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CPB Webinar: Coated and Laminated Garments of Headings 6113 and 6210

19 March, 2024, 10 30 AM-2 30 PM

U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s National Commodity Specialist Division (NCSD) is hosting a webinar on Tuesday, March 19, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. EST titled Coated and Laminated Garments of Headings 6113 and 6210. The webinar is part of the 2024 NCSD webinar series and will cover how to classify garments that are coated or laminated with plastic, how to tell if the fabric meets this classification of heading 5903, and what it means to be “made up” for the purposes of classifying apparel within headings 6113 and 6210.

To register for this free webinar, click here.  All registrants will receive the link for the webinar the day before the event, but entry into the webinar is on a first-come, first-served basis as seats are limited. After the live event, this and other previously recorded webinars will be available for replay at Trade Outreach Webinars | U.S. Customs and Border Protection (cbp.gov). 

If you have any questions about this webinar, please contact TradeEvents@cbp.dhs.gov.