2. General Rules of Interpretation (GRI) Part One
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3. Importance A 95% Classification Rate is Expected
Example of Product Activity
Machines = 80%
Machine Parts = 20%
Classify the machinery to get a high %
Class parts ranked by volume to get a high %
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4. General Rule of Interpretation One (Very Important )
THE TITLES OF SECTIONS, CHAPTERS AND SUB-CHAPTERS ARE PROVIDED FOR EASE OF REFERENCE ONLY; FOR LEGAL PURPOSES, CLASSIFICATION SHALL BE DETERMINED ACCORDING TO THE TERMS OF THE HEADINGS AND ANY RELATIVE SECTION OR CHAPTER NOTES AND, PROVIDED SUCH HEADINGS OR NOTES DO NOT OTHERWISE REQUIRE, ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS.
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5. Reasonable Care What is Reasonable Care?
Prudent Businessman Rule in law.
What an ordinary person would do.
If you are an importer and Classification
is important factor, then you would do it.
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6. Class ?
What is the CLASSIFICATION for red steel livestock identification ear tags engraved with numbers?
A. 9817
B. 3926
C. 7326
D. 4911
E. 8310
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7. NOTES 9817 is excluded by note 2(s)
SUBCHAPTER XVII OTHER SPECIAL CLASSIFICATION PROVISIONS
U.S. Notes
2. The provisions of headings and do not apply to: (s) articles provided for in chapter 83;
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