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Cases in which Binding Tariff Information (BTI) ceases to be valid

July 08, 2020
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Cases in which Binding Tariff Information (BTI) ceases to be valid

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Since the statutory validity period of a BTI decision is 3 years, it would appear that all these years a trader can be sure of the accuracy of the tariff classification of goods. However, it should be recalled that the BTI decision may cease to be valid/ be annulled/ be revoked before the end of the set 3-year validity period.

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