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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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US Conceded CIT Committed Error in Customs Spat on The Comfy, Importer Tells CAFC
January 13, 2026 by Jacob Kopnick|Top News

The U.S. either "concedes, does not dispute, or misses the point of, [importer Cozy Comfort's] key arguments" in the importer's appeal of the Court of International Trade's decision classifying The Comfy, an oversized pullover, as a pullover and not a blanket, Cozy argued in a Jan. 9 reply brief at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Cozy Comfort v. United States, Fed. Cir. # 25-1889).

Topics:Court of International Trade activity, Tariff classification rulings, Court of Federal Appeals Trade activity
CAFC Issues Pair of Mandates in CVD, Customs Cases
January 12, 2026 by Jacob Kopnick|Litigation

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Jan. 9 issued mandates in two cases: one from importer Nutricia North America on the classification of its medical food imports (see 2511170047) and the other in a countervailing duty case from exporter Kaptan Demir on the decision not to attribute subsidies provided to Kaptan's input supplier to Kaptan itself (see 2511170018) (Nutricia North America v. United States, Fed. Cir. # 24-1436) (Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi ve Ticaret v. United States, Fed. Cir. # 24-1431).

Topics:Court of International Trade activity, Court of Federal Appeals Trade activity
Solar Cell Exporters Push Back on Remand Results Sustaining Use of Romanian Solar Glass Surrogate
January 8, 2026 |Litigation

In separate remand comments, Chinese solar cell exporters pushed back against the Commerce Department’s refusal on remand to put aside its valuation of solar glass using Romanian Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 7007.19.80 in a 2019-20 antidumping duty review (see 2509290044) (Jinko Solar Import and Export Co. v. United States, CIT Consol. # 22-00219).

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