According to the "Chinese Soil Taxonomy ( 3rd ed) " and " Principles and Criteria for Establishment of Soil Family and Soil Series of Chinese Soil Taxonomy (The trial version) ", the 7 types of salt-affected soils in North Hebei were classified into 7 newly established soil series, under 7 Subgroups, 6 Groups, 6 Suborders and 4 Orders. Results show that referencing comparison between CST and CSGC at the subgroup level did not find that they had any correspondences in CSGC; the classification of some of these soils in CST did not reflect any characteristics of salinity or alkality in their respective higher-level unit, while some amendments had to be made to salt content and position of salt accumulation for classification at the base level, which indicates that the criteria for sorting in the soil taxonomy are stricter and more standard. Besides, issues like diagnostic horizons, diagnostic characteristics and soil analysis methods for classification of salt-affected soils were discussed.