Holiday Classification Madness: Christmas, Costumes & Chapter 95 with Hal Berman
Episode: 403
Hosts: Andy Shiles — LinkedIn. & Lalo Solorzano — LinkedIn. (linkedin.com)
Guest(s): Hal Berman — LinkedIn. (linkedin.com)
Published: November/December 2025
Length: ~44 minutes
Presented by: Global Training Center
🧾 Festive Classifications: When Is That Ornament Really a “Holiday” Item?
In this holiday special, Andy and Lalo sit down with Hal Berman (TradeInside AI) to unpack the tricky — and often surprising — rules for classifying festive and holiday goods under the HTSUS. Hal walks us through the three-part “festive article” test used by Customs: (1) used to celebrate a…
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