Title 19, Customs DutiesRelease 119-102
§3012 Reference to Harmonized Tariff Schedule
Title 19 › CHAPTER 18 — IMPLEMENTATION OF HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE › § 3012
Summary
When a law mentions the old U.S. tariff schedules or uses similar wording, it must be read to mean the Harmonized Tariff Schedule instead.
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Title 19, §3012
Customs Duties, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Any reference in any law to the “Tariff Schedules of the United States”, “the Tariff Schedules”, “such Schedules”, and any other general reference that clearly refers to the old Schedules shall be treated as a reference to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule, referred to in text, is not set out in the Code. See Publication of Harmonized Tariff Schedule note set out under section 1202 of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Jan. 1, 1989, see section 1217(b)(2) of Pub. L. 100–418, set out as a note under section 3001 of this title.
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Citation
19 U.S.C. § 3012
Title 19, Customs Duties
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102