I’ve used the same HTS code for my stone oak candleholders since 2019, with a twelve percent duty on every shipment. Then rates increased, margins got tighter, and my forwarder suggested the old trick of switching to a “cleaner” code. One colleague insists it works on brand new SKUs, no audit trail, no questions. But I ship this line every six weeks, and changing the code now feels like walking through customs with a neon sign. Audits can go back five years, right? That could mean six figures in clawbacks. Has anyone here switched codes midstream without raising flags, or did you opt to use a new importer number?