BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.3//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Trade’s National Commodity Specialist Division (NCSD) is hosting the following webinars in the month of April as a part of the 2025 NCSD webinar series. These webin ars are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. ET. \;To register for these free webin ars\, click on the registration link for the coordinating webinar below. A ll registrants will receive the link for the webinar on their confirmation email\, but entry into the webinar is on a first-come\, first-served basi s as seats are limited. After the live event\, this and other previously r ecorded webinars will be available for replay at \;Trade Outreach Webi nars | U.S. Customs and Border Protection (cbp.gov). \;These webinars are a part of CBP’s continuing education program. \;NCSD’s April Webin ar Schedule: \;Tuesday\, April 1\, 2025: \;What is “Packed” in Hea ding 3923? \;– The “What is “Packed” into Heading 3923?” is part of th e 2025 Education’s Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the Nationa l Commodity Specialist Division\, Regulations and Rulings\, Office of Trad e. \;This webinar will discuss classification in heading 3923. Heading 3923 covers plastic articles for the conveyance and packing of goods as w ell as stoppers\, lids\, caps\, and other closures\, of plastics. \;Fr iday\, April 11\, 2025: \;Chapter 61: Let's Do it Again… It’s All Abou t the Knit Blouse \;– \;The “Let's Do it Again... It’s All About t he Knit Blouse” is part of the 2025 Education’s Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division\, Regulations and Rulings\, Office of Trade. \;This webinar focuses on what is cons idered knit blouses. \;Tuesday\, April 15\, 2025: \;Classification of Heading 8508 Vacuum Cleaners \;– \;The “Classification of Head ing 8508 Vacuum Cleaners” is part of the 2025 Educations Commodity Specifi c Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division\, Re gulations and Rulings\, Office of Trade. \;The webinar will explain th e classification of vacuum cleaners of heading 8508 with case study approa ch. It will also discuss the exclusion issues on certain Chinese-origin va cuum cleaners under Section 301 remedies.Wednesday\, April 16\, 2025:  \;A Review of Required Info Pertaining to Headings 8519-8529 \;– The “ A Review of Required Info Pertaining to Headings 8519-8529” is part of the 2025 Education’s Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division\, Regulations and Rulings\, Office of Trade . \;This webinar will review the important information to look at when classifying articles of headings 8519 through 8529\, to avoid circumventi ng duty rates and section 301 duties\, as well as the necessary steps to e xpedite country of origin and classification ruling requests relating to t hese headings. Additionally\, we will review common misclassification and definitions of specific terms in the tariff\, including sound and video re producing and recording\, FPD\, television and radiobroadcasting transmiss ion\, TV cameras\, digital cameras\, video recorders\, radio navigational aid\, radio remote control\, radiobroadcasting receivers\, monitors\, proj ectors\, and reception apparatus for television.Tuesday\, April 22\, 2025:  \;Seeing the Light: Optical Elements in Headings 9001-9005 \;–&nb sp\;The “Seeing the Light: Optical Elements in Headings 9001-9005” is part of the 2025 Education’s Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the N ational Commodity Specialist Division\, Regulations and Rulings\, Office o f Trade. \;The webinar will focus on the beginning of Chapter 90 with a primary focus on how to classify optical elements and devices covered by the headings. This will cover definitions and the appropriate manufacturi ng processes involved in classification therein. There are extensive duty implications with misclassifications that will aid in CBP balancing fair t rade.Wednesday\, April 23\, 2025: \;Laminated Safety Glass: Windshield s\, Subheading 7007.21 \;– \;The “Laminated Safety Glass: Windshie lds\, Subheading 7007.21” is part of the 2025 Education’s Commodity Specif ic Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division\, R egulations and Rulings\, Office of Trade. \;This webinar will focus on what should classify under subheading of 7007.21Thursday\, April 24\, 202 5: \;Going with The Flow: Pipes\, Tubes\, and Hollow Profiles \;–& nbsp\;The “Going with The Flow: Pipes\, Tubes\, and Hollow Profiles” is pa rt of the 2025 Education’s Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division\, Regulations and Rulings\, Office of Trade. \;This webinar focuses on the understanding how the classif ications of steel pipes\, tubes\, and hollow profiles are organized in lay men’s terms.Tuesday\, April 29\, 2025: \;Heading 8477: Machines for Wo rking Rubber or Plastics \;– \;The “Heading 8477: Machines for Wor king Rubber or Plastics” is part of the 2025 Education’s Commodity Specifi c Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division\, Re gulations and Rulings\, Office of Trade. \;The webinar will cover vari ous machinery for working plastic and rubber\, covered by HTSUS Heading 84 77\, including injection molding machines\, blow molding machines\, vacuum molding machines\, and extruders. \; This presentation will also focu s on the meaning of the term “working” the material and discuss common mis classification issues in this context. \;If you have any questions abo ut this webinar\, please contact \;OTRwebinars@cbp.dhs.gov. \;&nbs p\; DTEND:20250415T183000Z DTSTAMP:20260417T125430Z DTSTART:20250415T173000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:CBP Webinar: Classification of Heading 8508 Vacuum Cleaners UID:RFCALITEM639120272709440331 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Trade’s National Commodity Specialist Division (NCSD) is hosting the f ollowing webinars in the month of April as a part of the 2025 NCSD webinar series. These webinars are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. ET.

 \;To re gister for these free webinars\, click on the registration link for the co ordinating webinar below. All registrants will receive the link for the we binar on their confirmation email\, but entry into the webinar is on a fir st-come\, first-served basis as seats are limited. After the live event\, this and other previously recorded webinars will be available for replay a t \;Trade Outreach Webinars | U.S. Customs and Border Protection (cbp.go v).

 \;These webinars are a part of CBP’s continuing educati on program.

 \;NCSD’s April Webinar Schedule:

 \;Tuesday\, April 1\, 2025: \;What is “Packed” in Heading 3923?&nb sp\;– The “What is “Packed” into Heading 3923?” is part of the 2025 Educat ion’s Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity S pecialist Division\, Regulations and Rulings\, Office of Trade. \;This webinar will discuss classification in heading 3923. Heading 3923 covers plastic articles for the conveyance and packing of goods as well as stoppe rs\, lids\, caps\, and other closures\, of plastics.

 \; Friday\, April 11\, 2025: \;Chapter 61: Let's Do it Again… It’s All About t he Knit Blouse \;– \;The “Let's Do it Again... It’s All About the Knit Blouse” is part of the 2025 Education’s Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division\, Regulations and Rulings\, Off ice of Trade. \;This webinar focuses on what is considered knit blouse s.

 \;Tuesday\, April 15\, 2025: \;Classification of Heading 8508 Vacuum Clean ers \;– \;The “Classification of Heading 8508 Vacuum Cleaners” is part of the 202 5 Educations Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Comm odity Specialist Division\, Regulations and Rulings\, Office of Trade.&nbs p\;The webinar will explain the classification of vacuum cleaners of headi ng 8508 with case study approach. It will also discuss the exclusion issue s on certain Chinese-origin vacuum cleaners under Section 301 remedies.

Wednesday\, April 16\, 2025: \;A Review of Required Info Pertaining to Headings 851 9-8529 \;– The “A Review of Required Info Pertaining to H eadings 8519-8529” is part of the 2025 Education’s Commodity Specific Webi nar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division\, Regulati ons and Rulings\, Office of Trade. \;This webinar will review the impo rtant information to look at when classifying articles of headings 8519 th rough 8529\, to avoid circumventing duty rates and section 301 duties\, as well as the necessary steps to expedite country of origin and classificat ion ruling requests relating to these headings. Additionally\, we will rev iew common misclassification and definitions of specific terms in the tari ff\, including sound and video reproducing and recording\, FPD\, televisio n and radiobroadcasting transmission\, TV cameras\, digital cameras\, vide o recorders\, radio navigational aid\, radio remote control\, radiobroadca sting receivers\, monitors\, projectors\, and reception apparatus for tele vision.

Tuesday\, April 22\, 2025: \;Seeing the Light: Optical Elements in He adings 9001-9005 \;– \;The “Seeing the Light: Optical Elements in Headings 9001-9 005” is part of the 2025 Education’s Commodity Specific Webinar Series hos ted by the National Commodity Specialist Division\, Regulations and Ruling s\, Office of Trade. \;The webinar will focus on the beginning of Chap ter 90 with a primary focus on how to classify optical elements and device s covered by the headings. This will cover definitions and the appropriate manufacturing processes involved in classification therein. There are ext ensive duty implications with misclassifications that will aid in CBP bala ncing fair trade.

Wednesday\, April 23\, 2025: \;Laminated Safety Glass: Wind shields\, Subheading 7007.21 \;– \;The “Laminated Safety Glass: Windshields\, Sub heading 7007.21” is part of the 2025 Education’s Commodity Specific Webina r Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division\, Regulation s and Rulings\, Office of Trade. \;This webinar will focus on what sho uld classify under subheading of 7007.21

Thursday\, Apri l 24\, 2025: \;Going wit h The Flow: Pipes\, Tubes\, and Hollow Profiles \;– \ ;The “Going with The Flow: P ipes\, Tubes\, and Hollow Profiles” is part of the 2025 Education’s Commod ity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Di vision\, Regulations and Rulings\, Office of Trade. \;This webinar foc uses on the understanding how the classifications of steel pipes\, tubes\, and hollow profiles are organized in laymen’s terms.

Tu esday\, April 29\, 2025: \;Heading 8477: Machines for Working Rubber or Plastics \;– \;The “Heading 8477: Machines for Wo rking Rubber or Plastics” is part of the 2025 Education’s Commodity Specif ic Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division\, R egulations and Rulings\, Office of Trade. \;The webinar will cover var ious machinery for working plastic and rubber\, covered by HTSUS Heading 8 477\, including injection molding machines\, blow molding machines\, vacuu m molding machines\, and extruders. \; This presentation will also foc us on the meaning of the term “working” the material and discuss common mi sclassification issues in this context.

 \;If you have any q uestions about this webinar\, please contact \;OTRwebinars@cbp.dhs.gov. \;

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