Indexed customs research

Search CBP rulings with the facts in view

Find potentially relevant published decisions, compare their merchandise facts and holdings, and carry the strongest candidates into a documented classification review.

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The index is a research aid, not the official record

Corpus coverage and update timing can vary. Before citing or relying on a decision, open the official CBP source and confirm the full text, status, effective context, and later modifications or revocations.

Research workflow

Move from search result to verified authority

Relevance can help prioritize reading, but similarity is not legal applicability. The ruling's actual facts and current status control.

  1. 01

    Describe the classification question

    Search by product facts, terminology, a ruling number, or a candidate HTS heading to build an initial result set.

  2. 02

    Narrow the candidates

    Compare the merchandise facts, legal issue, decision type, date, and cited provisions rather than relying on a relevance score alone.

  3. 03

    Read the full decision

    Confirm the holding in context and determine whether the facts are materially comparable to the product under review.

  4. 04

    Verify with the official source

    Check the official CBP record for the authoritative text, current status, and any later modification or revocation before relying on a ruling.

What the index helps you do

  • Search across the published decisions currently present in the corpus
  • Find decisions that use different terminology for similar merchandise
  • Compare ruling facts, citations, dates, and holdings in a research set
  • Preserve candidate authorities alongside your classification analysis

What the reviewer must verify

  • The indexed text matches the official CBP decision
  • The merchandise facts are materially comparable
  • The cited provisions remain current for the relevant date
  • The decision has not been modified, revoked, or displaced

Coverage without false precision

The research corpus is designed to index published classification and customs decisions, including HQ and NY materials when available. It should not be treated as a guarantee that every decision, attachment, amendment, or status update is present at a given moment.

Build a better-supported classification file

Use indexed search to find candidates, then verify the authorities you rely on.

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