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About the USITC Information about the agency, the mission, & history
Information about the U. S. International Trade Commission’s mission and history as an independent, quasi-judicial federal agency with broad investigative responsibilities on matters of trade.
Commissioners Commissioners, biographies and photos.
The bi-partisan USITC Commission is comprised of six Commissioners who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
Administrative Law Judges Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) biographies and photos
Administrative Law Judges conduct the trial phase of Commission investigations under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337). They rule on motions during the trial stage and, following the trial, make an initial determination as to whether a violation of section 337 exists.
Offices A listing of the USITC offices and contact information.
USITC offices assist in investigating imports claimed to injure a domestic industry, in investigating violations of U.S. intellectual property rights, and in providing independent analysis and information on tariffs, trade and competitiveness.
USITC’s current Strategic Plan, along with previous editions and related documents including USITC’s Budget Justifications and Performance Plans, Annual Performance Reports and Performance and Accountability Reports.
Investigations
Import Injury
USITC’s role and activities in conducting antidumping (AD), countervailing duty (CVD), and review (Five-year Sunset) and Global/Bilateral Safeguards investigations
General Factfinding A listing of Probable Effect Studies, Industry Assessments and Negotiation Background Information
Unfair Import Information about the USITC’s role and activities in conducting unfair import investigations under Section 337
Import Injury Antidumping (AD), Countervailing Duty (CVD) and Safeguard Investigations
Investigations of market injury to U.S. domestic industry by foreign companies due to product dumping and/or subsidization under Sections 701 or 731 under Title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 or injury due to substantially increase imports under sections 201 or 202 of the Trade Act of 1974 or section 302 of the NAFTA Implementation Act.
General Factfinding Current general fact-finding investigations being conducted by the Offices of Economics and of Industries.
The USITC conducts investigations on matters involving international trade and industry competitiveness. These investigations often concern the likely impact of changes in trade policy such as trade agreements on the U.S. economy, industries, and workers or provide assessments of U.S. industries.
Unfair Import Injury Intellectual Property Rights Infringement
Access information about USITC investigations regarding claims of intellectual property rights infringement, including patent, copyright and trademarks, and other forms of unfair competition involving imported products under Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930.
Commission Meeting Notices Public Notices of Commssion Meetings and Hearings
In accordance with the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976, USITC fosters transparency by posting public notices of Commission meetings and hearings.
Commission Notices Federal Register Notices and Commission Notices
Notice issued to the Federal Register as well as Commission public notices issued regarding investigations, solicitations for public comment, and questionnaires.
Rules and Procedures Commission Rules & Procedure Changes
Though the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and the Federal Register remain the official source for the text of the USITC's rules, these electronic versions are provided as a convenience.
Publications & Reports
Commission Publications Library All USITC Publications, Opinions, including Recent Trends in Services Trade, Year in Trade, Trade Shifts, Safeguards
Reports Annual Reports, Statutory Reports and Studies
Staff Publications Working Papers, The Journal of International Commerce and Economics, Executive Briefings on Trade
Commission Publications Library A listing of USITC Commission Publications and Opinions & Reports
Includes publications regarding the following Tariff Act Sections 701,731; 201, 204, 412, 332 and 337 Opinions. Opinions and Reports that include Trade Shifts, Recent Trends, Services Trade,Year in Trade, Safeguards.
Reports Annual and Statutory Reports and Studies
Recent Trends in U.S. Services Trade. Several recurring reports are published annually as part of the Commission’s mission to provide independent tariff, trade, and competitiveness-related analysis and information.
Staff Publications Staff Research Papers, Working Papers, The Journal of International Commerce and Economics, The Executive Briefings on Trade
They reflect the opinions and research of individual authors and are not the views of the U.S. International Trade Commission or any of its individual Commissioners.
Harmonized Tariff Information Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS), HTS search, Tariff Databases, Modifications to Tariffs
Tariff Database Quick lookup of U.S. Tariff Data for specific products, Tariff Programs
Tariff Relief Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Petition System (MTBPS)
Trade Data DataWeb, Classification System
U.S. merchandise trade and tariff data web interface, Retrieve U.S. merchandise trade data using the data request tool.
Harmonized Tariff Information Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS), HTS Search, Modifications, E-Learning Module & Help
Informational listing regarding the Harmonized Tariff. The USITC (Office of Tariff Affairs and Trade Agreements) is responsible for publishing the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated (HTSA). The HTSA provides the applicable tariff rates and statistical categories for all merchandise imported into the United States.
Tariff Database Future Tariff Rates, Quick lookup of U.S. Tariff Data for specific products, Tariff Programs
Quick lookup; data for individual tariff lines. U.S. Tariff and Trade Data for specific products. This site includes planned staged tariff reductions (where applicable) and 3-year (plus year-to-date) import data.
Tariff Relief Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Petition System (MTBPS)
An open and transparent process for the submission and consideration of requests for temporary duty suspensions and reductions.
DataWeb Application Release Notes
Release Notes
DataWeb 5.1.6 Release Updates
Update on
Summary: Content Update
User Experience Enhancement
Colombia FTA Information is now available when viewing Tariff Database Details
User Experience Enhancement
Annual Tariff Data files prior to 2017 are now downloaded as a zip file
DataWeb 5.1.3 Release Updates
Update on
Summary: Bug Fixes
Bug Fix
Excluding rows when there is no data to report when selecting individual Commodities functionality is now working as intended.
Bug Fix
Monthly Query Update email functionality is now working as intended.
DataWeb 5.1.2 Release Updates
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Summary: Bug Fixes & Content Updates
User Experience Enhancement
“Create Commodity Group” option missing is some instances.
Invalid message not displaying for 10-digit HTS numbers during query building.
Properly reset the Sort Order options when switching the Trade Flow.
Fixed the Code Key link on the Annual Tariff page.
Changes to HTS numbers not displaying on the query results page for 10-digit numbers.
Product Change
Removed homepage text referencing DataWeb 4.
DataWeb 5.1.1 Release Updates
Update on
Summary: Tariff Number Entry & Download Improvements
User Experience Enhancement
Performance improvements when downloading query results.
Providing long lists of HTS numbers when entering commodities no longer results in an error.
DataWeb 5.1.0 Release Updates
Update on
Summary: Tariff Integration & Conversions
New Feature
Tariff Integration: From the query results page, access Tariff Summary information about your result set. Drill down to individual tariff lines, and then access Tariff database details per tariff line.
Option to convert Units of Quantity from metric to imperial measures.
Homepage indicates the most recent data available.
Added 2025 to the Annual Tariff Data page.
User Experience Enhancement
Table titles more accurately reflect the trade flow selected in the query.
Added Source note to the bottom of the query results page.
Added ability to download Excel files from the query results page.
In downloaded Excel files, all data suppression columns have been shifted to the end of the table.
DataWeb 5.0.20 Release Updates
Update on
Summary: Performance Improvements
User Experience Enhancement
Performance improvements when running large queries.
Option to not display rows for which no data was reported.
Ability to subscribe to email notifications when DataWeb data is updated.
DataWeb 5.0 Initial Release Updates
Update on
Summary: Initial Launch
New Feature
Programmatic access via an API connection
The ability to query data without creating an account or logging in
Download option of a Pivot-ready dataset
New information on changes in product classifications over time
Data warnings (in the form of stars in web-based reports) when certain first unit of quantity data have been suppressed due to data confidentiality considerations
System suggestions on adding additional product codes to ensure a valid series for the entire time period being queried (i.e., to reflect changes or new additions to HTS codes over time)
Ability to create, edit, and share country and commodity groupings
Ability to sign up for monthly e-mails with data runs each month when data become available
New detailed explanations for variables and datapoints available throughout the application
User Experience Enhancement
Increased accessibility of the data
Improved visual and screen reader accessibility
More query parameter options such as custom time-period creation
Enhanced integration and summarization of normal trade relations duty rates
Longer sessions before system timeout for users accessing DataWeb with an account
Larger downloads allowed
Optimized query load times
Expanded ability for users to organize saved queries
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