{"id":1783,"date":"2013-08-20T17:39:07","date_gmt":"2013-08-20T22:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/?p=1783"},"modified":"2013-08-20T17:39:07","modified_gmt":"2013-08-20T22:39:07","slug":"reasonable-care-checklist-tariff-classification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/2013\/08\/20\/reasonable-care-checklist-tariff-classification\/","title":{"rendered":"Reasonable Care Checklist &#8211; Tariff Classification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/USCUSTOMflag-d128.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1672\" alt=\"USCUSTOMflag-d128\" src=\"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/USCUSTOMflag-d128.jpg\" width=\"134\" height=\"85\" \/><\/a>Reasonable care is an explicit responsibility on the part of the importer.<\/p>\n<p>Here is\u00a0the\u00a0next Reasonable Care checklist.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Merchandise Description &amp; Tariff Classification\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Basic Question: Do you know what you ordered, where it was made, and what it is made of?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div align=\"LEFT\">Have you provided a complete, accurate description of your merchandise to CBP\u00a0in accordance with 19 U.S.C. 1481? (Also, see 19 CFR\u00a0141.87 and 19 CFR 141.89 for special merchandise description requirements.)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"LEFT\">Have you provided CBP with the correct tariff classification of your merchandise in accordance with 19 U.S.C. 1484?<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"LEFT\">Have you obtained a CBP\u00a0ruling regarding the description of your merchandise or its tariff classification (see 19 CFR\u00a0Part 177)? If so, have you followed the ruling and apprised appropriate CBP officials of those facts?<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"LEFT\">Where merchandise description or tariff classification information is not immediately available, have you established a reliable procedure for obtaining it and providing it to CBP?<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"LEFT\">Have you participated in a CBP classification of your merchandise in order to get it properly described and classified?<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"LEFT\">Have you consulted the tariff schedules, CBP\u00a0informed compliance publications, court cases or CBP rulings to help you properly describe and classify the merchandise?<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"LEFT\">Have you consulted with an expert (e.g., lawyer, customs broker, accountant, customs consultant) to assist in the description and\/or classification of the merchandise?<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"LEFT\">If you are claiming a conditionally free or special tariff classification or provision for your merchandise (e.g., GSP, HTS Item 9802, NAFTA), how have you verified that the merchandise qualifies for such status? Do you have the documentation necessary to support the claim? If making a NAFTA preference claim, do you have a NAFTA certificate of origin in your possession?<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"LEFT\">Is the nature of your merchandise such that a laboratory analysis or other specialized procedure is advised for proper description and classification?<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>Have\u00a0you developed reliable procedures to maintain and produce the required entry documentation and supporting information?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>NOTE: The\u00a0Reasonable Care Checklists are only a guide from CBP.<\/p>\n<p>For more information: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/linkhandler\/cgov\/newsroom\/publications\/trade\/iius.ctt\/iius.pdf\">A Guide for Commercial Importers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Stay-Tuned\u00a0 for the next\u00a0Reasonable Care Checklist!!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reasonable care is an explicit responsibility on the part of the importer. 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