In United States v. Mead Corporation, where Mead sued Customs when it changed the classification of the planners Mead imported which resulted in Mead having to pay a 4% tariff, the Supreme Court held that:

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The Supreme Court held that rulings by agencies like Customs can carry the force of law if Congress has delegated that authority to them, but the level of deference given to those rulings will depend on various factors. The Court determined that the appropriate standard to apply in this case was the Skidmore standard, which requires consideration of the agency's expertise, the thoroughness of its reasoning, the persuasiveness of its arguments, and the degree of deference warranted. Therefore, the case should be reevaluated in the Court of Appeals using this standard.

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