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Food and Drink · Tariff Code
EU opens first anti-dumping case on Chinese Pekin duck, and UK tariff codes shift as a result
An EU anti-dumping case on Chinese duck has just moved codes across the UK poultry tariff, including some that have nothing to do with duck.
TariffTel · 03 Sept 2026
TariffTel · US Customs
US Customs is spending billions identifying wrong tariff codes
US Customs has around $3.5bn of new AI and enforcement funding, and won a record $54.4m settlement back in December 2025.
TariffTel · 10 Aug 2026
Christmas · Tariff Code
Classifying Christmas products in 2026: what the new harmonised rules mean for your tariff codes
What this Christmas tariff code guide covers:
TariffTel · 30 May 2026
Summer Products · Tariff Code
When is swimwear not swimwear according to the tariff book?
Are you swimming through a sea of regulation and HS codes when it comes to classifying popular Summer products such as swimwear?
TariffTel · 28 May 2026
Food and Drink · Food Classification
How to classify complex food products for customs
From gourmet delicacies to everyday staples, the diversity within the food industry presents a complex task when assigning the correct…
TariffTel · 15 May 2026
HS code · Compliance
Commodity code checker: which tool actually gets it right?
Search “commodity code checker” and you will get pages of options. Free tariff code lookups, AI classification tools, brokers, a long list…
TariffTel · 14 May 2026