Customs recently issued a ruling on the CROSS database, that may be problematic for many importers. In CROSS ruling number 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.

Administration Issues List of Steel and Aluminum “Derivative” Products Subject to 25% Additional Tariff, Impacting Numerous Downstream Products
By Erik Smithweiss and Sarah Raymond On February 14, 2025, the Trump administration released the list of “derivative” products that will be subject to the 25% steel and aluminum tariffs