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General Rules of Interpretation (GRI) Part One. A 95% Classification Rate is Expected Example of Product Activity Machines = 80%. Machine Parts = 20% Classify the machinery to get a high % Class parts ranked by volume to get a high %. Importance.
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General Rules of Interpretation (GRI)Part One Customs Compliance Consulting, Inc. www.importcomply.com (704) 664 1932
A 95% Classification Rate is Expected Example of Product Activity Machines = 80% Machine Parts = 20% Classify the machinery to get a high % Class parts ranked by volume to get a high % Importance Customs Compliance Consulting, Inc. www.importcomply.com (704) 664 1932
General Rule of Interpretation One (Very Important ) • THE TITLES OF SECTIONS, CHAPTERS AND SUB-CHAPTERS ARE PROVIDED FOR EASE OF REFERENCE ONLY; FOR LEGAL PURPOSES, CLASSIFICATION SHALL BE DETERMINED ACCORDING TO THE TERMS OF THE HEADINGS AND ANY RELATIVE SECTION OR CHAPTER NOTES AND, PROVIDED SUCH HEADINGS OR NOTES DO NOT OTHERWISE REQUIRE, ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS. Customs Compliance Consulting, Inc. www.importcomply.com (704) 664 1932
Reasonable Care • What is Reasonable Care? • Prudent Businessman Rule in law. • What an ordinary person would do. • If you are an importer and Classification is important factor, then you would do it. Customs Compliance Consulting, Inc. www.importcomply.com (704) 664 1932
Class ? • What is the CLASSIFICATION for red steel livestock identification ear tags engraved with numbers? A. 9817 B. 3926 C. 7326 D. 4911 E. 8310 Customs Compliance Consulting, Inc. www.importcomply.com (704) 664 1932
NOTES • 9817 is excluded by note 2(s) • SUBCHAPTER XVII OTHER SPECIAL CLASSIFICATION PROVISIONS • U.S. Notes • 2. The provisions of headings 9817.00.50 and 9817.00.60 do not apply to: (s) articles provided for in chapter 83; Customs Compliance Consulting, Inc. www.importcomply.com (704) 664 1932