The Supreme Court has noted that the Customs officials who assign tariff classes to imported goods must be given deference by the courts in how Customs interprets the law of tariffs.

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This is based on the principle of Chevron deference, where courts generally defer to the interpretations of ambiguous statutes made by the agency charged with enforcing the statute, unless that interpretation is unreasonable. In the case of customs officials interpreting Tariff laws, the Supreme Court has applied Chevron deference and given the agency significant deference in its interpretation of tariffs.

The Supreme Court Has Noted That the Customs Officials Who