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HTSUS Chapter 98 gives duty relief for US goods returned, goods assembled abroad from US parts, and repairs. Track the heading, the US-content evidence, and the documentation.
This page is the public entry point. It explains the issue, links to the public tools that surface the primary records, and routes recurring work into review.
Use this when the first question is which Chapter 98 heading applies.
Use this when the question is whether the required proof supports the treatment.
Use this when other tariff layers may still apply alongside the Chapter 98 heading.
Chapter 98 relief is documentation driven, and other tariff layers can still apply to the same line. A heading that saves duty in one case fails in another when the evidence does not hold.
Traverse keeps the Chapter 98 heading tied to the affected products, the required evidence, and the other duty layers on the line, so the treatment stays connected to the source conditions.
Chapter 98 of the HTSUS holds special classification provisions that reduce or eliminate duty in defined cases, including US goods returned under 9801 and articles assembled abroad from US components or sent abroad for repair under 9802.
The duty relief depends on proof, such as the US origin of returned goods or the value of US components in an assembled article. Without the required documentation the entry defaults to the regular duty, so the evidence is the eligibility.
Save it when the same returned goods, assembled products, or repair flows repeat, so the correct heading and its documentation are applied at each entry rather than reconstructed later.
Keep the applicable heading, US-content evidence, and affected products together. Save Chapter 98 scope.