Harmonized system codes: Why import classification hits your dock
An importer files a CAD with the wrong 10-digit harmonized system code, and their container sits exam-flagged on the dock for three working days. The broker didn't catch it in PARS. CBSA did. By the time the classification is corrected and duties are recalculated, the importer is looking at a $12,000 duty adjustment and a compressed delivery window. We see versions of this every week at FENGYE LOGISTICS.