Tag: HTS Classification


  • Section 301 duty refund and recovery options. Exclusion approvals, drawback, protest filings.

  • The Oversight Gap: Why Importers Need Independent Customs Governance

    Introduction: Compliance Is Not the Same as Oversight There is a persistent misconception in the U.S. importing community that having a customs broker handle entry filings is equivalent to having a compliance program. It is not. Most U.S. importers are not willfully non-compliant. They are, however, operating without meaningful oversight of the customs processes executed…

  • When to file drawback vs refund (CAPE, protest, PSC). Decision matrix by entry type and import circumstances.

  • Auto industry tariff strategy for OEMs and Tier 1/2/3 suppliers. USMCA, Section 232 auto, EV battery content, cross-border flow.

  • Pharma industry tariff strategy. Section 232 pharma effective July 31, branded vs generics, USMCA on Mexican pharma.

  • MedTech industry tariff strategy. Section 232 MedTech investigation, FDA-CBP coordination, USMCA on Mexican MedTech.

  • Apparel industry tariff strategy. First Sale for Export, Section 301 China apparel, CAFTA-DR, Vietnam origin.

  • Electronics industry tariff strategy. Section 301 China, Section 122, semiconductor 232 outlook, Vietnam shifts.

  • Wine and spirits tariff strategy. Chapter 22 classification, FET, country-specific scenarios, USMCA on Canadian wine.

  • Coffee industry tariff strategy. HTS Chapter 9 classification, Section 122, country-specific origins, specialty vs commercial.