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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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Cigarette Importer Says Date of Importation Was Date Goods Withdrawn From FTZ
August 5, 2024 by Jacob Kopnick|Top News

Importer King Maker Marketing told the Court of International Trade on Aug. 2 that the date of importation of its paper-wrapped cigarettes was the date on which the goods were withdrawn from a foreign-trade zone and not the date on which they entered the FTZ. As such, the company said in a complaint that its duty drawback claims weren't untimely, since they were filed within five years of the dates on which the goods were withdrawn from the FTZ (King Maker Marketing v. United States, CIT # 24-00134).

Topics:Court of International Trade activity, Country of origin cases, Harmonized Tariff Schedule
US Charges Florida Man With Dodging AD on Steel Hangers, Seeks $7 Million
August 1, 2024 by Kathryn Nucci|Top News

The U.S. brought a complaint July 31 against a limited liability company and its owner for dodging antidumping duties on steel hangers, which it alleged “decimated the steel wire hanger manufacturing industry, leading to the closure of many manufacturing facilities across the United States and the loss of hundreds of U.S. jobs” (United States v. Zhe “John” Liu, CIT # 24-00132).

Topics:Court of International Trade activity, Country of origin cases, Harmonized Tariff Schedule, EAPA Litigation
Various WTO Members Call for Earlier Director-General Selection Process
July 26, 2024 by Jacob Kopnick|WTO

Fifty-eight World Trade Organization member nations at a July 22 WTO General Council meeting supported an African Group proposal to get an early start to the director-general selection process. The proposal also asks sitting D-G Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to "make herself available to serve a second term," the WTO said. General Council Chair Petter Olberg of Norway said he heard "unanimous, broad and strong support, both for the current D-G to make herself available and to run again, and for the process to be started as soon as possible."