Browse HTS chapters

The U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule is organized into 99 chapters. Below are the chapters importers ask about most — each with example products, common 10-digit codes, and duty notes.

• Chapter 61

  Knitted Apparel

  Chapter 61 covers articles of apparel and clothing accessories that are knitted or crocheted — t-shirts, sweaters, polo shirts, leggings, hosiery, and similar garments. Material fiber (cotton, wool, synthetic) and gender drive the 10-digit HTS subheading.

• Chapter 62

  Woven Apparel

  Chapter 62 covers woven (not knitted) apparel — dress shirts, suits, trousers, jeans, jackets, and dresses. Like Chapter 61, fiber and gender drive the subheading.

• Chapter 39

  Plastics

  Chapter 39 covers raw plastics (resins, films, sheets) and finished plastic articles — packaging, household items, plastic kitchenware. Form (primary vs finished) is the first classification decision.

• Chapter 73

  Iron & Steel Articles

  Chapter 73 covers finished iron and steel articles — pipes, tubes, fasteners, hardware, structures, containers. (Raw iron and steel sit in Chapters 72.)

• Chapter 84

  Machinery

  Chapter 84 covers mechanical machinery — engines, pumps, refrigerators, industrial machines, computers, printers. Function and end-use drive classification.

• Chapter 85

  Electronics

  Chapter 85 covers electrical machinery and consumer electronics — phones, TVs, batteries, wiring, cables, switches, motors.

• Chapter 87

  Vehicles

  Chapter 87 covers wheeled vehicles and their parts — passenger cars, trucks, motorcycles, bicycles, trailers, and automotive components.

• Chapter 90

  Instruments

  Chapter 90 covers optical, photographic, medical, surgical, and precision instruments — cameras, microscopes, surgical tools, lab equipment.