Sunday, May 2, 2010

Which HTS Number?

Getting the right HTS number for your product can be tricky, because the description associated with an number can be quite specific. The only way to tell for sure is either bring the stuff in to test customs, or pay them to find out in advance. So we manage it... say the goods come from Argentina, is the duty the same for each number, or is one duty higher? If so use the higher duty number, until you actually bring in the goods... cost the shipment at the higher duty... and then when you actually bring in the goods, customs will eventually rate it with the right number. You shouldn't owe anything since you used a higher number. You might even earn a refund. Customs may take up to a year to get you the final answer. Since we cannot afford an answer in advance, we manage what we can


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