You’re ready to import or export a product, but you realize you have more questions than answers. For example, you may be trying to identify the correct Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) code for your product or trying to determine the tariff that is associated with importing your product. There are a variety of resources you could tap into to find the answers, but you may wish to first consult the USITC’s updated Interactive HTS Training course.
- the role of the HTS;
- how to read the HTS (including how to determine duty rates); and
- special HTS provisions, such as those resulting from trade agreements.
Each lesson includes an interactive review section to test your knowledge.
The course also includes a library of links to relevant information related to topics covered in the training, a glossary of terms, and the HTS itself.
Designed for beginners and experts alike, the Interactive HTS Training course provides information needed for importing and exporting.
About the USITC: The mission of the USITC is to investigate and make determinations in proceedings involving imports claimed to injure a domestic industry or violate U.S. intellectual property rights; provide independent analysis and information on tariffs, trade, and competitiveness; and maintain the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
About the HTS: All goods imported into the United States are subject to the provisions of the HTS, the authoritative compilation of the tariff and statistical provisions applicable to goods in trade. The HTS was enacted by Congress and made effective on January 1, 1989, replacing the former Tariff Schedules of the United States. The USITC maintains and publishes the HTS (in print and on-line) as directed by Congress in the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988. Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security is responsible for interpreting and enforcing the HTS.