Definitions for "Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States"
Published by the U.S. International Trade Commission, the HTSUS is used in the classification of imported merchandise for rates of duty and statistical purposes.
The US listing of goods and their duty rates that is used as the basis for classifying imported products and identifying the rates of duty to be charged on them.
An organized listing of goods and their duty rates which is used by U.S. Customs as the basis for classifying imported products and therefore establishing the duty to be charged and providing the U.S. Census with statistical information about imports and exports.