The beauty of the new Schedule B search engine is its recognition of brand name products.
We live in a technological age where things are constantly being improved upon. Better versions of older
models are being reintroduced and products are becoming multi-functional in their use. The question then is how does this affect classification?
One of the general rules of interpretation in classification states that you are to classify the product based on what it is most akin to. So let’s take the new iPad™. What is this most similar to? If you said a computer (also known as an automatic data processing system) then you are correct! The awesome thing about the Schedule B search engine is that it asks you different questions based upon classification rules. It does this so that you narrow down your choices of potential Schedule B numbers and it helps you pick the best one suitable to your product.
The iPad example is explained down below:
In conclusion, keep in mind that the smart engine is new and can’t know every brand name, but it’s improving all the time.
“This blog post is not affiliated with or sponsored by Apple Inc.”