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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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Target Again Claims Products Such as String, Table Lights Are LED Lamps
February 24, 2025 by Kathryn Nucci|Litigation

Target General Merchandise said in a Feb. 20 response to a U.S. cross-motion for judgment in its classification case that it no longer will be disputing CBP’s classification of its artificial Christmas trees, explaining that the government is already arguing that the trees should be classified under a duty-free Harmonized Tariff Schedule heading (Target General Merchandise v. United States, CIT Consol. # 15-00069).

Topics:Court of International Trade activity, Harmonized Tariff Schedule
Hoverboard Importer Next Attacks Statement of Facts in US Cross-Motion for Judgment
February 21, 2025 by Kathryn Nucci|Top News

After the Court of International Trade denied hoverboard importer 3BTect’s motion to strike three expert reports from the record of its classification dispute, the importer switched Feb. 14 to targeting the factual basis of the government’s cross-motion for judgment, in a 72-page response brief (3BTech v. United States, CIT # 21-00026).

Topics:Court of International Trade activity, Harmonized Tariff Schedule
Responding to Catalyst Block Importer, US Says Commerce Didn’t Misinterpret CAFC GRI Holding
February 18, 2025 by Kathryn Nucci|Litigation

The U.S. said Feb. 7 that importer Mitsubishi’s catalyst blocks were actually filters, despite the importer’s arguments otherwise, and thus was properly classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule heading 8421 and assessed Section 301 tariffs (Mitsubishi Power Americas v. United States, CIT # 21-00573).

Topics:Court of International Trade activity, Court of Federal Appeals Trade activity, Harmonized Tariff Schedule, Section 301 tariffs, Differential Pricing Analysis
Importer Says 'Hoverboards' Are Children's Cycles, Not Bicycles
February 18, 2025 by Jacob Kopnick|Top News

Dicycles with electric motors and gyroscopic balancing technology, marketed and known as "hoverboards," are "chidren's cycles" and not "bicycles," importer GoLabs, doing business as GOTRAX, argued in a Feb. 14 complaint at the Court of International Trade. As a result, the importer argued that the hoverboards fit under Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 9503.00.0090 and not subheading 8711.60.0050 as classified by CBP (GoLabs Inc. v. United States, CIT # 25-00003).

Topics:Court of International Trade activity, Harmonized Tariff Schedule, Section 301 tariffs