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DESCRIPTION:U.S.\nCustoms and Border Protection’s Office of Trade’s Nationa
 l Commodity Specialist\nDivision (NCSD) is hosting the following webinars 
 in the month of August as a\npart of the 2026 NCSD webinar series.To\nregi
 ster for these free webinars\, click on the registration link for the\ncoo
 rdinating webinar below. All registrants will receive the link for the\nwe
 binar on their confirmation email and in email via this email address on t
 he\nmorning of the scheduled webinar. Entry into the webinar is on a first
 -come\,\nfirst-served basis as seats are limited. After the live event\, t
 his and other\npreviously recorded webinars will be available for replay a
 t Trade\nOutreach Webinars | U.S. Customs and Border Protection (cbp.gov).
  These\nwebinars are a part of CBP’s Continuing Education program.NCSD’s\n
 August Webinar Schedule:Wednesday\,\nAugust 5\, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. ET: Into
 \nthe Future with the General Rules of Interpretation – The “Into the Futu
 re with the\nGeneral Rules of Interpretation” is part of the 2026 Educatio
 ns Commodity\nSpecific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Spe
 cialist Division\,\nRegulations and Rulings\, Office of Trade. The webinar
  will provide an\noverview of the GRIs with a focus on using them to class
 ify future products.Tuesday\,\nAugust 11\, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. ET: Innovatio
 n\nin Handbags\, Travel Bags\, and Luggage – The “Innovation in Handbags\,
  Travel Bags\, and\nLuggage” is part of the 2026 Educations Commodity Spec
 ific Webinar Series\nhosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division\
 , Regulations and Rulings\,\nOffice of Trade. This webinar will provide an
  overview of innovations in\nhandbags\, travel bags\, and luggage. It will
  also discuss classification\nconsiderations related to these products. Th
 ursday\,\nAugust 13\, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. ET: Women’s\nSuits and Ensembles –
 \nThe “Women’s Suits and Ensembles” is part of the 2026 Educations Commodi
 ty\nSpecific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Di
 vision\,\nRegulations and Rulings\, Office of Trade. This webinar will be 
 discussing\nwomen’s suits and ensembles\, the features of both\, and the q
 uestions we often\nget on these garments. Our focus will be on Note 3 of C
 hapters 61 and 62.Friday\,\nAugust 14\, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. ET: The\nClassif
 ication of Steel Bars and Rods in Chapter 72 – “The Classification of Stee
 l Bars\nand Rods in Chapter 72” is part of the 2026 Educations Commodity S
 pecific\nWebinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Divisi
 on\,\nRegulations and Rulings\, Office of Trade. This webinar distinguishe
 s between\ndifferent types of bars and rods\, including the key legal note
 s\, product\ndefinitions\, and the major headings used for classification.
 Wednesday\,\nAugust 26\, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. ET: Mattresses\nand Cushions: H
 ybrids &amp\; More of Heading 9404 – The “Mattresses and Cushions:\nHybrid
 s &amp\; More of Heading 9404” is part of the 2026 Educations Commodity\nS
 pecific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Divisio
 n\,\nRegulations and Rulings\, Office of Trade. This webinar will cover th
 e\nclassification of mattresses and cushions of heading 9404 and how\nclas
 sification is determined for more complex items such as hybrids\, pneumati
 c\nitems\, and bed-in-the-box items. We will examine the legal notes\, pre
 viously\nissued rulings and court cases that guide our classification of t
 hese products.\nThursday\,\nAugust 27\, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. ET: Counter-Bala
 nce:\nSurfaces of Chapters 68 and 70 –\nThe “Counter-Balance: Surfaces of 
 Chapters 68 and 70” is part of the 2026\nEducations Commodity Specific Web
 inar Series hosted by the National Commodity\nSpecialist Division\, Regula
 tions and Rulings\, Office of Trade. This\nwebinar will discuss the classi
 fication of\, and AD/CVD scopes related to\,\nmanufactured surface product
 s of Chapters 68 and 70. Friday\,\nAugust 28\, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. ET: Waddi
 ng\,\nGauze\, Bandages\, and Similar Articles – The “Wadding\, Gauze\, Ban
 dages\, and Similar Articles”\nis part of the 2026 Educations Commodity Sp
 ecific Webinar Series hosted by the\nNational Commodity Specialist Divisio
 n\, Regulations and Rulings\, Office of\nTrade. This webinar will focus on
  the primary factors to consider when\nclassifying products under heading 
 3005: medical use\, wound treatment\, the\npresence of pharmaceutical subs
 tances\, and packing.If you\nhave any questions about this webinar\, pleas
 e contact OTRwebinars@cbp.dhs.gov.If you\nwould like to be added to our di
 stribution list or opt out of receiving these\nnotifications\, please emai
 l TradeRelations@cbp.dhs.gov.
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SUMMARY:CBP Webinar: Into the Future with the General Rules of Interpretati
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>U.S.\nCustoms and Border Protection’s Offic
 e of Trade’s National Commodity Specialist\nDivision (NCSD) is hosting the
  following webinars in the month of August as a\npart of the 2026 NCSD web
 inar series.</p><p>To\nregister for these free webinars\, click on the reg
 istration link for the\ncoordinating webinar below. All registrants will r
 eceive the link for the\nwebinar on their confirmation email and in email 
 via this email address on the\nmorning of the scheduled webinar. Entry int
 o the webinar is on a first-come\,\nfirst-served basis as seats are limite
 d. After the live event\, this and other\npreviously recorded webinars wil
 l be available for replay at <a href="https://urldefense.us/v3/__https:/ww
 w.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/webinars__\;!!BClRuOV5cvtbuNI!C3z28
 lKoE0YS3o7q8UHwF1Zk71PHkYVNVylgHyzX5PXDq9wo7Tl2-8HO11kZ6y8eKirck2DOKuTGNHK
 z7qMdCvY6G8EjZwgbqNt-b1Q$">Trade\nOutreach Webinars | U.S. Customs and Bor
 der Protection (cbp.gov)</a>. </p><p>These\nwebinars are a part of CBP’s C
 ontinuing Education program.</p><p>N<strong><span style="text-decoration: 
 underline">CSD’s\nAugust Webinar Schedule:</span></strong></p><p><strong><
 /strong><strong>Wednesday\,\nAugust 5\, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. ET: <a href="htt
 ps://inevent.com/en/WebinarUSCustomsandBorderProtection-1739306113/General
 RulesofInterpretation/hotsite.php">Into\nthe Future with the General Rules
  of Interpretation</a> </strong>– The “Into the Future with the\nGeneral R
 ules of Interpretation” is part of the 2026 Educations Commodity\nSpecific
  Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division\,\nRe
 gulations and Rulings\, Office of Trade. The webinar will provide an\nover
 view of the GRIs with a focus on using them to classify future products.</
 p><p><strong>Tuesday\,\nAugust 11\, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. ET: <a href="https:/
 /inevent.com/en/WebinarUSCustomsandBorderProtection-1739306113/HandbagsTra
 velBagsandLuggage/hotsite.php">Innovation\nin Handbags\, Travel Bags\, and
  Luggage</a> </strong>– The “Innovation in Handbags\, Travel Bags\, and\nL
 uggage” is part of the 2026 Educations Commodity Specific Webinar Series\n
 hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division\, Regulations and Rul
 ings\,\nOffice of Trade. This webinar will provide an overview of innovati
 ons in\nhandbags\, travel bags\, and luggage. It will also discuss classif
 ication\nconsiderations related to these products. </p><p><strong></strong
 ><strong>Thursday\,\nAugust 13\, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. ET: <a href="https://in
 event.com/en/WebinarUSCustomsandBorderProtection-1739306113/WomensSuitsand
 Ensembles/hotsite.php">Women’s\nSuits and Ensembles</a> </strong>–\nThe “W
 omen’s Suits and Ensembles” is part of the 2026 Educations Commodity\nSpec
 ific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division\,
 \nRegulations and Rulings\, Office of Trade. This webinar will be discussi
 ng\nwomen’s suits and ensembles\, the features of both\, and the questions
  we often\nget on these garments. Our focus will be on Note 3 of Chapters 
 61 and 62.</p><p><strong>Friday\,\nAugust 14\, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. ET: <a hr
 ef="https://inevent.com/en/WebinarUSCustomsandBorderProtection-1739306113/
 SteelBarsandRodsinChapter72/hotsite.php">The\nClassification of Steel Bars
  and Rods in Chapter 72</a> </strong>– “The Classification of Steel Bars\n
 and Rods in Chapter 72” is part of the 2026 Educations Commodity Specific\
 nWebinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division\,\nRe
 gulations and Rulings\, Office of Trade. This webinar distinguishes betwee
 n\ndifferent types of bars and rods\, including the key legal notes\, prod
 uct\ndefinitions\, and the major headings used for classification.</p><p><
 strong>Wednesday\,\nAugust 26\, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. ET: <a href="https://ine
 vent.com/en/WebinarUSCustomsandBorderProtection-1739306113/MattressesandCu
 shions/hotsite.php">Mattresses\nand Cushions: Hybrids &amp\; More of Headi
 ng 9404</a> </strong>– The “Mattresses and Cushions:\nHybrids &amp\; More 
 of Heading 9404” is part of the 2026 Educations Commodity\nSpecific Webina
 r Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division\,\nRegulatio
 ns and Rulings\, Office of Trade. This webinar will cover the\nclassificat
 ion of mattresses and cushions of heading 9404 and how\nclassification is 
 determined for more complex items such as hybrids\, pneumatic\nitems\, and
  bed-in-the-box items. We will examine the legal notes\, previously\nissue
 d rulings and court cases that guide our classification of these products.
 \n</p><p><strong></strong><strong>Thursday\,\nAugust 27\, 2026 at 1:30 p.m
 . ET: <a href="https://inevent.com/en/WebinarUSCustomsandBorderProtection-
 1739306113/SurfacesofChapters68and70/hotsite.php">Counter-Balance:\nSurfac
 es of Chapters 68 and 70</a> </strong>–\nThe “Counter-Balance: Surfaces of
  Chapters 68 and 70” is part of the 2026\nEducations Commodity Specific We
 binar Series hosted by the National Commodity\nSpecialist Division\, Regul
 ations and Rulings\, Office of Trade. This\nwebinar will discuss the class
 ification of\, and AD/CVD scopes related to\,\nmanufactured surface produc
 ts of Chapters 68 and 70. </p><p><strong>Friday\,\nAugust 28\, 2026 at 1:3
 0 p.m. ET: <a href="https://inevent.com/en/WebinarUSCustomsandBorderProtec
 tion-1739306113/WaddingGauzeBandages/hotsite.php">Wadding\,\nGauze\, Banda
 ges\, and Similar Articles</a> </strong>– The “Wadding\, Gauze\, Bandages\
 , and Similar Articles”\nis part of the 2026 Educations Commodity Specific
  Webinar Series hosted by the\nNational Commodity Specialist Division\, Re
 gulations and Rulings\, Office of\nTrade. This webinar will focus on the p
 rimary factors to consider when\nclassifying products under heading 3005: 
 medical use\, wound treatment\, the\npresence of pharmaceutical substances
 \, and packing.</p><p>If you\nhave any questions about this webinar\, plea
 se contact <a href="mailto:OTRwebinars@cbp.dhs.gov">OTRwebinars@cbp.dhs.go
 v</a>.</p><p>If you\nwould like to be added to our distribution list or op
 t out of receiving these\nnotifications\, please email <a href="mailto:Tra
 deRelations@cbp.dhs.gov">TradeRelations@cbp.dhs.gov</a>.</p>
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