CBP Webinar: Robot Wars: HTSUS Tariff Classification of Robots
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 May as a part
of the 2026 NCSD webinar series.
To
register for these free webinars, click on the registration link for the
coordinating webinar below. All registrants will receive the link for the
webinar on their confirmation email and in email via this email address on the
morning of the scheduled webinar. 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).
These
webinars are a part of CBP’s Continuing Education program.
NCSD’s
May Webinar Schedule:
Tuesday,
May 19, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. ET: Classification
in Chapter 49, Printed Matter –
The “Classification in Chapter 49, Printed Matter” is part of the 2026
Educations Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity
Specialist Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade. This webinar is
on Classification in Chapter 49, Printed Matter will explain the tariff
language of Chapter 49, and the nuances of classifying printed matter.
Wednesday,
May 20, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. ET: Recycling
Aluminum: Sorting Through the Scrap – The “Recycling Aluminum: Sorting Through the Scrap”
is part of the 2026 Educations Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the
National Commodity Specialist Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of
Trade. This webinar will be discussing some of the newer technology used to
separate aluminum scrap from other metal scrap, as well as new uses for
recycled aluminum.
Thursday,
May 21, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. ET: Trends
in Classifying Coated Fabrics 2 –
The “Trends in Classifying Coated Fabrics 2” is part of the 2026 Educations
Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist
Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade. This webinar will focus on
the classification of certain coated fabrics in a recently released
Headquarters Ruling Letter. Each fabric will be presented as a case study
to show the variety of classifications that may present themselves with coated
fabrics.
Tuesday,
May 26, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. ET: Robot
Wars: HTSUS Tariff Classification of Robots – The “Robot Wars: HTSUS Tariff
Classification of Robots” is part of the 2026 Educations Commodity Specific
Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division,
Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade. This webinar explores how industrial
robots of 8479.50 differ from application or task-specific robots,
collaborative robots, humanoid robots, cobots, etc. We will also address
how new technologies including Artificial Intelligence, advanced sensors, and
machine vision have blurred the lines among these robotic platforms and created
classification challenges.
Wednesday,
May 27, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. ET: Gauging
Success –Apparatus of Headings 9026 and 9029 – The “Gauging Success –Apparatus
of Headings 9026 and 9029” is part of the 2026 Educations Commodity Specific
Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division,
Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade. This webinar will discuss the nuances
of classifying merchandise in headings 9026 and 9029. Each heading portion will
have specific examples of what is included and what is excluded. Case studies
will also be included to reinforce the classification logic for these headings.
Thursday,
May 28, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. ET: Other
Made-Up Textile Articles of Subheading 6307.90 Part II – The “Other Made-Up Textile
Articles of Subheading 6307.90 Part II” is part of the 2026 Educations
Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist
Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade. This webinar is a continuation
of 2025 webinar on how to classify “Other Made-Up Textile Articles of
Subheading 6307.90.9891”.
Friday,
May 29, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. ET: Classification
of Certain Electrothermic Appliance Combos – The “Classification of Certain
Electrothermic Appliance Combos” is part of the 2026 Educations Commodity
Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division,
Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade. This webinar is an overview of what
is considered an electrothermic appliance.
If you
have any questions about this webinar, please contact OTRwebinars@cbp.dhs.gov.
