Harmonized Tariff Schedule

USITC. 1991. Harmonized tariff schedule of the United States (1991). Washington, DC US. International Trade Commission. 

Manufacture includes to import into the customs territory of the United States (as defined in general note 2 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States). Customs Territory of the United States as used in general note 2 of the Harmonized Tariff refers to only the States, The District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Therefore, importation into Guam, American Samoa, or other U.S. possessions or territories does not constitute manufacturing. Importers of chemicals into these possessions and territories are not bound by the regulations governing manufacturers unless they are subject to TSCA for some other reason. 

The term manufacture means to import into the customs territory of the United States (as defined in general note 2 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States), produce, or manufacture. 

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