Importer of Record Priority setting now available for account admins
Previously, the Importer of record priority setting was available only for Technical Support Admin (TSA) and Technical Support User (TSU).
From this release, these settings are also available to Account Admin users. Access and permissions for TSA and TSU roles remain unchanged.
Account admins can use the following path to set this configuration:
Settings > All Settings > Advanced Account Settings > Manage
Other user roles, such as Account User, Company User and Company Admin, will continue to have no access to the Importer of record priority setting configuration.
Enhancements to estimate customs duties
We’ve updated how AvaTax estimates customs duties for cross-border transactions with a new account-level setting.
Previously, when HS codes were not included for an item, both the Product or service category and Detailed item description fields were required to calculate estimated customs duties.
With this release, only the Detailed item description field is required. The Product category field is now optional for cross-border estimated transactions.
The impact of this setting is as follows:
- For new customers, this setting is enabled by default—no additional action is needed.
- For existing customers, this setting can be updated in AvaTax or by contacting their account executive to open a support case.
This update simplifies customs duty estimation and reduces the number of required fields when HS codes are not available.