Customs recently issued a ruling on the CROSS database, that may be problematic for many importers. In H290535, a seller of merchandise provided the ten digit Harmonized Tariff classifications to their customers. The classifications did come with a caveat that the importer should verify the classification with their expert. Despite the caveat, Customs held that providing tariff codes to third parties (even if the tariff codes were for the merchandise they were selling to their own customers) was performing “customs business” and therefore must be carried out by a licensed customs broker.
GDLSK Secures ADD Wins in DOC Aluminum Extrusions Investigations
In the Department of Commerce’s ongoing antidumping duty investigations of aluminum extrusions, GDLSK successfully represented three foreign producers/exporters, securing low preliminary ADD rates for all. Specifically: In Malaysia, our client Genesis Aluminum