Question 1

How do I get an HTS code and duty fast?

Accepted Answer

Get both fast by using a tool that classifies the product and calculates the full landed duty in one workflow, so you are not waiting on a broker email or a manual lookup. When a container is inbound, every hour of cross-referencing is an hour it sits. Our HTS Classification Researcher returns a defensible code with reasoning, and the Tariff Calculator gives the full stack (MFN + 122 + 232 + 301 + Chapter 99) landed cost in the same session. We build the answer and the paper trail; we do not file the entry, so loop your broker in for the actual clearance.

Question 2

How do I compare China vs Vietnam vs Mexico landed cost?

Accepted Answer

Compare origins by running the same product across each country's full duty stack, including Section 301 and any 232 exposure, not just the base rate. For a sourcing decision, the base MFN rate hides the tariffs that actually move the total. Our Parts Library builds an N-by-M matrix of your products against origin countries and highlights the best landed cost per row and overall across 200+ countries. Rates shift, so treat any specific number as current-as-of-2026 and re-run before you commit; we show the comparison, we do not negotiate the sourcing.

Question 3

Does Section 301 apply to this SKU?

Accepted Answer

Section 301 applies if the SKU is a covered product originating in China under an active USTR list, which depends on both the HTS code and the country of origin. As a manager you need that answer before the container waits, not after. Our Tariff Calculator classifies the item and auto-detects the applicable Chapter 99 and 301 lines, showing whether the surtax hits and at what rate, broken out per component. Coverage and rates change, so read it as current-as-of-2026. If you want a heads-up when lists shift, Compliance Radar tracks policy against your SKUs, though it is in private beta.

Question 4

How do I explain a classification to an auditor or CFO in five minutes?

Accepted Answer

Explain it with a plain-English reasoning report that states the code, the GRI path, and the authorities behind it in one page, so a non-specialist follows the logic without you narrating it. Your problem is that the reasoning is in your head and the CFO wants it in writing. Our Researcher outputs exactly that, an audit-ready report with the essential-character rationale and CROSS citations you can forward as-is. It gives the auditor a defensible record; it is not legal advice, and it does not replace your broker's or counsel's sign-off on contested calls.

Question 5

How do I get an answer before the container waits at the port?

Accepted Answer

Get ahead of it by classifying and pricing duty the moment the PO is cut, not when the shipment lands, so the number is ready before clearance. Delay usually comes from serial broker emails and manual duty lookups stacked end to end. Our Tariff Calculator and Researcher return a code, the full duty stack, and a forwardable rationale in minutes, and the API can pre-run a whole PO of up to 200 items at once. We produce the decision and the evidence; your broker still files the entry, so run us upstream to hand them a clean, pre-classified line.

Question 6

How do I explain why duty went up on a product we have shipped for years?

Accepted Answer

Usually the duty rose because a new Chapter 99 line, a Section 301 list change, or a 232 action stacked on top of the same base rate, not because the classification changed. When leadership asks why a familiar SKU costs more, they want the specific layer that moved. Our Tariff Calculator breaks the total into per-component lines (MFN, 122, 232, 301, Chapter 99) with the entry date it applies to, so you can point to the exact surtax that changed. Read specific figures as current-as-of-2026; policy moves, and we show the breakdown, not a forecast.

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