U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) Tariff Database-- 1995 Tariffs (Compiled from U.S. Customs Service Data on the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) of the United States of October 1995 and USITC Data) The USITC has compiled this database based on October 1995 Customs Service tariff information tapes, expressed in terms of the 1995 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS). This format allows to the user to sort and prepare subsets of tariff provisions and/or rates of duty. The database also presents tariff rates in a form that permits users to compute all duties on an ad valorem basis (for tariff categories having specific and compound rates of duty) and to ascertain those products that are eligible for tariff preferences (under programs such as the Caribbean Basin Initiative). Additionally, brief item descriptions have been provided by USITC for user convenience. NOTES AND CAUTION: This database is being provided as an advisory tool only. For complete legal product descriptions and enacted/proclaimed tariff rates to be used on Customs Service documents, you must consult the current HTS and any supplements thereto, as well as any applicable Customs regulations and decisions. Additionally, the database provides tariffs at the tariff-line (8-digit HTS item)level. Therefore, where there is more than one "first" unit of quantity (i.e. statistical line items are collected in different units of quantity), more than one line of data will appear for the 8-digit HTS. Similarly, more than one line of data will appear for those 8-digit HTS items having more than one special program rate of greater than zero (i.e. tariffs under NAFTA that are greater than zero for both Canada and Mexico). For duty rates which display as ***** or 10,000 see the HTS for duty computation procedures (or Chapter 99 for temporary and certain trade agreement rates). A. DUTY COMPUTATION CODES: In each of the formulas currently being used: Q 1 indicates quantity of 1st unit of measure Q 2 indicates quantity of 2nd unit of measure Duty Code Duty Equation 0 0.00 1 Specific rate*Q1 2 Specific rate*Q2 3 (Specific rate*Q1) + ("Other" rate*Q2) 4 (Specific rate*Q1) + (Ad Valorem rate*Value) 5 (Specific rate*Q2) + (Ad Valorem rate*Value) 6 (Specific rate*Q1) + ("Other" rate*Q2) + (Ad Valorem rate*Value) 7 Ad Valorem rate*Value 9 Ad Valorem rate*Derived Duty Refer to HTS for duty computation procedures. K or X Refer to HTS for duty computation procedures. B. SPECIAL PROGRAM CODES-( See HTS for more complete description of programs) A = Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) B = Automotive Products Trade Act (APTA) C = Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft CA = NAFTA for Canada E = Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) IL = Israel Special Rate J = Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) K = Agreement on Trade in Pharmaceutical Products L = Uruguay Round Concessions on Inter.Chemicals for Dyes MX = NAFTA for Mexico * = Certain countries excluded C. UNITS OF QUANTITY CODES BBL = Barrels CAR = Carat CGM = Content (of specific component) in grams CKG = Content (of specific component) in kilograms CM2 = Square centimeters CTN = Content (of specific component) in tons CUR = Curie CYK = Clean yield in kilograms DEG = Polarimetric reading in degrees DOZ = Dozens DPC = Dozen pieces DPR = Dozen pair FBM = Fiber meters G = Grams GR = Gross GRL = Gross lines HUN = Hundreds JWL = Jewels K = Thousands KG = Kilograms KM3 = Kilograms per cubic meter KWH = Kilowatt hours L = Litre LNM = Linear meters M = Meters M2 = Square meters M3 = Cubic meters MC = Millicuries NO = Number ODE = Ozone depletion equivalent PCS = Pieces PFL = Proof liter PK = Pack PRS = Pairs SQ = Squares T = Metric tons X = No units collected