CBP created Harmonized System Update 2306 on June 6, containing 4,835 Automated Broker Interface records and 1,746 Harmonized Tariff Records. This update includes an extension, which went into effect June 1, to the suspension of Section 232 duties on steel imports and steel article imports from Ukraine as well as the adjustments required by the verification of the 2023 Harmonized Tariff Schedule, CBP said, in a June 7 CSMS message.
Harmonized Tariff Schedule
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) is a reference manual that provides 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 the Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security is responsible for interpreting and enforcing the HTS.
Hybrid hydraulic floor jacks are eligible for exclusion from Section 301 duties under Harmonized Tariff Schedule secondary subheading 9903.88.46, CBP headquarters ruled in a recently released ruling. CBP said that the ruling came in response to an application for further review from Costco regarding the applicability of Section 301 tariffs on its imported Arcan 3-ton Professional Grade Hybrid Service Jacks.
The International Trade Commission recently released Revision 6 to the 2023 Harmonized Tariff Schedule, which added subheading 9903.88.68. The subheading extends exclusions for a variety of medical products from 7.5% and 25% Section 301 tariffs under subheadings 9903.88.01, 9903.88.02, 9903.88.03, and 9903.88.15 if entered between June 1 and October 1, 2023, as announced by the U.S. Trade Representative in May (see 2305120054).
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the weeks of May 15-21 and 22-28:
Fourteen types of frozen fruit mixtures, five of which contain vegetable ingredients, should be classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 0811.90.80 as "other" frozen fruits, dutiable at 14.5%, the Court of International Trade ruled. Judge Stephen Vaden said the merchandise is properly classified under heading 0811 since the term "Fruit ... frozen" describes these goods in whole.
The Commerce Department issued notices in the Federal Register on its recently initiated antidumping duty investigations on brass rod from Brazil, India, Israel, Mexico, South Korea and South Africa (A-351-859, A-533-915, A-508-814, A-201-858, A-580-916, A-791-828), and its countervailing duty investigations on brass rod from India, Israel and South Korea (C-533-916, C-508-815, C-580-917). The CVD investigation covers entries for the calendar year 2022. The AD investigations cover entries April 1, 2022, through March 31, 3023.
The Commerce Department issued notices in the Federal Register on its recently initiated antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on nonrefillable steel cylinders from India (A-533-912/C-533-913). The AD investigation covers entries April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023, and the CVD investigation covers entries Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2022.
The International Trade Commission recently released Revision 5 to the 2023 Harmonized Tariff Schedule, which extended four COVID-related product exclusions covered by secondary subheading 9903.88.66 until June 1, 2023 (see 2305120054). Those products are currently exempted from additional duties imposed by Section 301 tariffs of 25% under subheading 9903.88.01.
The Commerce Department issued a Federal Register notice on its recently initiated antidumping duty investigations on beltless steel shelving prepackaged for sale from India (A-533-914), Malaysia (A-557-824), Taiwan (A-583-871), Thailand (A-549-846) and Vietnam (A-552-835). The agency will determine whether imports of beltless steel shelving are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The investigations cover entries from India, Malaysia, Taiwan and Thailand during the period April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023, and entries from Vietnam during the period Oct. 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of May 8-14: