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Tariff Code Compliance for ChatGPT Is Live
Bring current tariff systems, exact versions, hierarchy, notes, and realistic alternatives into the ChatGPT conversation where you are already researching products.
Try it in ChatGPT
- Go to the Tariff Code Compliance listing.
- Choose Try in chat. If this is your first time, ChatGPT starts the connection flow.
- Create an Explorer account or sign in in the Tariff Code Compliance authorization window, then approve read-only tariff knowledge graph access.
- Look for the Tariff Code Compliance pill in the composer. If it is not there, choose Plugins below the composer and select Tariff Code Compliance.
Enter credentials only in the Tariff Code Compliance sign-up or sign-in window. Plugin availability can depend on plan, workspace, region, and administrator controls. The ChatGPT setup guide covers this path and the developer-mode option.
Research classifications without leaving ChatGPT
Select Tariff Code Compliance, describe the product and where it is being imported, and answer any follow-up questions. Behind the scenes, the plugin includes the Classify Product workflow and read-only tools for current tariff systems, codes, notes, and related evidence. You do not need to find or select a separate skill.
ChatGPT owns the conversation and session-local reasoning. Tariff Code Compliance supplies the exact-version evidence its tools return. The plugin does not write to a product catalog, file a customs entry, or turn a recommendation into a binding ruling. Every recommendation is non-binding research support, not legal advice. If you want the technical details, read the MCP documentation for the protocol and data boundary.
Try this in ChatGPT
Copy this prompt into a conversation where Tariff Code Compliance is selected:
Use Tariff Code Compliance to classify this product for import into the United States.
Product: Adult men's casual plaid flannel shirt
- Left-over-right full button-front closure
- Woven, 100% cotton fabric
- Unlined shirt construction, with no jacket-like features or pockets below the waist
- Red-and-navy plaid made with two or more yarn colors in the warp or filling
- Brushed, napped fabric surface confirmed by the product specification
Use the current U.S. tariff schedule. Show the exact version, supporting evidence, recommended code, alternatives you ruled out, assumptions, and any uncertainty. If you need another product fact, ask me before recommending a code.You'll see something like this
The wording may vary, but the answer should show you which tariff version it used, what it recommends, and what it ruled out.
Example result
System and version
What this answers: Which exact tariff edition supported this captured result, and why does that matter? Tariff codes change, so every piece of evidence needs to stay on the same version.
This historical August 28, 2026 capture used US_HTS at exact version 2026-rev-16. Every linked code below stays on that version instead of mixing evidence from different releases. The fixed revision identifies this dated example; it is not a claim about today’s current or default release.
Governing notes
What this answers: Which legal rules make the product facts matter? These notes explain why ChatGPT asked about construction, garment shape, and closure direction.
- Chapter 62 note 1 keeps this example on the woven-apparel path rather than the knitted or crocheted path.
- Chapter 62 note 4 checks whether the garment is constructed as a shirt rather than an excluded outerwear shape.
- Chapter 62 note 9 connects the confirmed left-over-right closure with a men's or boys' construction unless the cut clearly indicates otherwise.
Supported hierarchy
What this answers: How does the result move from the broad chapter to the exact line? Each linked step lets you inspect that path directly.
The hierarchy runs from Chapter 62 through heading 6205 and subheading 6205.20 to the selected ten-digit line.
Recommendation
What this answers: Which code best fits the confirmed facts? The recommendation in this historical capture comes after the exact source, governing notes, and supported hierarchy.
6205.20.20.47 — the U.S. HTS statistical line returned for the completed woven cotton, yarn-colored, napped men's shirt fact pattern in the captured revision 16 result.
Rejected alternatives
What this answers: What else was considered, and why does it not fit? Showing the comparison makes the recommendation easier to challenge and review.
Rejected because the completed specification confirms woven construction, not knitted or crocheted construction.
Rejected because the garment is an unlined shirt without outerwear construction, insulation, or a tightened bottom.
Rejected because the completed fiber composition is 100% cotton, not man-made fiber.
Rejected because the confirmed napped surface supports the narrower napped statistical line.
Assumptions and uncertainty
What this answers: Which facts could still change the result? This prevents one example from becoming a universal rule for every flannel shirt.
The recommendation depends on the confirmed construction, fiber, yarn-color, napping, and garment-design facts. It does not apply automatically to every product marketed as flannel. If a lab result, physical inspection, or customs interpretation changes one of those facts, the candidates must be reviewed again.
If the plugin needs more information
If it is not sure, the plugin should ask a few focused questions before recommending a code. For a flannel shirt, that could mean confirming whether the fabric is woven or knitted, the fiber, and whether the surface is napped. Answer those questions and keep going. The flannel-shirt guide has a more detailed example.
Which setup should I use?
For most people, the public plugin is the right choice. If your team specifically needs to connect a private MCP app in developer mode, use the custom app setup for developers instead. Both options use the same read-only Tariff Code Compliance service; only the setup is different.
Helpful links
Start a classification in ChatGPT
Choose the plugin, connect Explorer, and tell ChatGPT about the product and where it is being imported.