Scenario · Import/Export
Four years importing under the wrong tariff heading
Argan oil is used both in food and in cosmetics, but each use can involve different documentary requirements and tariff classifications. When a company uses an incorrect classification for years, the problem is usually not detected in a single import, but after hundreds of operations.
Four years, wrong heading
A natural cosmetics company has spent four years importing argan oil from Morocco. During a review of its operations it discovers that the product has been declared under a tariff heading that does not match its actual use.
The goods have always arrived without incident and no one had questioned the classification used. However, the company’s growth and a deeper documentary review bring to light a problem that has been recurring for years in every import.
Not just future imports
The company discovers that the problem does not only affect future imports.
The incorrect heading opens two fronts: reclaiming what was overpaid or exposing itself to a penalty for misclassification.
First we understand the case and define the scope
How we approach it
- 01 We review the tariff classification used and verify which heading is correct according to the product’s characteristics and actual use.
- 02 We analyse the economic and documentary impact of the imports carried out to date and define the best regularisation strategy.
- 03 We correct the documentation and procedures needed to prevent the problem from happening again.
- 04 We identify other opportunities to improve the import operation and reduce future risks and costs.
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