WHAT HARMONIZED SYSTEM OR SCHEDULE B NUMBERS APPLY TO REPAIRS?
The Harmonized System (HS) numbers that apply to repairs are 9801 and 9802 as well as Schedule B number 9801.10. These classifications are important both for duty and tax determinations and for trade statistics. Proper classification ensures the importer will not be responsible for full duties and taxes on the item but only on the value of the repair. For trade statistics, using the 9801 and 9802 headings will ensure the U.S. Census Bureau includes only the repair value in the trade statistics and will not double-count the item. U.S. companies importing items to be repaired from a foreign buyer should instruct their customers to use HS number 9801.00.1012 on their shipping documentation. After the U.S. company repairs the item and is ready to re-export, it should use Schedule B number 9801.10.0000. HOW SHOULD THE SHIPPERS EXPORT DECLARATION (SED) BE COMPLETED TO PROPERLY REFLECT REPAIR TO AN ITEM? When a good is returned by a foreign buyer to the U.S. manufacturer for repairs, fixed, a
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