On: July 1, 2020     By: Lisa Nemer

NAFTA Preference Criteria, Producer, and Net Cost

When completing the NAFTA Certificate of Origin, it's often columns 7, 8 and 9—Preference Criteria, Producer and Net Cost—that confuse people. But it's those columns that are really the meat of the form. They determine whether or not your goods deserve preferential duty treatment.

On: February 24, 2020     By: Lisa Nemer

Harmonized System vs. Export Control Classification Numbers

There are different ways you can classify your goods for import and export. Sometimes governments classify goods on the basis of their objective characteristics. Sometimes they classify them based on their use. This article compares two types of government classifications: HS and ECCN.

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