U.S. customs procedures for import and export

 

Tariff and Customs

 

US Customs and Tariffs

U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (online search)

The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS or HTS) is a U.S. nomenclature system used to classify traded goods based on their material composition, product name, and/or intended function. The HTS is a 10-digit code designed so that each article falls into only one category. It is divided into chapters, each of which has a 2-digit number. Each product category within the various chapters is designated by 4, 6, 8, or 10 digits. The 4-digit categories are called headings. The 6-, 8- and 10-digit classifications are called subheadings. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) uses this system and its rules to classify imported goods. HTS codes are also used to determine duty rates applied to imported goods. Nearly every good that is imported into the United States is classified in an eight-digit category.

Customs Rulings Online Search System

CROSS is a searchable database of CBP rulings that can be retrieved based on simple or complex search characteristics using keywords and Boolean operators. CROSS has the added functionality of CROSS referencing rulings from the initial search result set with their modified, revoked or referenced counterparts.

Schedule B Search Engine

Schedule B number is a 10-digit number used in the United States to classify physical goods for export to another country. The Schedule B is based on the international Harmonized System (HS) of 6-digit commodity classification codes.

Country specific tariff and tax information

Determine Tariff Rates Using Country-Specific Resources: A tariff or duty (the words are used interchangeably) is a tax levied by governments on the value including freight and insurance of imported products. Different tariffs are applied on different products by different countries.

Importing into the United States: A Guide for Commercial Importers 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the largest federal law enforcement agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security, and is the country's primary border control organization. It is charged with regulating and facilitating international trade, collecting import duties, and enforcing U.S. regulations, including trade, customs, and immigration. CBP is one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the United States.

Automated Broker Interface

The Automated Commercial System (ACS) is the system used by CBP to track, control, and process all commercial goods imported into the United States. ACS facilitates merchandise processing, significantly cuts costs, and reduces paperwork requirements for both CBP and the trade community.

Automated Commercial Environment 

The Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) is the system through which the trade community reports imports and exports and the government determines admissibility. CBP Trade applies expertise, technology, and automation to create streamlined and efficient processes to facilitate the global exchange of safe and legitimate goods.

Electronic Export Information (EEI) filing Guide

Electronic Export Information (EEI) is the electronic data filed in the Automated Export System (AES). This information is mandated to be filed through the Automated Export System or ACE AESDirect and is an electronic declaration of merchandise leaving the U.S. for export to a foreign country

GLOBAL

World Tariff Profiles 2020 pdf

World Tariff Profiles 2020 provides comprehensive information on the tariffs and non-tariff measures imposed by over 170 countries and customs territories. It is a joint publication of the WTO, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the International Trade Centre.

World Customs Organization

The WCO is noted for its work in areas covering the development of international conventions, instruments, and tools on topics such as commodity classification, valuation, rules of origin, collection of customs revenue, supply chain security, international trade facilitation, customs enforcement activities, combating counterfeiting in support of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), drugs enforcement, illegal weapons trading, integrity promotion, and delivering sustainable capacity building to assist with customs reforms and modernization.

ASEAN Tariff Finder

 

Switzerland Customs Administration

Austrialia Border Force

Azerbaijan State Customs

People's Republic of China Customs

Israel Tax Authority

Japan Customs

Morocco Customs Authority

 

Southern Africa Customs Union 

Taiwan Customs Administration