[MUSIC]
HELLO I'M DOUG BARRY OF THE
TRADE INFORMATION CENTER,
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
OF COMMERCE.
IN THIS SHORT VIDEO I'M GOING TO
SHOW YOU HOW TO COMPUTE DUTIES
AND TAXES FOR YOUR PRODUCT
TO THE MANY COUNTRY MARKETS
WHERE YOU'LL BE SELLING.
BUYERS OFTEN WANT TO
KNOW WHAT THE FINAL,
OR LANDED, COST WILL BE.
FIRST YOU'LL NEED THE HARMONIZED
CODE, OR IN THE UNITED STATES,
THE SCHEDULE B FOR YOUR PRODUCT.
THIS CODE IS A STRING OF
NUMBERS, EITHER 6 OR 10 DIGITS,
USED TO IDENTIFY YOUR PRODUCT.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW YOUR CODE,
YOU CAN WATCH ANOTHER VIDEO
IN THIS SERIES ON HOW TO USE A
SPECIAL ONLINE TOOL TO FIND IT,
OR YOU CAN GO TO EXPORT DOT
GOV, CLICK ON SOLUTIONS.
THEN CLICK ON INTERNATIONAL
LOGISTICS.
SCROLL DOWN TO SCHEDULE
B AND HS NUMBERS.
CLICK ON THE SCHEDULE B HOTLINK.
CLICK ON SCHEDULE B SEARCH.
HERE'S AN EXAMPLE.
LET'S SAY YOU WANT TO SELL
SOLAR PANELS TO FINLAND.
TYPE IN WORDS SOLAR PANELS.
CLICK SEARCH.
SOLAR PANELS ARE PART
OF A LARGE CATEGORY
OF ELECTRICAL MACHINERY
KNOWN AS CHAPTER 85
OF THE HARMONIZED CODE.
THIS SEARCH TOOL ALSO TELLS US
THAT SOLAR CELLS ARE INCLUDED
IN THIS CATEGORY AND ARE
IDENTIFIED MORE SPECIFICALLY
WITH ADDITIONAL NUMBERS.
THESE SIX NUMBERS ARE THE HS
CODE, WHICH ARE RECOGNIZED
BY CUSTOMS OFFICIALS
WORLD WIDE AND ARE USED
TO ASSESS DUTIES AND
TAXES ON IMPORTS.
YOU'LL ALSO PUT THIS NUMBER
ON YOUR COMMERCIAL INVOICE
AND OTHER SHIPPING DOCUMENTS.
CLICK ON GET SCHEDULE B NUMBER
AND YOU'LL FIND THE 10 DIGIT
SCHEDULE B. THE LAST FOUR DIGITS
ARE SPECIFIC TO THE
UNITED STATES
AND PROVIDE MORE DETAIL
ABOUT THE PRODUCT.
SOLAR PANELS ARE 8541.40.6020.
NOW THAT WE HAVE AN
ACCURATE SIX DIGIT HS CODE,
WE'RE READY TO COMPUTE
DUTIES AND TAXES
ON OUR SHIPMENT TO FINLAND.
LET'S GO BACK
TO THE INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS
PAGE ON EXPORT DOT GOV.
SCROLL DOWN TO THE SECTION
ON TARIFFS AND IMPORT FEES.
CLICK ON TARIFFS OR IMPORT FEES.
SCROLL DOWN THIS PAGE, AND
WHEN YOU COME TO STEP TWO,
CLICK ON THE FIRST
BULLET IN THIS SECTION,
ONLINE TARIFF DATABASE.
CLICK ON THIS LINK WHICH TAKES
YOU AWAY FROM EXPORT DOT GOV.
WHEN YOU GET TO THE
CUSTOMS INFO HOMEPAGE,
CLICK ON CREATE AN ACCOUNT.
THE SYSTEM WILL ASK
FOR YOUR EMAIL.
TYPE IT IN AND A MINUTE LATER
YOU'LL GET YOUR CONFIRMATION
AND CAN LOG-IN.
I'LL LOG IN WITH MY EMAIL.
WHEN THIS SCREEN
APPEARS, USE THE PULL
DOWN MENU TO FIND FINLAND.
CLICK ON IT AND IT
APPEARS IN THE COUNTRY BOX.
THEN PUT THE FIRST 6 NUMBERS OF
THE HS NUMBER FOR SOLAR PANELS
IN THE TARIFF NUMBER BOX.
DON'T FORGET THE PERIOD BETWEEN
THE FOURTH AND FIFTH DIGITS.
CLICK THE SEARCH BUTTON.
LIGHT EMITTING DIODES
IS THE BEST MATCH,
WHICH WE CAN FURTHER
CONFIRM WITH THIS TEXT
IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER.
MAKE SURE THAT THE CHOICE
HAS THIS LITTLE COINS ICON.
CLICK ON THE ICON, WHICH
TAKES YOU TO THE NEXT SCREEN.
CLICK CALCULATE, WHICH TAKES
YOU TO THE NEXT SCREEN.
SCROLL DOWN TO TARIFF
TREATMENT ONE.
TARIFF AND DUTY ARE
THE SAME THING.
THERE IS NO TARIFF ON
THE SOLAR CELL PANELS.
THAT'S GOOD BECAUSE THE PRICE
FOR YOUR PRODUCT IS MORE
AFFORDABLE FOR YOU BUYER.
IF THERE HAD BEEN A
TARIFF, IT WOULD APPEAR HERE
AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE
INVOICE VALUE PLUS FREIGHT.
SCROLL DOWN FURTHER AND WE SEE
THAT THERE'S A VALUE ADDED TAX
OF TWENTY-THREE PERCENT.
THIS TAX IS CHARGED
ON ALL IMPORTS REGARDLESS
OF THE HS NUMBER.
IT'S ALSO CHARGED ON THE TARIFF,
IF THERE IS ANY,
AND THE FREIGHT.
LET'S SAY THE VALUE OF THE SOLAR
PANELS IS TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
AND THE FREIGHT IS ONE THOUSAND.
ADD THE COST OF GOODS
PLUS THE FREIGHT CHARGE
AND MULTIPLY BY .23.
YOUR CUSTOMER WILL OWE FINNISH
CUSTOMS TWO THOUSAND FIVE
HUNDRED THIRTY DOLLARS.
REMEMBER THIS IS AN ESTIMATE
OF THE DUTIES AND TAXES.
THE EXACT AMOUNT WON'T BE KNOWN
UNTIL FINNISH CUSTOMS
CLEAR THE GOODS AT THE PORT
OF ARRIVAL IN FINLAND.
THIS STORY HAS A HAPPY ENDING.
THE SALE IS MADE,
THE GOODS ARRIVE,
AND YOUR CUSTOMER IS USING
SOLAR PANELS TO HEAT HER SAUNA.
WHEN IT COMES TO ESTIMATING
DUTIES AND TAXES, SOME COUNTRIES
AND PRODUCTS ARE
MORE COMPLICATED
THAN OTHERS.WE'RE HERE
TO HELP YOU AT ANY TIME.
CALL US AT 800-USA-TRADE.
THANKS FOR WATCHING.