Tariff classification blog
Guides to HS codes, the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule, EU TARIC and CN codes and the customs compliance around them. Each article cites the official sources it relies on.
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HS Code for Furniture and Home Goods: Chapter 94 Guide
HS code for furniture: how seats, tables, cabinets, mattresses and lamps are classified in Chapter 94, the notes that decide, and EU CN 2026 lines and duties.
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HS Code for Footwear: Classifying Shoes in Chapter 64
HS code for footwear: how the upper and outer sole decide headings 6401 to 6405, what counts as sports footwear, and the EU CN 2026 lines and duties for shoes.
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HTS vs TARIC: One T-Shirt, Two 10-Digit Tariff Codes
HTS vs TARIC compared on one product: a men's knitted cotton T-shirt is 6109.10.00.12 in the US and 6109 10 00 10 in the EU. What differs, and why it matters.
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HTS Code for T-Shirts: Reading Heading 6109 Line by Line
The HTS code for T-shirts depends on knit, fibre, gender and design. Read heading 6109 line by line, with CBP rulings and 2026 duty rates for each case.
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Binding Tariff Information (BTI): How EU Rulings Work
Binding Tariff Information in the EU: who can apply, the 30 and 120 day deadlines, 3-year validity, the EBTI database and when a BTI decision stops applying.
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CBP Binding Rulings: How to Search and Use CROSS
CBP binding rulings explained: what a ruling covers, how to search the CROSS database, spot revoked rulings, cite them correctly and request your own.
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Country of Origin vs HS Code: How They Relate
Country of origin vs HS code: two separate customs tests that work together. How origin rules use tariff classification, and why one error affects the other.
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How to Read the HTS: Columns, Rates and Suffixes
How to read the HTS line by line: headings and indents, statistical suffixes, units of quantity, general, special and column 2 rates, and footnotes.
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How to Find a TARIC Code for Your Product: 7 Steps
How to find a TARIC code for a product imported into the EU: describe it, work down from the chapter to the 10 digits, check TARIC measures and record it.
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How to Find HTS Code Numbers: A Step-by-Step Guide
How to find HTS code numbers the way CBP reads the schedule: describe the product, read the notes, apply the GRIs, check rulings and record why.
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Combined Nomenclature (CN) Codes Explained for Importers
The EU Combined Nomenclature explained: how 8-digit CN codes are built, the CN 2026 regulation, notes and explanatory notes, and how CN codes link to TARIC.
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General Rules of Interpretation: GRI 1 to 6 Explained
The General Rules of Interpretation decide every HS and HTS code. See what GRI 1 to 6 say, the order to apply them, and real CBP rulings that use them.
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