🔍 Revisión de Descripciones Aceptables y No Aceptables para Cargas de Exportación
El uso de descripciones adecuadas para las cargas es fundamental para una correcta gestión aduanera y evitar ambigüedades en la clasificación de mercancías. 📦✍️ De acuerdo con las directrices establecidas por la CBP (Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de EE.UU.), es imprescindible que las descripciones de productos sean claras y específicas para prevenir inconvenientes en los procesos de importación. 🚫⚠️ Descripciones imprecisas o demasiado genéricas como “ropa” o “piezas de automóvil” deben ser reemplazadas por términos más detallados como “camisas para caballero” o “filtros de aire para vehículos”, lo cual incrementa la transparencia y facilita evaluaciones más exactas. 🕵️
Es relevante eliminar frases demasiado amplias como “mercancía miscelánea” o “artículos diversos”, ya que no proporcionan información suficiente sobre el contenido de la carga. 🌐💼 En su lugar, se recomienda utilizar descripciones precisas como “juguetes de plástico para niños” o “sillas de oficina de cuero”, permitiendo a los inspectores y agentes aduanales identificar con claridad el tipo de mercancía que se está importando. ✅
Adoptar este enfoque optimiza la seguridad y la eficiencia en el proceso de importación, asegurando que los bienes sean clasificados de manera correcta y que se apliquen las tarifas o restricciones correspondientes, minimizando así el riesgo de errores en la evaluación o posibles sanciones. 📊🛃,
Vague Item Description
Bolded text indicates line items that have been added as of August 12, 2024.
| Unacceptable | Acceptable |
|---|---|
| «Brand» or «Trade Mark» names by themselves, i.e., «Bubbles Brand» | «Bubbles Brand» Laundry Detergent |
| Laundry Detergent | |
| Animals | Horse |
| Poultry | |
| Bovine | |
| Apparel/Clothing/Garments | Shoes, Footwear |
| Wearing Apparel, Ladies’ Apparel, Men’s Apparel | Women’s Dresses |
| Men’s Shirts | |
| Boy’s Jackets | |
| Appliances | Refrigerator |
| Stove | |
| Microwave Oven | |
| Coffee Machines | |
| Accessories | Hair Elastics |
| Sunglasses | |
| Socks | |
| Auto Parts | Air Filters |
| Automobile Brakes | |
| Automotive Windshield | |
| Automotive Wiper Blades | |
| Auto Accessories | Automotive Wiper Blades |
| Bill of Lading, Sea Waybill, Air Manifest or a reference to another bill of lading number | A clear and concise description of the item is required – see other acceptable descriptions for examples |
| Blanket | 100% Polyester Blanket |
| Caps | Baseball Caps |
| Blasting Caps | |
| Bottle Caps | |
| Hub Caps | |
| Chair | Leather Office Chair |
| Chemicals, hazardous | Actual Chemical Name (not brand name): |
| U.N. HAZMAT Code Identifier | |
| Chemicals, non-hazardous | Aluminum Potassium Sulfate |
| Methyl Alcohol | |
| U.N. HAZMAT Code Identifier | |
| Cleaning Products | Detergents |
| Mops | |
| Window Cleaner | |
| Clothes | 100% Wool Poncho |
| Company Business | A clear and concise description of the item is required – see other acceptable descriptions for examples |
| Consolidated (on house or simple bills) | Consolidated (only on master bills, where there will be several house bills of varying descriptions) |
| Consumer Goods | A clear and concise description of the item is required |
| Crafts/Craft Supplies | Pipe Cleaners |
| Daily Necessities | A clear and concise description of the item is required (e.g. Plastic Comb, Cosmetic Mirror, Deodorant, Diapers) |
| Necessities | A clear and concise description of the item is required (e.g. Shampoo, Hand Cream, Toilet Paper) |
| Handicrafts | Construction paper, cotton balls, pipe cleaners, pompoms, decorative objects made by hand |
| Electronic Goods | Computers, Monitors, Televisions, Mobile Telephones, DVD players, Electronic Toys, Video Game Consoles, Electronic Dolls |
| Electronic Device | Kitchen Hand Mixer |
| Equipment | Oil Well Equipment, Hydro-Electric Turbine |
| Fitness Equipment | Stationary Exercise Bicycle |
| Industrial Equipment | Poultry Equipment, Compact Farm Tractor |
| Film | Camera Film |
| Polyethylene Film | |
| Polyester Film | |
| Flooring | Wood Flooring |
| Carpet | |
| Ceramic Tile | |
| Marble Flooring | |
| Foodstuffs | Packaged Rice, Bulk Rice, Mangos, Baking Flour |
| Food | Pasta, Canned Tuna, Corn Tortillas |
| Meat | Fresh Beef, Frozen Chicken |
| Fish | Live Trout, Frozen Salmon, Canned Tuna |
| Produce/Assorted Produce/Mixed produce/Mix Veg | Fresh Oranges, Frozen Broccoli, Canned Peaches |
| Pet food | Canned Dog Food, Dry Cat Food |
| Cases of Food | Juice, Olive Oil |
| Snacks | Soda, Crackers, Potato Chips |
| Gifts | Dolls, Basketball, Toy Car |
| Novelty Items | Remote Control Cars, Toy Phone |
| Frames | Picture Frames |
| Freight Prepaid | A clear and concise description of the item is required – see other acceptable descriptions for examples |
| Handle | Interior Brass Door Handle |
| Hose | Rubber Garden Hose |
| Household Goods/Personal Effects | Acceptable only when goods are Personal / Used Household Effects transported by a commercial carrier (Goods accounted under a Personal Effects Accounting Document) |
| Household Items | See Household Goods |
| Indecipherable descriptions ex. «RED SMOOTH MODULAR», «CDRE», «D6T PARTS», «RIPE”, “Z”, “2” | A clear and concise description of the item is required – see other acceptable descriptions for examples |
| Iron | Iron Pipes |
| Iron Plates | |
| Kitchen Supplies | Stainless Steel Kitchen Knives |
| Leather Articles | Saddles |
| Leather Handbags | |
| Leather Jackets | |
| Shoes | |
| Machines | Sewing Machines |
| Printing Machines | |
| Machine Parts | Oil Pumps |
| Silicone Seals | |
| Car Engines | |
| Medical Supplies | Medical Gloves, N95 Masks, Rolls of Gauze |
| Biologicals | Blood, plasma, tissue, semen |
| Medical Device | Dialysis Machine |
| Laboratory Goods | Syringes |
| Glass vials for laboratory use | |
| Medication/Pharmaceuticals | Insulin, Allergy Medication, with the common name or chemical name |
| Metal | Ingots of metal (precious or otherwise) |
| Round bars of steel or other metal | |
| Deformed bars/rebars (of metal) | |
| Plates (of metal) | |
| Billets (of metal) | |
| Slabs (of metal) | |
| Pipes (of metal) | |
| Beams (of metal) | |
| Tubes/Tubing (of metal) | |
| Angles, shapes and sections (of metal) | |
| Sheets (of metal) | |
| Expanded metal | |
| Flat bars (of metal) | |
| Strand wire (of metal) | |
| Oil | Mineral Oil |
| Motor Oil | |
| Olive Oil | |
| Online Retailer, Online Retailer Shipment | A clear and concise description of the item is required – see other acceptable descriptions for examples |
| Ore | Iron Ore |
| Copper Ore | |
| Packaging | Corrugated Cardboard Boxes |
| Boxes | Mailing Envelopes |
| Cartons | Plastic Bubble Wrap |
| Palletized Shipment | A clear and concise description of the item is required – see other acceptable descriptions for examples |
| Paper | Paper Rolls |
| Wrapping Paper | |
| Paper Pulp | |
| Paper Towel | |
| Printing Paper | |
| Pipes | Plastic Pipes |
| PVC Pipes | |
| Steel Pipes | |
| Plants/Flowers | Tulips, Daisies, Roses |
| Cuttings | Cedar Saplings |
| Tomato Plants | |
| Plastic Goods | Plastic Kitchenware |
| Industrial Plastics | Plastic Toys |
| Plastic Sheets | |
| Plastic Tubes | |
| Polyurethane | Polyurethane Threads |
| Polyurethane Medical Gloves | |
| Powder | Flea Powder |
| Baby Powder | |
| Corn Starch | |
| Promotional Items | A clear and concise description of the item is required – see other acceptable descriptions for examples |
| Pump | Oil Pump |
| Water Pump | |
| Bicycle Pump | |
| Readymade Garments ~ HTS:610910 | Women’s 100% Cotton T-Shirt |
| Men’s 100% Rayon Shorts | |
| Rubber Articles | Rubber Hoses |
| Automobile Passenger Tires | |
| Rubber Toys | |
| Rubber Conveyor Belts | |
| Rods | Welding Rods |
| Rebar | |
| Aluminum Rods | |
| Reactor Rods | |
| Sample | Shampoo Sample |
| Conditioner Sample | |
| Makeup Sample | |
| Scrap | Plastic Scrap |
| Aluminum Scrap | |
| Iron Scrap | |
| Serial Number only («SN HAFR997MJ02041010») | A clear and concise description of the item is required – see other acceptable descriptions for examples |
| Shingles | Asphalt Shingles |
| Steel Shingles | |
| Wood Shingles | |
| Spare Parts | Cellphone Replacement Screen |
| New Automobile Breaks | |
| Sporting Goods | Hockey Sticks |
| Soccer Balls | |
| Goal Nets | |
| Stone Products | Granite Stone Slabs |
| STC (Said to Contain) | A clear and concise description of the item is required – see other acceptable descriptions for examples |
| General Cargo | A clear and concise description of the item is required – see other acceptable descriptions for examples |
| FAK (Freight of All Kinds) | A clear and concise description of the item is required – see other acceptable descriptions for examples |
| «No Description» | A clear and concise description of the item is required – see other acceptable descriptions for examples |
| ‘Misc/Miscellaneous’ | A clear and concise description of the item is required – see other acceptable descriptions for examples |
| Various | A clear and concise description of the item is required – see other acceptable descriptions for examples |
| General | A clear and concise description of the item is required – see other acceptable descriptions for examples |
| Unknown | A clear and concise description of the item is required – see other acceptable descriptions for examples |
| UNK | A clear and concise description of the item is required – see other acceptable descriptions for examples |
| XX | A clear and concise description of the item is required – see other acceptable descriptions for examples |
| NOI (Not Otherwise Indicated) | A clear and concise description of the item is required – see other acceptable descriptions for examples |
| NES (Note Elsewhere Specified) | A clear and concise description of the item is required – see other acceptable descriptions for examples |
| Scooter | Adult Electric Scooter with Battery |
| Shelf | Metal Shelving Units |
| Steel | Steel Plates |
| Steel Coils | |
| Supplements | Vitamins |
| Protein Powder | |
| Supplies | A clear and concise description of the item is required – see other acceptable descriptions for examples |
| Stuff | A clear and concise description of the item is required – see other acceptable descriptions for examples |
| T-Shirt | Men’s 100% Cotton T-Shirt |
| Taxable Groceries | Ice Cream |
| Potato Chips | |
| Textiles | Carpets/Rugs |
| Silk | |
| Finished Fabric Rolls | |
| Thing | A clear and concise description of the item is required – see other acceptable descriptions for examples |
| Tiles | Marble Tiles |
| Tires, New Tires, Tyre | Automobile Passenger Tires, Bicycle Tire |
| Toiletries/Bathroom Products | Towels |
| Toothbrushes | |
| Shampoo | |
| Tools | Screwdrivers, Wrenches, Hammers |
| Cordless Drills, Circular Saws, Wired Impact Drivers, Pneumatic Ratchets | |
| Industrial Lathe, Band Saw, Reciprocating Saw | |
| Tool Carts | Plastic Hand Tool Storage Cart |
| Toys/Games | Wooden Children’s Toys |
| Plastic Children’s Toys | |
| Board Games | |
| Console Games | |
| Vehicles | Cars, Trucks, Buses, Recreational Vehicle |
| Tractors, Combines | |
| Bicycles | |
| Boats | |
| Wires | Steel Wire |
| Copper Wire | |
| Auto Harness | |
| Coiled Wire (Industrial) | |
| Wood | Hemlock logs with bark |
| Empty Wood Pallets | |
| Cut Lumber |
Last Modified: Aug 28, 2024
Esta tabla muestra cómo una descripción clara y detallada es crucial para el proceso de importación y exportación, permitiendo a los agentes aduaneros una identificación adecuada y una clasificación arancelaria más precisa. Evitar términos ambiguos como «artículos variados» o «mercancía miscelánea» ayuda a reducir el riesgo de demoras, multas o problemas en la liberación de la carga.
Para más información detallada sobre las regulaciones aduaneras y ejemplos adicionales de descripciones aceptables e inaceptables, se recomienda consultar el sitio oficial de la CBP.
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