Customs Classification Basics and Training for Import and Export Commodities

Author: Wen Chanzhu
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: This book is divided into two parts: the Basic Principles of Commodity Classification and the Training and Improvement Section. In terms of editorial structure, the entire book is organized into fourteen sections based on different content. To avoid confusion with the Chapters in the Harmonized System, no Chapters are set below the sections; instead, only primary headings are used. In the first ten sections, the corresponding Chapter numbers from the Harmonized System are indicated in parentheses after the primary headings for easy comparison and reference.
In terms of content arrangement, it is based on the order of the Harmonized System and is divided into ten major categories of different industries and commodity types. The Basic Principles of Commodity Classification primarily introduces the structure of the Harmonized System and its general rules, the commodity knowledge required for classification, and general techniques for classification (such as key points for classification, distinguishing between different commodities, and the classification process). Especially in the techniques section, they are as far as possible summarized in chart form to facilitate readers in comparing, analyzing, and contrasting different commodities, similar commodities, and similar commodities. The classification process is also illustrated with diagrams to make it clear at a glance.
The Training and Improvement Section is mainly designed to reinforce the knowledge learned in the Basic Principles of Commodity Classification. This section includes more than 600 commodity classification practice questions with corresponding solutions, as well as past customs broker examination questions on commodity classification and their solutions. The commodity classification practice questions follow the arrangement of the previous section and are organized by different commodity categories. For easily confused similar commodities (such as the same commodity preserved in different ways, the same commodity processed through different methods, the same commodity in different specifications, the same name but made of different materials, the same name but with different prohibited or similar uses, and the same name but with different principles), they are arranged in the same category as much as possible (although sometimes they do not fall into the same category or Chapter) to facilitate comparative analysis and deepen understanding.