The new major upgrade of DataWeb introduces features to increase accessibility, flexibility, and accuracy, as well as an overall better user experience:

• Increased accessibility of the data
• Programmatic access via an API connection
• The ability to query data without creating an account or logging in
• Improved visual and screen reader accessibility
• More query parameter options such as custom time-period creation
• 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)
• 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
• Ability to create, edit, and share country and commodity groupings
• Expanded ability for users to organize saved queries
• 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

These improvements were developed based on user feedback surveys, input from other U.S. government agencies, and internal USITC staff.