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6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 24 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Kahrs International, Inc. v. United States.

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1 Kahrs International, Inc. v. United States Anchor
cafc · 2013
green “to discern the common meaning of a tariff term, we may consult dictionaries, scientific authorities, and other reliable information sources.” 6
2 Wilton Industries, Inc. v. United States
cafc · 2013
green “the htsus scheme is organized by headings, each of which has one or more subheadings; the headings set forth general categories of merchandise, and the subheadings provide a more particularized segregation of the goods within each category.” 5
3 R.T. Foods, Inc. v. United States
cafc · 2014
green “also contains the 'general notes,' the 'general rules of interpretation' ('gri'), the 'additional u.s. rules of interpretation' ('ari'), and various appendices for particular categories of goods.” 4
4 Lemans Corp. v. United States
cafc · 2010
green “all citations to the htsus refer to the 20 version, as determined by the date of importation of the merchandise.” 3
5 Schlumberger Technology Corp. v. United States
cafc · 2017
green “the gri apply in numerical order, meaning that subsequent rules are inapplicable if a preceding rule provides proper classification.” 3
6 Schlumberger Technology Corp. v. United States
cafc · 2017
green “we first must assess whether the subject heading constitutes an eo nomine or use provision because different rules and analysis will apply depending upon the heading type.” 3

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