What is a CBP ruling?

A CBP ruling is an official decision issued by U.S. Customs and Border Protection that interprets how goods should be classified under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS). Rulings cover tariff classification, country of origin, valuation, marking requirements, and trade program eligibility. They are legally binding on CBP for the specific transaction they address and serve as persuasive precedent for similar goods.

How do I search CBP CROSS for rulings?

Enter a keyword, HTS code, or ruling number in the search box above to query the CROSS (Customs Rulings Online Search System) database. The database contains over 220,000 rulings. You can search by product description (e.g., "steel pipe"), tariff code (e.g., "7208.51"), ruling number (e.g., "N123456"), or trade agreement terms (e.g., "USMCA automotive").

What is the difference between NY and HQ rulings?

NY (New York) rulings are classification decisions issued by CBP's National Commodity Specialist Division and address how specific goods should be classified under the HTS. HQ (Headquarters) rulings are binding decisions from CBP Headquarters that cover classification, valuation, and country of origin, and carry greater legal weight. There are also W rulings for USMCA/NAFTA origin determinations and H rulings for internal advice from field offices.

How are tariff classification rulings used?

Importers, customs brokers, and trade attorneys cite CBP rulings to support their classification positions when entering goods into the United States. Rulings provide binding precedent for the specific transaction and persuasive precedent for similar goods, helping establish the correct HTS code, duty rate, and eligibility for preferential trade programs.

CBP Rulings Search

Search 220,000+ classification decisions from the CBP CROSS (Customs Rulings Online Search System) database. Rulings explain how CBP classifies goods under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, providing binding precedent for importers, customs brokers, and trade compliance teams.

41,113 rulings found for “HQ”

112927Carriershq

Vessel Repair; Petition for Review; Modification; Vessel Repair Entry: 559-1237243-4 Date of Arrival: September 4, 1991 Port of Arrival: Boston, Massachusetts Vessel: ILE DE FRANCE V-39

112942Carriershq

Vessel Repair; 19 U.S.C. 1466; 19 U.S.C. 1466(d)(2); 19 U.S.C. 1466(h)(2); Entry No. C15-0019391-2; Application; S.S. ROVER, V-83

112948Carriershq

Vessel Repair; 19 U.S.C. 1466; Petition; SEA-LAND INDEPENDENCE, V-142/165; Vessel Repair Entry No. C27-00882357- 1; Instruments of International Traffic; Modification;Survey and Inspection; Cleaning

112965Carriershq

Vessel Repair; 19 U.S.C. 1466; Protest; M/V PRESIDENT POLK,V- 29; Entry No. C27-0054168-6; Modification; Warranty; Overhead

223155Entryhq

Protest #4503-90-100028 concerning the denial of samecondition drawback; 19 U.S.C. 1313(j)(1); 19 CFR 191.141(a)(2).

223846Drawback and Conditionally Free Merchandisehq

Internal advice request; Same condition drawback; 19 U.S.C.1313(j)(1); Vessel Equipment; 19 U.S.C. 1446; 19 U.S.C. 1309;Exporter's summary procedures

224107Entry/Drawbackhq

Application for Further Review of Protest No. 2809-91-101693; Request to Amend Original Drawback Claims; Request Made Beyond Three Years of Exportation of Drawback Article; 19 CFR 191.61; 19 CFR 191.64

224123Drawbackhq

Substitution Same Condition Duty Drawback Under the UnitedStates-Canada Free Trade Agreement (CFTA); 19 U.S.C. 1313(j)(2);19 U.S.C. 1313(n); Article 404 of the CFTA; Sections 204(a) and204(c) of the United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement Imple-mentation Act of 1988, Pub. L. No. 100-449, September 28, 1988

224133Entryhq

Ruling request concerning substitution same conditiondrawback on merchandise marketed specifically towards foreignersvisiting the U.S.; 19 U.S.C. 1313(j)(2); 19 CFR 191.141(h);Central Soya Co., Inc. v. United States, 761 F. Supp. 133 (CIT1991); 26 Cust. Bull. 7 (October 21, 1992).

224198Foreign Trade Zones/Manufacturing Drawbackhq

Ruling request on the eligibility of duty-paid crude entered for consumption in privileged foreign status from a FTZ refinery to be designated as a basis for a substitution manufacturing drawback claim under 19 U.S.C. 1313(b); 19 U.S.C. 1313(b); 19 U.S.C. 81c; C.S.D. 83-85; C.S.D. 85-33; C.S.D. 85-49

224210Entryhq

Protest and Application for Further Review No. 3801-92- 100200; 19 U.S.C. 1520(c); 19 U.S.C. 1671f(b)(2); 19 U.S.C. 1671e(a)(3); refund of countervailing duties together with interest; modification of reliquidation

224237Warehousehq

Request for Internal Advice; Multiple Storage Locationsfor Bonded FIFO Merchandise; C.S.D. 83-63; C.D. 3260-11 A(4);Bonded Warehouse Manuel, section 6.6; 19 CFR 19.12(b)(6); C.D.3260-11 F(1) & F(2); 19 CFR 19.4; 19 CFR 161.1.

224256Liquidationhq

Application for Further Review of Protest No: 1001-1-108295; Denial of 19 U.S.C. 1520(c)(1) Petition

224269ENTRYhq

Request for Internal Advice Concerning Assessment ofMerchandise Processing Fee on Duty-Free Merchandise Withdrawnfrom Customs Bonded Warehouse for Exportation.

224283Conditionally Free Merchandisehq

Steel coils; Temporary importation bond; silicon electricalsteel; Subchapter XIII, U.S. Note 1(a); 19 CFR 10.31 - 10.40; 19CFR 141.90; 19 CFR 141.103; Subchapter XIII, U.S. Note 1(c); 19CFR 10.39(d)(1); Subchapter XIII, U.S. Note 2(b); Subheading7204.30.00; "waste and scrap"; Section XV, note 6(a).

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224296Entryhq

Protest and Application for Further Review No. 3126-92- 100017; Interest Due on Vessel Repair Entry; 19 U.S.C. 1466; 19 U.S.C. 1505; Notice of Liquidation

224302Protesthq

Protest for further review number 2904-92-100180; protestnumber 2904-92-100160; 19 U.S.C. 1520(c); San Francisco NewspaperPrinting Co. v. U.S.; 19 CFR 174.1(b); further review; 19 U.S.C.1515(b); accelerated disposition; 19 CFR 174.22(a); 19 CFR174.22(d).

224402Drawbackhq

Assembly of wooden boxes; 19 U.S.C. 1313(a); "manu- facturedor produced"; C.S.D. 79-40; Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association v.U.S.; 19 U.S.C. 1313(j)(1); exportation; 19 CFR 101.1(k); U.S. v.The National Sugar Refining Co.; C.S.D. 81-143; 31 Op. Attys.Gen. 1.

224440Liquidationhq

Application for Further Review of Protest 4909-92-100135; GSP Form A; Incomplete Form; Claimed Inadvertence; 19 U.S.C. 1520(c)(1)

224478Protesthq

Protest for further review number 2704-92-100103; tele-visions; Antidumping Duty Order A-588-015; 54 Fed. Reg. 35,517;19 U.S.C. 1514(a)(2); 19 U.S.C. 1677h; C.S.D. 82-46; 19 U.S.C.1514(c)(2)(A); 19 CFR 141.1(a); "accrued"; 19 CFR 353.37; Smith-Corona v. U.S.; foreign market value; U.S. price; 19 U.S.C.1677a.

224636Entryhq

Right to make entry; 19 U.S.C. 1484

224652Liquidationhq

Refund of duties prior to liquidation due to clerical error;19 U.S.C. 1520(a)(4); 19 CFR 173.4a; 19 CFR 173.4; 19 U.S.C.1520(c)(1); "clerical error"; "mistake of fact"; "inadvertence".

224710Liquidationhq

Protest for further review number 3004-92-100193; carbonsteel plate from Japan; Kobe; Antidumping duty order A-588-067;19 U.S.C. 1504(d); Canadian Fur Trappers Corp. v. U.S.; AmericanPermac, Inc. v. U.S.; interest on antidumping duties; Timken Co.,v. U.S.

224715Drawbackhq

Internal Advice Request; fungibility of bearings; substitution same condition drawback; 19 U.S.C. 1313(j)(2); 19 CFR 191.2(l); Guess? Inc. v. United States

224778Liquidationhq

Protest and Application for Further Review No. 2002-93-100105; deemed liquidation by operation of law; 19 U.S.C. 1504

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