Is harmonized system code really necessary? If so, when? | Selling

lud-4367 · 2024-05-10T18:57:38.102000Z

I don't ship to us often. It's usually 5 or 6 times a year, and when I created shipping labels for us shipping from canada post online, I never input harmonized system code ever. I actually didn't even know it was there to input until today. lol I've found it out when I was creating a shipping label with ebay since it was offering a cheaper rate. "HS tariff code" was in the custom form right next to weight. At first I didn't input and just printed the label, but I decided to write the code on the label with my pen since I haven't shipped parcels with canada post more than a year. So my question is have I been just lucky? Or is it because those items I shipped to us are cheap and small? Also When do "they" actually check HS tariff code? Thanks in advance.

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