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U.S. Tariff & HTS Research
A product name alone is not enough to determine a legal classification.
Research the Harmonized Tariff Schedule and prior CBP rulings before using a duty rate in a business decision.
STEP 1
Search the official HTS
Use the U.S. International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule search to identify possible classifications and duty treatment.
Search USITC HTS ↗STEP 2
Review CBP rulings
CBP's CROSS database can show how particular products have been classified in prior rulings.
Search CBP CROSS ↗STEP 3
Resolve uncertainty
If material facts or classification remain uncertain, consider a licensed customs broker, trade counsel, or a binding-ruling process.
Find Trade Help →Why the caution? Classification can depend on composition, principal function, how a product is made, whether it is a set or part, and other legally significant facts. Additional tariffs, antidumping/countervailing duties, quotas, or product rules may also apply.