Why Marvel Declared X-Men Non-HumanHow a boring tariff code saved millions.

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Bureaucratic tax laws can force companies to legally redefine their own creations to optimize profit. In 2003, Marvel took the US government to court over the classification of their action figures. By successfully arguing that mutants were scientifically non-human, they shifted their products from the higher-taxed doll category to toys, saving millions.