Classification of goods: pitfalls in the use of automation

Christopher Matt
Christopher Matt
Managing director, Head of the classification and export controls unit, MA-TAX Consulting GmbH, Germany
Published 01 Oct 2023

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Christopher Matt, Managing Director and Head of the classification and export controls unit at MA-TAX Consulting GmbH, shares practical lessons from 15 years of running customs classification as a full outsourced service — and warns against over-trusting software-driven classification "suggestions." Topics covered: Why customs tariff numbers are master data for...

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