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TARIFFCLEAR GUIDES

Import duty, in plain English.

The classification and duty questions importers actually search for — worked with real math from the CBP rulings and the live USITC schedule our advisory engine runs on. No fluff, honest caveats, and where the answer is "it depends," it says on what.

CLASSIFICATION

How HTS classification actually works

The General Rules of Interpretation in order, why the ten-digit code is chosen the way it is, and why "precedent-first" beats guessing.

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DUTY STACK

The 2026 tariff stack, explained

Base rate + Section 122 surcharge + MPF + the 301/232 overlay — what stacks on top of what, in dollars, with the sunset math.

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FTA

Claiming KORUS on Korean-origin goods

What the FTA actually zeroes, the MPF exemption most importers miss, the rule-of-origin check, and how to claim it on the entry.

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REFUNDS

Getting overpaid duty back (PSC & protest)

Post-Summary Correction vs. a §514 protest, the deadlines that kill a claim, and the $166B struck-down-tariff refund screen.

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COMPLIANCE

The reasonable-care checklist, mapped

What CBP's Informed Compliance actually asks of importers, the five-year lookback, and the written record that answers a CF-28.

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WORKED EXAMPLE

What HTS code is an LED face mask?

The classic 8543 vs. 6307 split, worked end to end from real CBP rulings — a 7% swing on the exact same product.

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