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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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Trade Court Sides With CBP's Classification of Net Wraps
October 5, 2022 |Bulletin

The Court of International Trade in an Oct. 4 opinion found that CBP correctly classified two types of net wraps both used to wrap bales of harvested crops. The case was brought by RKW Klerks to contest CBP's classification of the wraps as synthetic "warp knit fabrics" classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 6005.39.00. RKW Clerks had said they are instead "parts" of "harvesting or threshing machinery" under subheading 8433.90.50.

Topics:Court of International Trade activity, Tariff classification rulings, CBP CROSS Rulings
Apparel Importer, US Move to Drop Case Seeking Duty-Free Treatment for Goods Made in QIZ
October 3, 2022 |Litigation

Importer TCW Trends and the U.S. signed a stipulation of dismissal submitted Sept. 30 to the Court of International Trade in a customs spat over men's knit tops and pants. TCW filed the case to argue that its tops and pants were made in a Qualifying Industrial Zone in Alexandria, Egypt, making the goods eligible for preferential duty-free treatment under General Note 3(a)(v) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. The entries were liquidated under HTS subheading 6103.43.15 and 6105.20.20. TCW Trends argued that CBP's finding that the merchandise didn't meet the duty-free eligibility requirements under the QIZ program was contrary to law (TCW Trends v. United States, CIT #12-00166).

Topics:Court of International Trade activity, Harmonized Tariff Schedule
Importer Vies for Its Preferred HTS Classification of Painted Dried Botanicals at CIT
September 28, 2022 by Jacob Kopnick|Litigation

CBP misclassified imports of dried botanicals that are painted, dyed or glittered, importer Second Nature Designs argued in a Sept. 26 complaint at the Court of International Trade. The botanicals were liquidated under Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 0604.90.6000, dutiable at 7%, though Second Nature believes they should be classified under subheading 0604.90.3000, free of duty, the complaint said (Second Nature Designs v. United States, CIT #18-00131).

Topics:Court of International Trade activity, Tariff classification rulings, Harmonized Tariff Schedule
Importer Seeks Duty-Free Treatment for Reimported Steel Tubes Shipped to Canada for Processing
September 27, 2022 by Jacob Kopnick|Litigation

Importer Maple Leaf Marketing (MLM) filed a complaint at the Court of International Trade on Sept. 23 seeking duty-free treatment for its boronized steel tubing that was made in the U.S., exported to Canada for alteration, then brought back into the U.S. MLM said that its imports qualify for classification under Harmonized Tariff Schedule secondary subheading 9802.00.50. The importer further sought to clear its goods of Section 232 steel and aluminum duties since the products are of U.S. origin (Maple Leaf Marketing v. United States, CIT #20-03839).

Topics:Court of International Trade activity, Country of origin cases, Harmonized Tariff Schedule