Export From Thailand To Us

[KRS1]

In this USA import tariff chart below, can someone help explain what the 'Special' and the '2' column represents under the "Rates of Duty"?

Columns 1 and 2 are very different !

Edited January 2, 2012 by KRS1

[dddave]

I'm no expert but it looks like the "Special" column denotes nations ("Au" probably Australia, "Ca": Canada) with special status for that particular item, some having no tariff, some a small percentage. The 2nd column appears to state the tariff for nations without a negotiated favorable rate. Not sure what the "General" column is as it is a lesser % than column 2.

Edited January 2, 2012 by dddave

[KRS1]

Your guess is about as good as mine, im no expert either.

Any high rolling exporters want to help clarify this?

[KCM]

The 'Special' column refers to specific trade agreements and column '2' is for North Korea and Cuba.

[KRS1]

Seriously?

N. Korea and Cuba? Seems weird that there would be a column just for them without being stipulated.

Can anyone verify this?

Edited January 2, 2012 by KRS1

[janverbeem]

Seriously?

N. Korea and Cuba? Seems weird that there would be a column just for them without being stipulated.

Can anyone verify this?

Well you can see it's the friend rate published in that last column.

[gk10002000]

North Korea and Cuba. Two of the more "communist" countries still openly called that.

[impulse]

I'm not sure which exact item you're looking at, but in general, you'll be paying the "general" duty.

Before committing to a purchase, you should do a search for an anti-dumping/ countervailing duty to see if there are any punitive duties to be added. I can't imagine there would be for Thai ceramics, but they'll really ruin your day. (Ask me how I know that).

addcvd.cbp.gov/

To your purchase price, add a few hundred dollars for a Customs broker in the USA to walk the shipment through US Customs, unless you can pick them up yourself at the port (which may or may not be a seaport)- and quickly. If you don't pick them up quickly, you can add a few hundred $$$ more for storage. (Unless you're shipping by USPS, but I can't see that with ceramic tiles)

Some ceramics are banned because they use lead in the glazing, but I don't know if that affects any ceramics from Thailand, or of the type you're considering- mostly it concerns glazed dinner ware. Better to check than be sorry.

Edited January 3, 2012 by impulse

[KRS1]

Ahh, you sound like you know what your talking about. So column #2 really is for N. korea and Cuba?

I was looking over the import procedures for container shipments and there are alot of steps involved as well as surety for tariffs, i think i'll probably pay the customs broker a fee to get things moving first time around.

Great anti dumping link.

Thank you, really appreciate your detailed answer. Thanks to the others too, but i couldn't tell if the rest of you were joking around or not...555