Tariff Schedules, Duty Rates, and Taxes For Over 90 Countries Are Available on the Internet
The Web site of the International Trade Administration's (ITA's) Trade Information Center (TIC, www.ita.doc.gov/tic) contains a publication entitled, Tariff and Tax Information which contains certain information, online resources, and contact information for U.S. exports, etc.
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Although the TIC states that the U.S. government only provides information on U.S. goods shipped to a foreign country, and does not provide tariff rates for products shipped from one foreign country to another, some of the information below is applicable to exports from other countries.
Country Tariff and Tax Information.TIC's Web site currently contains tariff and tax information, and in some cases, internet links to online resources, for the following 97 countries:
The tariff and tax information for the above-listed countries is available at http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/tic/tariff/country_tariff_info.htm. For those countries not listed in this table, TIC states that interested parties may contact an International Trade Specialist at 1(800)-USA-TRADE.
Tariff Quick Quote. The TIC Web site contains an Online Tariff Database for goods exported from the U.S. This database provides users with a "quick quote" for U.S. exports based on the country of import, country of manufacture, Harmonized System (HS) number, and mode of transport. This database is available at http://gtp.nextlinx.com/trade/inputDataInitQQ.do?dir=tic&screen=nextlinx
Agricultural Products. Tariff rates for agricultural products (HS Chapters 1-24) are availablefrom the USDA's Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) by faxing requests to:
(202) 690-2079 for Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
(202) 690-1093 for Asia and the Americas
Non-Agricultural Products. Tariff rates for non-agricultural products are availablefrom the ITA as follows:
Western Europe, Asia, Africa, the Western Hemisphere, and the Near East - call the TIC at 1-800-USA-TRAD(E). Requests for three or more commodities or countries should be faxed to (202) 482-4473 or email them to tic@ita.doc.gov.
Russia and the Newly Independent States - contact the Business Information Service for the New Independent States (BISNIS) at (202) 482-4655.
Central and Eastern Europe - contact the Central and Eastern European Business Information Center (CEEBIC) at (202) 482-2645.
Other Sources for Information.TIC's Web site also contains links to the following tax and tariff resources (partial list):
U.S. Government tariff resources. This site includes links on for interested parties to get personalized help from U.S. government trade specialists on foreign tariffs, taxes, and other matters. These government tariff resources can be accessed at http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/tic/tariff/resources.htm.
Other Tariff Resources. The site also contains links to foreign customs contacts as well as private sector tariff resources (including links to NextLinx, WorldTariff, Trade Ref, Trade Prism.com, and Tariffic Computer Products Incorporated). In addition, TIC provides a link to the International Customs Journal. These resources can be accessed via http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/tic/tariff/resources.htm.
Other selected resources include a link to the Census Bureau's page on Schedule B Export Codes that, among other things, allows interested parties to browse chapters of or download the Schedule B book, as well as perform searches for a Schedule B code. The Schedule B web page is available at http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/schedules/b/index.html
TIC also provides information on where to find information on certain tariffs (e.g. computer products tariffs, sending gifts, European Union (EU) tariffs and value added tax (VAT), as well as tariff and tax information for U.S. territories. Links for these topics are provided at http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/tic/tariff/
TIC Publication available at www.ita.doc.gov/tic