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The
Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) provides duty rates
for virtually every item that exists.
Experts
spend years learning how to properly classify an item
in order to determine its correct duty rate. For instance,
you might want to know the rate of duty of a red wine.
A classification specialist will need to know did
the grape come from Chile or European region or another
country that qualifies for duty-free treatment for
certain of its products, where was the wine produced,
does it have any additives included....
The U.S. International Trade Commission - Tariff Database
link will take you to an interactive data base that
will enable you to get an approximate idea of the
duty rate for a particular product. Please be aware
that the duty rate you request is only as good as
the information you provide. The actual duty rate
of the item you import may not be what you think it
should be as a result of your research. Customs makes
the final determination of what the correct rate of
duty is, not the company importer. For specific duty
information on a particular item you may request a
Binding Ruling. You may also receive guidance by calling
your local Customs port.
The USITC Interactive Tariff and Trade DataWeb
provides international trade statistics and U.S.
tariff data to the public full-time and free of
charge. U.S. import statistics, U.S. export statistics,
U.S. tariffs, U.S. future tariffs and U.S. tariff
preference information are available on a self-service,
interactive basis. The USITC DataWeb responds to user-defined
queries integrating international trade statistics
with complex tariff and customs treatment, and allows
both expert and non-expert users to create and save
customized country and product lists for future re-use
from anywhere in the world. International trade data
are available for years 1989- present on a
monthly, quarterly, annual, or year-to-date basis
and can be retrieved in a number of classification
systems, including the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
(HTS), the Standard International Trade Classification
(SITC), or the North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS). Pre-defined reports on international
trade statistics are also available by geographic
region and partner country. Current U.S. tariffs,
which are maintained and published by the USITC as
a statutory responsibility, can be accessed via the
USITC DataWeb, and retrieved with relevant international
trade data.
ITC
TRADE DATAWEB
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Complex queries created under "advanced searching"
can be saved for future runs. For all users – U.S.
imports and exports by your list of products or
one at a time. Example—enter Quick Query –select
all commodities, Chile , 6-digit aggregation, sort
by value, and get the top 10 values, all other,
and total –instantly.
CLASSIFICATION
SYSTEMS
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DATA
PREPARED
TRADE DATA REPORTS
- U.S.
Trade with Sub-Saharan Africa -Now includes
Annual, Quarterly and Monthly data; imports under
AGOA and GSP; and updates to Inv. 332-415, U.S.
Trade and Investment with Sub-Saharan Africa.
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