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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, which is a lesson for anyone who trades not just with the US, but across any border: incorrect tariff codes are your liability alone, not anyone else’s.
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HS Code and Tariff Classification Software: A Practical Guide to Getting Commodity Codes Right and Keeping Them Right
A commodity code is one of the smallest decisions in your supply chain, and one of the most expensive to get wrong. Here's what classification software actually does, and how to choose one that gets it right.
EUDR introduced in Northern Ireland: why your commodity code decides your compliance
Many businesses are shipping on codes someone else chose. The EUDR is about to make that a problem in Northern Ireland — because your commodity code is what decides whether due diligence applies at all.
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.
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.
Classifying Christmas products in 2026: what the new harmonised rules mean for your tariff codes
What this Christmas tariff code guide covers:
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?
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