Here is a helpful online tutorial on how to read the Harmonized Tariff Schedules of the United States, which I call the HTS, but some call the HS. The HTS is an identification system with numbers associated with descriptions of items imported into the USA. Anything you declare to customs must have the HTS number, and for exporting as well, although that number is called the Schedule B number. Anyway, here you go:
http://www.usitc.gov/elearning/hts/menu/
Before you actually look for a HTS number, it is sometimes useful to go to USCustoms online and check out previous rulings by customs on items, your item, and see what you can learn.
http://rulings.cbp.gov/
Feel free to forward this by email to three of your friends.
http://www.usitc.gov/elearning/hts/menu/
Before you actually look for a HTS number, it is sometimes useful to go to USCustoms online and check out previous rulings by customs on items, your item, and see what you can learn.
http://rulings.cbp.gov/
Feel free to forward this by email to three of your friends.
2 comments:
Dear John
I live outside the USA so the HTS research would absolutely worthless for me, right?
Does every country have their own version of HTS to research import/export?
Thanks John, have a nice day :)
Well hang on... the HTS is a numbering system, and the trade data is at the usitc.gov. The trade data is both imports and exports, so say you are in Venezuela, you cna learn all about all imports and exports vis a vis USA/Venezuela.
And Yes, every member of the WTO subscribes to the HTS and keeps track of the same info... so you can the same stuff in most any country.
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