CBP Announces Grace Period for Implementation of 2007 Changes to HTS
To facilitate the need for an easier transition to the World Customs Organization (WCO) 2007 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. (HTSUS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced a 17 day grace period to U.S. importers to assist in the HTSUS conversion. The 17 day grace period, which will begin on February 3, 2007 and ends on the close of business on February 20, 2007, pertains to:
CBP expects internal classification related updates will be completedall customs brokers to have their ABI software updates to be installed and ready for use on February 3, 2007 and expects importers to have all of their internal classifications to be finalized on February 20, 2007.
The 2007 version of the HTSUS that will go into effect on February 3, 2007 can be found at the following link: www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/bychapter/index.htm.
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