Tariff Schedules

The World Trade Center San Diego has the ability to assist in all logistical aspects of importing/exporting, including tariff schedules. You will be able to find the tariff schedules needed for exporting or importing your products.

The HTSA provides the applicable tariff rates and statistical categories for all merchandise imported into the United States and it's based on the international Harmonized System, the global classification system that is used to describe most traded goods.

All import and export codes used by the United States are based on the Harmonized Tariff System (HTS). The HTS assigns 6-digit codes for general categories. Countries which use the HTS are allowed to define commodities at a more detailed level than 6-digits, but all definitions must be within that 6-digit framework.

The U.S. defines products using 10-digit HTS codes. Exports codes (which the U.S. calls Schedule B) are administered by the U.S. Census Bureau. Import codes are administered by the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC).

If you need assistance identifying the right tariff schedule or interpreting the schedule, contact Hugh Constant, Vice President of Trade Services at 619.615.0868 x103 or hconstant@wtcsd.org

Africa (Sub-Sahara)

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Customs Union Countries include: Angola, Burundi, Comoros, D.R.Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

East Asia and the Pacific

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Tariff Database Requires free registration to access rates for APEC member economies. Countries include: Australia, Chile, Hong Kong, China, Korea, New Zealand, Philippines, Thailand, Brunei Darussalam, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Russia, United States, Canada, Chinese Taipei, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam.

Europe and Central Asia

European Union Harmonized Tariff Schedule The European Union is: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

North America

Schedule B/Export Codes Schedule B commodity codes are 10-digit numeric codes used to identify products that are exported to other countries.

WTO Tariff Schedules from USDA

Canadian Tariff Schedule, from Canada Border Services Agency

U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule, from the International Trade Commission, The HTSA provides the applicable tariff rates and statistical categories for all merchandise imported into the United States; it is based on the international Harmonized System.