The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) sets out the tariff rates and statistical categories for all merchandise imported into the United States. The HTS is based on the international Harmonized System, which is the global system of nomenclature applied to most world trade in goods.
Full Document: All Chapters and General Notes
The links below correspond to the various sections in the HTS Table of Contents. Clicking on a link will download the corresponding Adobe PDF file.
Table of Contents, Preface, Change Record, China Tariffs, etc.
The record of legal and statistical changes in this edition of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
General Notes
General Notes 1-36
Full Document
General Rules of Interpretation
Tariff Treatment of Imported Goods and of Vessel Equipments, Parts and Repairs
Customs Territory of the United States
Rates of Duty
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)
Automotive Products Trade Act
Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft
Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA)
United States-Israel Free Trade Area Implementation Act of 1985
United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement-Suspended
Products of the Freely Associated States
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
North American Free Trade Agreement-Deleted
Pharmaceutical products and related appendix
Intermediate chemicals for dyes and related appendix
Exclusions from tariff rate quotas
African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act of 2000 (CBPTA)
United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act
United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement
United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement
United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement
United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement
Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA)
United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement
United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement
United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement
United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement
United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement
United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement
Trade Agreement between the United States and Japan
General Statistical Notes
Section I:
Chapters 1-5
Live animals
Meat and edible meat offal
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
Section II:
Chapters 6-14
Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons
Coffee, tea, maté and spices
Cereals
Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten
Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts
Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included
Section III:
Chapter 15
Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
Section IV:
Chapters 16-24
Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates
Sugars and sugar confectionery
Cocoa and cocoa preparations
Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers' wares
Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants
Miscellaneous edible preparations
Beverages, spirits and vinegar
Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed
Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
Section V:
Chapters 25-27
Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement
Ores, slag and ash
Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes
Section VI:
Chapters 28-38
Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes
Organic chemicals
Pharmaceutical products
Fertilizers
Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics
Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations
Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster
Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes
Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations
Photographic or cinematographic goods
Miscellaneous chemical products
Section VII:
Chapters 39-40
Plastics and articles thereof
Rubber and articles thereof
Section VIII:
Chapters 41-43
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut)
Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof
Section IX:
Chapters 44-46
Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
Cork and articles of cork
Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork
Section X:
Chapters 47-49
Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard
Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans
Section XI:
Chapters 50-63
Silk
Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric
Cotton
Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn
Man-made filaments
Man-made staple fibers
Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof
Carpets and other textile floor coverings
Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery
Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use
Knitted or crocheted fabrics
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted
Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags
Section XII:
Chapters 64-67
Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles
Headgear and parts thereof
Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof
Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair
Section XIII:
Chapters 68-70
Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials
Ceramic products
Glass and glassware
Section XIV:
Chapter 71
Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin
Section XV:
Chapters 72-83
Iron and steel
Articles of iron or steel
Copper and articles thereof
Nickel and articles thereof
Aluminum and articles thereof
(Reserved for possible future use)
Lead and articles thereof
Zinc and articles thereof
Tin and articles thereof
Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal
Miscellaneous articles of base metal
Section XVI:
Chapters 84-85
Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles
Section XVII:
Chapters 86-89
Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds
Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof
Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof
Ships, boats and floating structures
Section XVIII:
Chapters 90-92
Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof
Clocks and watches and parts thereof
Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles
Section XIX:
Chapter 93
Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof
Section XX:
Chapters 94-96
Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings
Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof
Miscellaneous manufactured articles
Section XXI:
Chapter 97
Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques
Section XXII:
Chapter 98-99
Special classification provisions
Temporary legislation; temporary modifications proclaimed pursuant to trade agreements legislation; additional import restrictions proclaimed pursuant to section 22 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended
Chemical Appendices, Pharmaceutical Appendix, Statistical Annexes
Annex A - Schedule C, Classification of Country and Territory Designations for U.S. Import Statistics
Annex B - International Standard Country Codes
Annex C - Schedule D, Customs District and Port Codes