The 10-digit code
The full statistical line, checked against this year's schedule.
$49per product · $29 each from 5
Classify my product
Your product's 10-digit code, in writing
A licensed U.S. customs broker classifies your product against today's schedule and the CBP rulings on goods like it, and gives you the code with the reasoning. Two business days. No plan, no account.
Have a question rather than a product to file? Ask a licensed broker, free.
Price it
$49for 1 product
$49 for one product, everything included.
1 product5+ at $2925
- The 10-digit code
- The reasoning
- Rulings by number
- Duty by origin today
Sizes and colors of one construction count as one product.
The reasoning
Which headings compete, which rule decides, and the fact about your product that settles it.
The rulings behind it
The CBP rulings on goods like yours, by number, so anyone can check the work.
Duty by origin, today
The general rate and every additional duty for your country of origin on the day it is written.
What comes back
A determination you can file with
An illustration for a common product. Yours names your product, the facts that decided it, and the rulings by number.
Determination, illustration: 500 ml double-wall stainless bottle
9617.00.1000
Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete with cases; parts thereof: vessels having a capacity not exceeding 1 liter.
For a 500 ml double-wall stainless steel bottle with a vacuum between the walls, sold with its lid.
How it works
Three steps, two business days
- 1
Describe the product
What it is, what it is made of, how it is used, what it ships with. A product page or spec sheet is ideal.
- 2
A licensed broker classifies it
Checked against the schedule's rules and the CBP rulings on similar goods. Where two headings compete, the determination says which one wins and why.
- 3
It comes back in writing
Code, reasoning, rulings by number, duty by origin. By email within two business days. Questions afterward are part of the price.
Determination or binding ruling?
Which one do you need?
Three questions, one answer. Most products need the determination.
1Is the duty difference between the two possible codes more than a few thousand dollars a year?
2Has CBP, a marketplace or a supplier questioned the code?
3Will you import this product for years?
0 of 3 answered
Answer the three and we say which one fits.
Most products need the written determination. A binding ruling is for the ones where a lot rides on the code.
Send a product
Tell us what it is. We do the rest.
You get a confirmation and the timeline by email first. Nothing is charged until you say go.
- A product page or spec sheet is the fastest way to describe it.
- Say what it ships with: a case, a lid, a charger, a set.
- One product per request line; sizes and colors of one construction count as one.
Questions people ask first
Is this the same as a CBP binding ruling?
No. A determination is a licensed broker's written opinion, delivered in days. A binding ruling is CBP's own decision, which takes about a month and binds CBP for your goods. We prepare and file those too, for $449.
What if you cannot classify it from the description?
Borderless comes back with the questions that decide it, usually the material, the construction or the intended use. If it needs a lab test or a sample to settle, we say so before any charge.
Can I use the determination on my entries?
Yes. It is written for that purpose: the code, the reasoning and the rulings behind it are the record of reasonable care an importer is expected to keep. Your broker files with it, or we do.
What does a whole catalog cost?
$49 per product, or $29 each for 5 or more. Products that share a construction and differ only in size or color count as one.
A determination is a licensed broker's written opinion for your reasonable-care record. It is not a CBP ruling and does not bind CBP. For a decision that binds CBP, see binding ruling preparation.