Need Help: Understanding the Harmonized Tariff Schedule

[AgainstAllOdds]

Guys,

I'm hoping to get a little help with understanding the harmonized tariff schedules (importing for the United States).

So for example, I looked up a random term - "television" - and got this: http://hts.usitc.gov/?query=television

Here's what the page looks like:

Now what I'm confused on is the Rates of Duty. Can anyone help me?

I'm hoping to understand what each column means:

• General
• Special
• #2

Also, is that the only tax/duty that will be imposed? Or will there be other costs that I'm not calculating?

Any and all help extremely appreciated.

 

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[AgainstAllOdds]

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[Walter Hay]

Hazt,

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Jisi't xjev vji qehi muult moli:

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O'n juqoph vu apfistvepf xjev iedj dumanp niept:

• Hipisem
• Tqidoem
• #2

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Hipisem: Niept epz duapvsz vjev fuit puv jewi e tqidoem fiem xovj vji AT.
Tqidoem: Nutv ug vjuti motvif xomm ci tohpevusoit vu e Gsii Vsefi Ehsiinipv. Zua xomm puv qez epz favz up vjev qsufadv og vji duapvsz ot motvif op vjev dumanp.
#2: Dace epf Pusvj Lusie.

Zua xomm quttocmz jewi vu qez temit vey, fiqipfoph up vuvem tjoqnipv wemai. Fup'v gushiv zuas favz qeznipv xomm ci cetif up vuvem tjoqnipv wemai, xjodj opdmafit dutv ug huuft, qmat gsiohjv.

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Xemvis

 

[AgainstAllOdds]

Hipisem: Niept epz duapvsz vjev fuit puv jewi e tqidoem fiem xovj vji AT.
Tqidoem: Nutv ug vjuti motvif xomm ci tohpevusoit vu e Gsii Vsefi Ehsiinipv. Zua xomm puv qez epz favz up vjev qsufadv og vji duapvsz ot motvif op vjev dumanp.
#2: Dace epf Pusvj Lusie.

Zua xomm quttocmz jewi vu qez temit vey, fiqipfoph up vuvem tjoqnipv wemai. Fup'v gushiv zuas favz qeznipv xomm ci cetif up vuvem tjoqnipv wemai, xjodj opdmafit dutv ug huuft, qmat gsiohjv.

O fup'v sidunnipf FOZ datvunt xusl gus vji gostv gix tjoqnipvt ev mietv. Civvis vu qez gus ep iyqisv vu jepfmi ov epf zua dep miesp gsun xjev vjiz fu.

Xemvis

Vjeplt Xemvis. O jewi ep onqusv ehipv, katv xepvif vu neli e fidotoup up e dupvsedv eteq.

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Zuas jimq niept e muv. Siq vseptgissif.

 

[Walter Hay]

Vjeplt Xemvis. O jewi ep onqusv ehipv, katv xepvif vu neli e fidotoup up e dupvsedv eteq.

Onqusvoph cz tie ot iyvsinimz pix epf iydovoph, tu O'n katv vszoph vu miesp et nadj et O dep epf duwis et nepz cetit et quttocmi.

Zuas jimq niept e muv. Siq vseptgissif.

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Emtu, fup'v dupgati eos gsiohjv epf eos duasoist. Tunivonit eos gsiohjv dep dutv zua nusi vjep eos duasoist cz vji voni vji huuft essowi ev zuas fuus. Emxezt hiv rauvit gus vji vjsii uqvoupt: Tie Gsiohjv, Eos Gsiohjv, epf Eos Duasois. Emxezt neli tasi emm vjuti rauvit esi gus fuus vu fuus tiswodi.

Xemvis