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Harmonized Tariff Schedule

The Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) provide classification provisions and duty rates for almost every item that exists. It is a system of classifying and taxing all goods imported into the United States. The HTS is based on the international Harmonized System, which is a global standard for naming and describing trade products, and consists of a hierarchical structure that assigns a specific code and rate to each type of merchandise for duty, quota, and statistical purposes. The HTS was made effective on January 1, 1989, replacing the former Tariff Schedules of the United States. It is maintained by the U.S. International Trade Commission, but CBP is responsible for interpreting and enforcing the HTS. 

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Industrial Shredders Best Classified as 'Other' Machines, Argues Government at Trade Court
January 27, 2023 by Ben Perkins|Litigation

Industrial shredders should be classified as "Other machines and mechanical appliances... other," dutiable at 2.5% rather than as duty-free machines for "mixing, kneading, crushing, grinding, screening, sifting, homogenizing, emulsifying or stirring,” argued the DOJ in a Jan. 25 cross-motion for summary judgment at the Court of International Trade (Vecoplan v. United States # 20-00126).

Topics:Court of International Trade activity
CBP Announces EAPA Investigation on Forged Steel Fittings, Imposes Interim Measures
January 26, 2023 by Ben Perkins|AD/CVD

CBP found sufficient evidence to initiate an Enforce and Protect Act investigation on whether YVC USA evaded antidumping and countervailing duty orders on Chinese-origin forged steel fittings that were transshipped through Sri Lanka without declaring the merchandise, according to a notice released Jan. 24. CBP also imposed interim measures on the company.

Topics:Country of origin cases
Mini Excavators Are Backhoes, DOJ Argues in Counterweight Classification Case
January 25, 2023 by Ben Perkins|Litigation

Counterweights for mini excavators should be subject to Section 301 tariffs because they qualify as parts for "backhoes," the government argued in a Jan. 23 brief at the Court of International Trade. DOJ asked the court to deny plaintiff Norca Engineered Products' Nov. 3 motion for summary judgment and to find that the counterweights are backhoe parts and therefore not subject to a Section 301 exclusion (Norca Engineered Products v. U.S., CIT #21-00305).

Topics:Court of International Trade activity