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General Rules of Interpretation
(GRI)
Part One
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Importance
• A 95% Classification
Rate is Expected
• Example of Product
Activity
• Machines = 80%
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• Machine Parts =
20%
• Classify the
machinery to get a
high %
• Class parts ranked
by volume to get a
high %
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General Rule of Interpretation
One (Very Important )
1. 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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Reasonable Care
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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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Class ?
25. What is the CLASSIFICATION for red steel
livestock identification ear tags engraved
with numbers?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
9817
3926
7326
4911
8310
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NOTES
• 9817 is excluded by note 2(s)
• SUBCHAPTER XVII OTHER SPECIAL
CLASSIFICATION PROVISIONS
• U.S. Notes
• 2. The provisions of headings 9817.00.50
and 9817.00.60 do not apply to: (s) articles
provided for in chapter 83;
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