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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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CIT Says Commerce Properly Included Steel Branch Outlets in Pipe Fittings AD Order
September 9, 2022 by Jacob Kopnick|Top News

The Commerce Department properly included Vandewater International's steel branch outlets under the scope of the antidumping duty order on carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings from China, the Court of International Trade held in a Sept. 8 opinion. Judge Leo Gordon found that while the plaintiffs, led by Vandewater, showed that information on the record could back a finding that their outlets could be excluded from the scope of the order, he could not agree that Commerce acted unreasonably in reaching the opposing conclusion using each of the (k)(2) factors.

Topics:Court of International Trade activity, Tariff classification rulings, Court of Federal Appeals Trade activity, Harmonized Tariff Schedule
Federal Circuit Says Protests Needed for Retroactive Section 301 Duty Exclusion
September 7, 2022 by Jacob Kopnick|Top News

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in a Sept. 6 opinion said that the Court of International Trade was right to dismiss a suit from two importers seeking to retroactively apply Section 301 tariff exclusions, for lack of subject matter jurisdiction since a protest with CBP was not filed. The trade court held that it did not have jurisdiction under Section 1581(i), the court's "residual" jurisdiction, since the court would have had jurisdiction under Section 1581(a) had the importers, ARP Materials and Harrison Steel Castings, filed protests with CBP. The Federal Circuit agreed, holding that the true nature of the suit contests CBP's assessment of the duties and not the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative's exclusions, necessitating a protest.

Topics:Court of International Trade activity, Tariff classification rulings, Country of origin cases
Medical Foods for Children Are Medicaments for the Handicapped, Importer Says
September 6, 2022 by Ben Perkins|Litigation

Specialty medical foods designed for infants and toddlers should be classified as medicaments and also enter duty-free under special Chapter 98 tariff provisions for articles for the handicapped, Nutricia North America said in an Aug. 31 motion at the Court of International Trade. Nutricia has asked the court to order CBP to classify the products under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. subheading 3004.50.5040, with a secondary classification under HTSUS subheading 9817.00.96, to reliquidate the subject entries, and to issue refunds plus interest to Nutricia (Nutricia North America v. U.S., CIT #16-00008).

Topics:Court of International Trade activity