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• BIS Revision to Firearms License Requirements

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CBP Webinar: Skincare vs. Medicaments

15 July, 2025, 1:30 PM-2:30 PM

NCSD’s July Webinar Schedule:

Tuesday, July 15, 2025: Skincare vs. Medicaments – The “Skincare vs. Medicaments” is part of the 2025 Educations Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade. This webinar will address the proper tariff classification of preparations for the care of the skin of heading 3304 versus medicaments of heading 3004. Educating the trade community about the correct classification of these products will promote balanced and fair trade

Thursday, July 17, 2025: Trends in Classifying Coated Fabrics – The “Trends in Classifying Coated Fabrics” is part of the 2025 Educations Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade.  This webinar will touch on the nuances of classifying coated fabrics as industry and technology evolve and will also cover a handful individual examples/case studies to provide clarity in classifying such goods within the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.

Wednesday, July 23, 2025: An Overview of Novelty Hats and Other Headgear – The “An Overview of Novelty Hats and Other Headgear” is part of the 2025 Educations Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade. The webinar will focus on some of the innovative headgear classified in Chapter 65 and will gain valuable insights into the distinct categories of novelty headgear including design characteristics as well as relevant classification aspects.

Tuesday, July 29, 2025: Flying the Friendly Skies in Drone and other Aircraft – The “Flying the Friendly Skies in Drone and other Aircraft” is part of the 2025 Educations Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade. The webinar will cover CBP’s definition of parts and proper classification of aircrafts parts.  Also, this webinar will discuss the history of drones, the FAA regulations concerning drones, and some issues that have arisen with the popularity of drones.

Thursday, July 31, 2025: Industrial Controls Part 3 – The “Industrial Controls Part 3” is part of the 2025 Educations Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade. This is the third and final component in the Industrial Controls Series of webinars where we will do a short recap of parts one and two and then discuss in detail the tariff classification of programmable controllers, advanced electrical control apparatus, supervisory control, and data acquisition systems.

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