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Government Rulings & Trade Authorizations

Government rulings and trade authorization support for tariff, origin, valuation, agricultural duty reductions, SPS permits, restricted goods, preferential agreements, and EUR.1 documentation.

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Types of customs clearance

Binding Tariff Information (BTI / BKU)

A binding classification decision, including BTI/BKU support, used to document the correct commodity code before repeated imports or exports.

Use cases

Relevant when classification risk affects duty, restrictions, documentation, or customer commitments.

Binding Origin Information (BOI)

Support for documenting origin position where preferential or non-preferential origin affects treatment.

Binding Valuation Rulings

Clarification of customs value treatment for complex pricing, assists, royalties, related-party transactions, or other value elements.

Agricultural Duty Reductions & Quotas

Assessment and application support for agricultural duty reductions, quotas, and related duty treatment.

Sanitary & Phytosanitary (SPS) Permits

Permit and documentation support for sanitary, veterinary, food-safety, and phytosanitary requirements.

Restricted Goods & Environmental Permits

Checks and permit support for goods subject to restrictions, environmental rules, product controls, or agency approval.

Non-Tariff Barrier & Restriction Assessments

Assessment of documentary, licensing, product, sanctions, agency, or destination-market requirements beyond ordinary duty rates.

Preferential Trade Agreement Utilization

Assessment of whether a trade agreement can reduce duty and what origin evidence is needed to support the claim.

EUR.1

Movement certificate support for preferential origin where the relevant agreement allows or requires EUR.1 documentation.

General info

General info about Government Rulings & Trade Authorizations

Odin Customs helps businesses prepare and follow up on rulings, permit questions, trade authorizations, and preferential treatment assessments where a customs position should be documented before import or export.

We clarify

  • Whether the issue needs a binding ruling, permit, preferential origin assessment, or operational authorization
  • Whether product, origin, customs value, or regulatory facts are documented strongly enough

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