US Tariff & Trade Flow Analyzer

Look up US tariff rates, duty information, and trade statistics for any product by HTS code or keyword. This actor queries the official USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule API to return current general duty rates, special program eligibility, column 2 rates, and unit of quantity for every matching tariff line item.

What data can you get?

The Tariff Trade Navigator returns structured tariff records from the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule database. Each record includes the full HTS number, product description, general duty rate (MFN/NTR), special duty rate showing eligibility for trade preference programs like GSP, USMCA, and bilateral free trade agreements, the column 2 "other" rate, and the statistical unit of quantity. Results include every level of the tariff hierarchy from chapter headings down to specific statistical suffixes.

Use cases

Import/export cost estimation — International traders, freight forwarders, and customs brokers use tariff rate lookups to estimate landed costs for shipments before they arrive at US ports. Knowing the exact duty rate for a specific HTS classification is essential for accurate pricing, profitability analysis, and trade finance decisions. This actor lets you programmatically retrieve rates for hundreds of product lines at once.

Trade compliance and classification — Customs compliance teams and trade compliance officers need to verify HTS classifications and corresponding duty rates as part of their import compliance programs. Automated lookups help catch misclassification risks, support binding ruling research, and maintain classification databases that keep companies on the right side of customs regulations.

Supply chain risk and tariff impact analysis — Supply chain strategists and procurement teams use tariff data to model the cost impact of trade policy changes, evaluate sourcing alternatives across countries, and identify products eligible for preferential duty rates under free trade agreements. Bulk tariff data retrieval enables scenario modeling across entire product portfolios to optimize sourcing decisions.

Trade policy research — Policy analysts, economists, and academic researchers studying international trade patterns need programmatic access to tariff schedules for quantitative analysis. This actor provides clean, structured data suitable for statistical analysis, tariff comparison studies, and trade liberalization impact assessments across product categories.

E-commerce cross-border selling — Online retailers and marketplace sellers expanding into cross-border trade need duty rate information to calculate total delivered costs for customers, set competitive prices, and determine which products face prohibitive tariff barriers. Automated tariff lookups integrate into pricing engines and product catalog management systems.

Input parameters

• Search Query (required) — Product keyword or HTS code (e.g., "laptop", "8471.30", "steel pipe")
• Max Results — Limit on number of tariff records returned (default: 100, max: 2000)

Output

Results are stored in a dataset with one row per tariff line item, including HTS code, description, indent level showing hierarchy position, general/special/other duty rates, units of quantity, and a direct link to the USITC HTS page.

Example input

{
  "query": "laptop",
  "maxResults": 50
}

Example output

{
  "source": "USITC-HTS",
  "htsCode": "8471.30.0100",
  "description": "Portable automatic data processing machines, weighing not more than 10 kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display",
  "indent": 2,
  "generalDutyRate": "Free",
  "specialDutyRate": "Free (A,AU,BH,CA,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,MX,OM,P,PA,PE,SG)",
  "otherDutyRate": "35%",
  "units": "No.",
  "url": "https://hts.usitc.gov/view/subheading?subheading=8471.30",
  "scrapedAt": "2025-01-15T10:30:00.000Z"
}

Pricing

• $0.50 per actor start
• $0.03 per result record

The USITC HTS API is free and requires no authentication.

Notes

Data is sourced from the official USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule, which reflects current statutory and proclaimed duty rates. The HTS is updated periodically by the USITC to reflect legislative changes, presidential proclamations, and trade agreement modifications. The actor returns all matching results from the API up to your configured maximum.