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Classifying fresh whole chilled garlic bulbs packed in water in the 2017 HTSUS: GRI 1 to heading 0703, GRI 6 to garlic 0703.20.00, then fresh whole bulbs, Other, 0703.20.0015
Use only the 2017 Basic Edition and the original invoice facts. The invoice describes the goods as 'Fresh whole chilled garlic bulbs packed in water. Shipped in bulk'. Those are the only product facts: fresh, whole, chilled, garlic bulbs, packed in water, shipped in bulk. No cooking, preservation, drying or peeling is invented. Step 1, heading (GRI 1): classification is determined by the terms of the headings and any relative section or chapter notes. Heading 0703 covers 'Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables, fresh or chilled'. The heading accepts either state, and the garlic is described as fresh and chilled. Nothing in the Chapter 7 notes moves it out of 0703. Step 2, the water: packing in water is how the goods are shipped. The invoice does not say the water is brine, sulfur water or another preservative solution, and it does not say the garlic was dried or cooked. Water packing alone is therefore not proof of provisional preservation, drying or preparation. Step 3, subheading (GRI 6): compare only subheadings at the same level. Under 0703 the same-level subheadings are onions and shallots (0703.10), garlic (0703.20.00) and leeks and other alliaceous vegetables (0703.90.00). The product is garlic, so the subheading is 0703.20.00. Step 4, statistical lines read the same way, level by level: under garlic, 'Fresh whole bulbs', 'Fresh whole peeled cloves' (20) and 'Other' (90). The invoice says whole bulbs, not peeled cloves, so the fresh whole bulbs group applies. Inside it the split is 'Certified Organic' (05) versus 'Other' (15). Step 5: Chapter 7 Statistical Note 1 defines 'Certified organic' as a product certified to one of the listed programs, such as the USDA National Organic Program (7 CFR 205). The given facts state no certification. The lesson does not claim that a certificate was checked and found absent; it classifies on the facts given, which lead to 'Other'. Result: 0703.20.0015, which matches the preserved official key line 'HTSUS 0703.20.0015'. Not taught: any duty rate or amount, fees, the antidumping notation on the invoice, any current China or 2026 rate, any option-by-option walkthrough or answer letter.
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Use only the 2017 Basic Edition and the original invoice facts. The invoice describes the goods as 'Fresh whole chilled garlic bulbs packed in water. Shipped in bulk'. Those are the only product facts: fresh, whole, chilled, garlic bulbs, packed in water, shipped in bulk. No cooking, preservation, drying or peeling is invented. Step 1, heading (GRI 1): classification is determined by the terms of the headings and any relative section or chapter notes. Heading 0703 covers 'Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables, fresh or chilled'. The heading accepts either state, and the garlic is described as fresh and chilled. Nothing in the Chapter 7 notes moves it out of 0703. Step 2, the water: packing in water is how the goods are shipped. The invoice does not say the water is brine, sulfur water or another preservative solution, and it does not say the garlic was dried or cooked. Water packing alone is therefore not proof of provisional preservation, drying or preparation. Step 3, subheading (GRI 6): compare only subheadings at the same level. Under 0703 the same-level subheadings are onions and shallots (0703.10), garlic (0703.20.00) and leeks and other alliaceous vegetables (0703.90.00). The product is garlic, so the subheading is 0703.20.00. Step 4, statistical lines read the same way, level by level: under garlic, 'Fresh whole bulbs', 'Fresh whole peeled cloves' (20) and 'Other' (90). The invoice says whole bulbs, not peeled cloves, so the fresh whole bulbs group applies. Inside it the split is 'Certified Organic' (05) versus 'Other' (15). Step 5: Chapter 7 Statistical Note 1 defines 'Certified organic' as a product certified to one of the listed programs, such as the USDA National Organic Program (7 CFR 205). The given facts state no certification. The lesson does not claim that a certificate was checked and found absent; it classifies on the facts given, which lead to 'Other'. Result: 0703.20.0015, which matches the preserved official key line 'HTSUS 0703.20.0015'. Not taught: any duty rate or amount, fees, the antidumping notation on the invoice, any current China or 2026 rate, any option-by-option walkthrough or answer letter.
April 2018 CBLE directions (required references), invoice description for questions 9-13, question 9 stem and official answer key line 9 (historical original excerpt); April 2018 CBLE Category II Practical Exercise, commercial invoice image, Description of Goods; HTSUS (2017) Chapter 7, page 7-4, heading 0703 and garlic subheading 0703.20.00 with statistical lines (rate columns intentionally not quoted); HTSUS (2017) Chapter 7, page 7-4 image: 0703.20.00 Garlic, Fresh whole bulbs: Certified Organic 05, Other 15; Fresh whole peeled cloves 20; Other 90 (rate columns intentionally not quoted); HTSUS (2017) Chapter 7, page 7-1, Statistical Note 1 (certified organic); HTSUS (2017) Chapter 7, page 7-17, heading 0711 text (meaning of provisional preservation; used only to show water packing is not stated as a preservative solution) · Historical 2017 HTSUS Basic Edition (No Supplements), the edition the April 2018 exam directions require (original-options-key.txt line 8). This lesson uses only the 2017 Chapter 7 text: heading 0703 and its garlic lines on page 7-4, Chapter 7 Statistical Note 1 (certified organic) on page 7-1, and the heading 0711 text on page 7-17 for the meaning of provisional preservation. Per the independent source review, the Chapter 7 copy was acquired through the official 2017 index, and no 2026 edition is used as a 2017 source. The fact source is the original commercial invoice for questions 9 through 13. This is a historical, classification-only lesson. It teaches no duty rate, fee, antidumping amount, current 2026 schedule or Chapter 99 measure.
Explained using the historical edition for this exam.