Import
We handle the full clearance of your goods, from the arrival notice to authorised release.
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Tariff classification
We determine the correct code for your product and defend the position technically before customs.
The tariff code decides how much you pay, what permits you need and which trade agreements you can use. It is the single highest-impact economic decision in the whole operation, and the most audited.
What the service includes
- Product analysis: composition, function and presentation
- Determining the code under the nomenclature in force in that country
- Applying the General Rules of Interpretation and legal notes
- Written technical opinion with regulatory grounding
- Filing an advance classification ruling with customs
- Review of historical classifications and voluntary correction
- Bulk classification of product portfolios
Step by step
How we run the service
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Technical data
We gather composition, use, manufacturing process and commercial presentation.
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Regulatory analysis
We apply the rules of interpretation and the section and chapter notes.
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Reasoned opinion
We deliver the classification with the reasoning that supports it, in writing.
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Formal ruling
Where warranted, we file for a binding classification ruling.
Frequent questions
What clients ask most
What is an advance ruling?
A binding statement from customs on how your product is classified. It gives legal certainty before you import and protects you from later reassessment.
Does one classification work in all six countries?
The first six digits match, because all six follow the Harmonized System. Beyond that they diverge: Mercosur uses the NCM, Colombia the Andean nomenclature and Mexico the TIGIE. We work in all three.
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