The Trade Compliance Blueprint Miniseries – Part II: Classification

One HS code decides your duty rate, your admissibility, your CUSMA eligibility, and whether a CBSA review goes your way. Get it wrong once and every entry after it carries the same risk.

In 30 minutes, Erol Özberk and Andrew Simkins break down what a defensible classification program actually looks like — the General Rules of Interpretation applied in order, the governance that keeps codes consistent, and the documentation that holds up when CBSA asks how you got there. We’ll walk a real product from spec sheet to supportable HS code, and put a number on what getting it wrong costs.

You’ll walk away knowing:

• How HS codes drive duty, admissibility and trade agreement eligibility
• The four pillars of a supportable classification program: roles, audit trails, controls, supportability
• How to apply the GIRs and essential character — and where the grey areas hide
• What a classification record needs to survive an audit
• The real cost of reassessments, penalties and duty overpayments
• Live Q&A with senior leadership