BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:Mountain Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:Mountain Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260805T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260805T130000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Classifying Your Goods Using the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (US HTS) DESCRIPTION:Correctly classifying products under the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) is one of the most important and often misunderstood responsibilities in international trade. Classification impacts duty rates\, admissibility\, free trade agreement eligibility\, partner government agency requirements\, and overall compliance risk.This practical session is designed to help importers\, exporters\, compliance professionals\, purchasing teams\, and operational staff better understand how the U.S. HTS is structured and how to approach product classification with greater confidence.Topics may include:Understanding the structure of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff ScheduleHow HTS codes impact duty rates\, tariffs\, and trade programsApplying the General Rules of Interpretation (GRIs)Reading section notes\, chapter notes\, and explanatory languageCommon classification challenges and risk areasProduct descriptions\, specifications\, and supporting documentationDetermining essential character and product compositionClassification considerations for parts\, sets\, and unfinished goodsUsing CROSS rulings and other research resourcesClassification best practices for audit readiness and internal processesPractical exercises and real-world classification examplesThis session will combine foundational concepts with practical examples to help attendees better understand how classification decisions are made\, where common mistakes occur\, and how to build more reliable internal classification processes. Instructor: X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Correctly classifying products under the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) is one of the most important and often misunderstood responsibilities in international trade. Classification impacts duty rates\, admissibility\, free trade agreement eligibility\, partner government agency requirements\, and overall compliance risk.

This practical session is designed to help importers\, exporters\, compliance professionals\, purchasing teams\, and operational staff better understand how the U.S. HTS is structured and how to approach product classification with greater confidence.

Topics may include:

Understanding the structure of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule
How HTS codes impact duty rates\, tariffs\, and trade programs
Applying the General Rules of Interpretation (GRIs)
Reading section notes\, chapter notes\, and explanatory language
Common classification challenges and risk areas
Product descriptions\, specifications\, and supporting documentation
Determining essential character and product composition
Classification considerations for parts\, sets\, and unfinished goods
Using CROSS rulings and other research resources
Classification best practices for audit readiness and internal processes
Practical exercises and real-world classification examples

This session will combine foundational concepts with practical examples to help attendees better understand how classification decisions are made\, where common mistakes occur\, and how to build more reliable internal classification processes.

Instructor:

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