About The Webinar
If you need expert guidance sorting through the many layers of customs rules and regulations related to wearing apparel classification, then this webinar series is meant for you! Learn how to classify wearing apparel under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule in five sessions. In this five-part series, Elise Shibles will review a variety of apparel examples and discuss the specific features that US Customs and Border Protection focuses on when determining the correct HTS classification and duty rate. The first webinar in the series will cover the basics of Apparel Classification.
This is the first of five webinars in our Apparel Classification Series.
To view and register for the remaining webinars in this series, please see the list below.
- Apparel Classification Series: Knit Tops Webinar will be held on Tuesday, April 14, 2026
- Apparel Classification Series: Everything But Knit Tops Webinar will be held on Thursday, May14, 2026
- Apparel Classification Series: Advanced Topics Webinar will be held on Thursday, June 16, 2026
- Apparel Classification Series: Recreational Performance Outerwear Webinar will be held on Tuesday, July 14, 2026
If you purchase the first four webinars in the series, you will receive the fifth webinar for free.
To claim this offer, please contact webinarorganizers@strtrade.com.
Speaker

ELISE SHIBLES is a Partner, Advisory Committee with Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., resident in the San Francisco office. She leads the firm’s Textiles and Apparel Practice as well as its Forced Labor Practice. She advises and counsels clients on trade agreement and preference program requirements for a variety of different types of goods under U.S. and non-U.S. trade programs including USMCA, QIZ, ASEAN-China and EU-Vietnam, among others. She also has extensive expertise in all aspects of textile and apparel trade and policy including classification, origin, marking, Section 301 tariff mitigation, drafting and reviewing proposed legislation, and strategy for trade negotiations.
Key Topics
- Fabric construction: Knit v. Woven
- Gender & Age
- Resources
- Definitions and Terminology
- Fiber Content & Composition
- Cotton
- Other vegetable fibers
- Man-made fibers (artificial and synthetic)
- Silk, Wool & Animal Hair
- Mixture of 2 or more Fibers
- Restraints
- Sets
- Apparel packed with hangers
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