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SERVICES:
Import Assistance
International
Trade Data System - Import Advisor
This is an excellent resource provided by US Treasury Department
covering:
- Import Frequently Asked
Questions
- Basic Importing Instructions
- Import Requirements
- Import Bonds & Moving
Goods in Bond
- Assessment of Duty
- Power of Attorney
- Laws Affecting Importing
- Quotas
- and more ...
Importers will find the Tools listed
in the site index at the left useful.
Parties involved in the import process
may include:
Foreign Supplier
Foreign Supplier’s bank
Foreign Supplier’s Country
Freight Forwarder
Freight Carriers: Air, Ocean, Rail, Truck
Customs Brokers
Customs Bonded Warehouse and/or Foreign-Trade
Zone
US Government - US Customs & other applicable Government agencies
Importer’s bank
Importer
US
ITC - US Tariff & Trade Data for a specific product*****
On this site, a business can enter a keyword or the HTS number and locate the
1998 Tariff and Most Recent Annual US Import Information, including:
- Imports by source country
- Imports by tariff program (like
NAFTA, GSP, etc)
With this information, an importer
buying product A from country A can review where other US companies
are buying product A from. If large quantities are being bought
from County D, an importer can look up potential new suppliers
from Country D in the international directories.
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