CBP held classification webinars from May to September 2026
CBP title: National Commodity Specialist Division (NCSD) May 2026 Webinars
This message is from May 13, 2026. Later CSMS messages may have changed it. See the latest trade news
What did CBP announce?
CBP's National Commodity Specialist Division announced a series of commodity specific webinars running from May through September 2026, focused on tariff classification topics and emerging technology. The webinars covered subjects such as printed matter, aluminum scrap, coated fabrics, robots, and electrothermic appliances. Sessions were held on WebEx with links posted on CBP's website, and registration opened month by month starting in May 2026.
What is Allied's position?
This message announced educational webinars, not a rule change, so it does not affect how we file entries. Clients did not need to register or take any action, and later CSMS messages may have introduced classification guidance discussed in these sessions. Clients with questions about how a specific product was classified should ask Allied to review their entries.
General information, not legal advice.
What does the CBP message say?
The National Commodity Specialist Division NCSD), Office of Trade, is excited to present the next round of 30+ commodity-specific, educational webinars to support our internal and external stakeholders. This year, we intend to focus our webinars on the FUTURE OF TRADE: INNOVATION AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY - dedicated to rapidly changing technology, in addition to providing general classification guidance to facilitate legitimate trade.
Beginning May through September 2026, the webinars will commence at 1:30 p.m. Eastern time for approximately one hour, except for May 20, May 21, May 28, September 24, and September 28, which are scheduled at 11:00 a.m. Eastern.
We are now registering attendees for the webinars scheduled to take place during May and will proceed with monthly registrations for the remaining webinars through September. We will be using the WebEx Platform, which will provide a seamless experience for you and ensure external posting of the webinars to https://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/webinars; thus, each webinar will have its own link to sign in.
The upcoming webinar links are available at https://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/webinars. A full 2026 webinar schedule will be available soon. We look forward to your participation in an exciting and successful webinar series!
The May schedule is as follows:
19 May
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. ET
Classification in Chapter 49, Printed Matter
20 May
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET
Recycling Aluminum: Sorting Through the Scrap
21 May
Trends in Classifying Coated Fabrics 2
26 May
Robot Wars: HTSUS Tariff Classification of Robots
27 May
Gauging Success-Apparatus of Headings: 9026 and 9029
28 May
Other Made-Up Textiles of Subheadings 6307.90 Part II
29 May
Classification of Certain Electrothermic Appliance Combos