Duty Rates

Question: Can you ask the membership if they have found any internet sites that will help determine the duty rates for items exported from the U.S ?

We’ve come across some invoices we’ve received from an express carrier delivering replacement product we sent to customers DDP. While trying to validate the extremely high vat rates I found some info stating Poland’s standard duty rate is 22% and China’s is 17%. I’m not sure if these materials are dated, but do any of […]

Question: Does anyone know of a weblink, software, or product that contains lists of HTS, duty and VAT rates for countries around the world?? Our company doesn’t have in house compliance personnel in countries other than the US and Mexico… We’ve been having a tough time trying to find answers to questions concerning import rates […]

Where can I find the list of tariff numbers that will be impacted by the re-imposition of retaliatory duties (that were suspended Jan 1 2005 after the passing of the Jobs Creation Act) that will now be re-imposed since transitional provisions under the 2004 American Jobs Creation Act were ruled non-compliant because they give tax […]

I am trying to get an English translation of the HTS for Russia for Chapter 85 products and the associated duty rates for each of the codes. Does anyone know where I can obtain this?

Are shipments to a U.S. military base overseas subject to the duties/taxes of the host country? I’m interested in any experiences of members in this area whether dealing directly with base personnel or with contractor firms on base. Just for clarification, this is not about mailing cookies to soldiers or using APO addresses. Thanks!

have read of the pertinent regulations but still have questions regarding what is dutiable and what is non-dutiable. If your foreign shipper has items such as tooling, quality testing, or documentation itemized on their invoice along with the product, are any of these items dutiable? I already know these items do not meet the definition […]

An Employee in our Traffic Department has stated an up charge by Customs for items (ceramic tablewear)labeled with “Hotel” would result in a 25% duty rate. I apologize if this is an old question for you, but I’m very new to the Customs Compliance field. The line of products we are planning on importing is […]