international Harmonized System, which is a global standard for naming and describing trade products, and consists of a hierarchical structure that assigns a specific code and rate to each type of merchandise for duty, quota, and statistical purposes. The HTS was made effective on January 1, 1989, replacing the former Tariff Schedules of the United States. It is maintained by the U.S. International Trade Commission, but the Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security is responsible for interpreting and enforcing the HTS.
Platinum bushings used in basalt fiber production aren't "machines" as defined by the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, according to a ruling recently released by CBP headquarters.
CBP created Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2311 on Oct. 12, containing 12,260 ABI records and 2,452 Harmonized Tariff Schedule records. This update includes 2023 Cotton Fee amendments, fixing an issue with an earlier HSU (see 2309290044), as well as updates to statistical reporting numbers that were amended since the last assessment adjustment in 2022, CBP said in a Oct. 13 CSMS message.
The World Customs Organization's Harmonized System Committee will extend its customary five-year review cycle by an additional year, the WCO said in a press release on Oct. 12. This means that the next version of the Harmonized System will be implemented on Jan. 1, 2028.
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule updates for fees on pecans and Christmas trees won't be active before ACE Collections goes live on Nov. 4, CBP said in a CSMS message. Once that happens, the HTS updates for pecan and Christmas tree fees will be "implemented and available" on Nov. 5. The updated fees apply to in-shell pecans, shelled pecans, Douglas fir Christmas trees, other fir Christmas trees, and other evergreen Christmas trees.
Aluminum extrusions from 14 more countries -- as well as additional types of aluminum extrusions from China -- face the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties after a U.S. producer coalition and a labor union filed petitions for new AD/CVD investigations with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission on Oct. 4.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Sept. 25 - Oct. 1:
CBP created Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2309 on Sept. 28, containing 12,981 ABI records and 2,614 Harmonized Tariff Schedule records. This update includes 2023 Cotton Fee amendments, as well as updates to statistical reporting numbers that were amended since the last assessment adjustment in 2022, CBP said in a Sept. 29 CSMS message.
The upcoming, near-certain government shutdown should last at least one week, and has a good chance of lasting three weeks or more, said Nicole Bivens Collinson, legislative counsel for the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, speaking on a call hosted by the NCBFAA Sept. 29.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Sept. 18-24: