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Duty Savings Estimator

Evaluate Your Potential FTZ Duty Savings 

    This worksheet can help you easily gauge potential FTZ duty savings. 

  •       Enter the requested information and the worksheet will automatically calculate estimated FTZ duty savings. 
  •       Use additional copies of the worksheet for additional inputs or finished product-input combinations

Please note: This worksheet is intended for inputs subject to standard HTSUS duty rates only. Inputs subject to special duties (AD/CVD, Section 201, Section 232, Section 301) cannot be used with this estimator because applicability of such duties is locked-in at the time the subject input arrives at an FTZ – and cannot be reduced by using the subject input to make a downstream product in the FTZ that is subsequently entered for U.S. consumption.

Also, while this worksheet can calculate potential FTZ duty savings, you should also consider the startup and on-going compliance costs of operating the FTZ prior to submitting an application.

 Duty Savings Estimator Worksheet [32KB]

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Global Business Navigator Chatbot Beta

Welcome to the Global Business Navigator, an artificial intelligence (AI) Chatbot from the International Trade Administration (ITA). This tool, currently in beta version testing, is designed to provide general information on the exporting process and the resources available to assist new and experienced U.S. exporters. The Chatbot, developed using Microsoft’s Azure AI services, is trained on ITA’s export-related content and aims to quickly get users the information they need. The Chatbot is intended to make the benefits of exporting more accessible by understanding non-expert language, idiomatic expressions, and foreign languages.

Limitations

As a beta product, the Chatbot is currently being tested and its responses may occasionally produce inaccurate or incomplete information. The Chatbot is trained to decline out of scope or inappropriate requests. The Chatbot’s knowledge is limited to the public information on the Export Solutions web pages of Trade.gov, which covers a wide range of topics on exporting. While it cannot provide responses specific to a company’s product or a specific foreign market, its reference pages will guide you to other relevant government resources and market research. Always double-check the Chatbot’s responses using the provided references or by visiting the Export Solutions web pages on Trade.gov. Do not use its responses as legal or professional advice. Inaccurate advice from the Chatbot would not be a defense to violating any export rules or regulations.

Privacy

The Chatbot does not collect information about users and does not use the contents of users’ chat history to learn new information. All feedback is anonymous. Please do not enter personally identifiable information (PII), sensitive, or proprietary information into the Chatbot. Your conversations will not be connected to other interactions or accounts with ITA. Conversations with the Chatbot may be reviewed to help ITA improve the tool and address harmful, illegal, or otherwise inappropriate questions.

Translation

The Chatbot supports a wide range of languages. Because the Chatbot is trained in English and responses are translated, you should verify the translation. For example, the Chatbot may have difficulty with acronyms, abbreviations, and nuances in a language other than English.

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