HTS
Also called: HTSUS · Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code
The US tariff schedule, maintained by the US International Trade Commission and applied by CBP. Rates are set at eight digits and a ten-digit statistical suffix is used for reporting. Each line shows General (normal trade relations) rates, Special preferential rates and Column 2 rates.
In practice
US entries must carry the ten-digit HTS number, and many temporary duties are added through chapter 99 lines that must be reported together with the product line.
Applies to: 
USA
Related terms
- Chapter 99 (HTSUS)
- A chapter of the US tariff schedule that holds temporary legislation and temporary modifications, such as Section 301, Section 232 and other…
- Column 2 rates
- The duty rates in the second column of the HTSUS, applied to imports from countries that do not have normal trade relations with the United States.…
- CROSS ruling
- CROSS is CBP's searchable database of binding rulings on classification, origin, marking and valuation. Rulings are issued on request under 19 CFR…
- Entry summary
- The US filing that provides the full data for an import, including HTS numbers, values, origin and duties, and accompanies the deposit of estimated…
- HS code
- The six-digit product code of the Harmonized System, the international goods nomenclature maintained by the World Customs Organization and used by…
- Tariff line
- The most detailed code in a national or regional tariff at which a duty rate or measure is set, such as an eight-digit CN code, a ten-digit TARIC or…