Some other countries are provided special treatment and thus are not subject to the same tariffs shown above. For example, the US has signed free trade agreements with Canada, Mexico and Israel which were still in the process of implementation as of 1996. One interesting feature of the tariff schedule is the degree of specificity of the products in the HTS schedule. Besides product type, categories are divided according to weight, size or the time of year. Note especially the description of ceramic tableware and motorcycles.
Tariffs vary according to time of entry as with grapes and grapefruit.
They also vary with different components of the same product as with watches. Note also that watches have both specific tariffs and ad valorem tariffs applied. The tariff rates themselves are typically set to several significant digits. Much worse is the tariff on cane sugar with seven significant digits. One issue worth considering is the cost of maintaining such a complex tariff schedule.