How to find out the import and export tariff, VAT and other tax rates for China and the United States ?

If you do import and export business with China or the United States, it is necessary to find the import and export tax rate, value-added tax rate, anti-dumping tax rate etc before you starting your business.

How to find it?

Now the Internet is so convenient that these information can be easily obtained from the Internet.

How to find out China’s import and export tax rate ?

If you want to get China’s import and export tax rate, you can find it on this website: https://hs.e-to-china.com/

On this website, you can find the general tariff rate, MFN (most favored nation), Inspection & Quarantine, regulations & restrictions, anti dumping / anti subsidiary and some other important information

The following figure is a schematic diagram of searching for China’s plywood export & import tax rates:

How to find out United States’ import and export tax rate ?

Similarly, if you want to check the U.S. import and export tax rates, you can find it on this website: https://hts.usitc.gov/

On this website, you can find out the product description, unit of quantity, rates of duty (general / special) and anti dumping rates by searching with the relevant product name or HS code.

The following figure is a schematic diagram of searching for USA’s plywood import & export tax rates:

USA HTS(Harmonized Tariff Schedule of plywood)
Heading/Subheading	Stat Suffix	Article Description
4412		Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood:
4412.10		Of bamboo:
4412.10.05	00	Plywood /
4412.10.90	00	Other /
		Other plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood (other than bamboo), each ply not exceeding 6 mm in thickness:
4412.31		With at least one outer ply of tropical wood:
		Not surface covered, or surface covered with a clear or transparent material which does not obscure the grain, texture or markings of the face ply:
4412.31.06		With a face ply of birch (Betula spp.)
	20	Panels not exceeding in any dimension 3.6 mm in thickness, 1.2 m in width and 2.2 m in length
		Other:
	40	Not surface covered
	60	Other
4412.31.26		With a face ply of Spanish cedar (Cedrela spp.) or walnut (Juglans spp)
	10	With a face ply of Spanish cedar (Cedrela spp.)
	20	With a face ply of walnut (Juglans spp.)
		Other:
		With at least one outer ply of the following tropical woods: Dark Red Meranti, Light Red Meranti, White Lauan, Sipo, Limba, Okoumé, Obeche, Acajou d’Afrique, Sapelli, Virola, Mahogany, Palissandre de Para, Palissandre de Rio or Palissandre de Rose:
4412.31.42	00	With a face ply of mahogany (Swietenia spp. or Khaya spp.)
4412.31.45	00	Panels not exceeding 3.6 mm in thickness and exceeding 1.2 m in width and 2.2 m in length
4412.31.48		Other
	50	Panels not exceeding 3.6 mm in thickness and not exceeding 1.2 m in width and 2.2 m in length
		Other:
	65	Not surface covered
		Other:
	75	Wood flooring
	80	Other
4412.31.52		Other
	25	Wood flooring
		Other:
	35	With a face ply of sen (Kalopanax spp.)
		Other:
	55	Panels not exceeding in any dimension 3.6 mm in thickness, 1.2 m in width and 2.2 m in length
		Other:
	65	Not surface covered
	75	Other
		Other:
4412.31.61	00	With at least one outer ply of the following tropical woods: Dark Red Meranti, Light Red Meranti, White Lauan, Sipo, Limba, Okoumé, Obeche, Acajou d’Afrique, Sapelli, Virola, Mahogany, Palissandre de Para, Palissandre de Rio or Palissandre de Rose
4412.31.92	00	Other
4412.33		Other, with at least one outer ply of nonconiferous wood of the species alder (Alnus spp.), ash (Fraxinus spp.), beech (Fagus spp.), birch (Betula spp.), cherry (Prunus spp.), chestnut (Castanea spp.), elm (Ulmus spp.), eucalyptus (Eucalyptus spp.), hickory (Carya spp.), horse chestnut (Aesculus spp.), lime (Tilia spp.), maple (Acer spp.), oak (Quercus spp.), plane tree (Platanus spp.), poplar and aspen (Populus spp.), robinia (Robinia spp.), tulipwood (Liriodendron spp.) or walnut (Juglans spp.):
		Not surface covered, or surface covered with a clear or transparent material which does not obscure the grain, texture or markings of the face ply:
4412.33.06		With a face ply of birch (Betula spp.)
	20	Panels not exceeding in any dimension 3.6 mm in thickness, 1.2 m in width and 2.2 m in length
		Other:
	40	Not surface covered
		Other:
	65	Wood flooring
	70	Other
4412.33.26		With a face ply of walnut (Juglans spp.)
	25	Wood flooring
	30	Other
4412.33.32		Other
	25	Wood flooring
		Other:
	35	With a face ply of sen (Kalopanax spp.)
	55	With a face ply of mahogany (Swietenia spp. or Khaya spp.)
		Other:
	65	Panels not exceeding in any dimension 3.6 mm in thickness, 1.2 m in width and 2.2 m in length
		Other:
	75	Not surface covered
	85	Other
4412.33.57	00	Other
4412.34		Other, with at least one outer ply of nonconiferous wood not specified under subheading 4412.33:
		Not surface covered, or surface covered with a clear or transparent material which does not obscure the grain, texture or markings of the face ply:
4412.34.26	00	With a face ply of Spanish cedar (Cedrela spp.)
4412.34.32		Other
	25	Wood flooring
		Other:
	35	With a face ply of sen (Kalopanax spp.)
	55	With a face ply of mahogany (Swietenia spp. or Khaya spp.)
		Other:
	65	Panels not exceeding in any dimension 3.6 mm in thickness, 1.2 m in width and 2.2 m in length
		Other:
	75	Not surface covered
	85	Other
4412.34.57	00	Other
4412.39		Other, with both outer plies of coniferous wood:
		Not surface covered, or surface covered with a clear or transparent material which does not obscure the grain, texture or markings of the face ply:
4412.39.10	00	With a face ply of Parana pine (Araucaria angustifolia)
4412.39.30	00	With a face ply of European red pine (Pinus silvestris)
4412.39.40		Other
		With at least one outer ply of Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii):
	11	Rough, or touch sanded for sizing purposes, but not further processed
	12	Fully sanded on at least one face, but not further processed
	19	Other
		With at least one outer ply of long leaf pine (Pinus palustris), short leaf pine (Pinus echinata), southern yellow pine (loblolly pine)(Pinus taeda), slash pine (Pinus elliotti), pitch pine (Pinus rigida) or Virginia pine (Pinus virginiana):
	31	Rough, or touch sanded for sizing purposes, but not further processed
	32	Fully sanded on at least one face, but not further processed
	39	Other
		With at least one outer ply of Agathis spp.:
	51	Rough, or touch sanded for sizing purposes, but not further processed
	52	Fully sanded on at least one face, but not further processed
	59	Other
		Other:
	61	Rough, or touch sanded for sizing purposes, but not further processed
	62	Fully sanded on at least one face, but not further processed
	69	Other
4412.39.50		Other
	10	With at least one outer ply of Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
	30	With at least one outer ply of long leaf pine (Pinus palustris), short leaf pine (Pinus echinata), southern yellow pine (loblolly pine) (Pinus taeda), slash pine (Pinus elliotti), pitch pine (Pinus rigida) or Virginia pine (Pinus virginiana)
	50	Other
		Other:
4412.94		Blockboard, laminboard and battenboard:
		With at least one outer ply of nonconiferous wood:
		Plywood:
		Not surface covered, or surface covered with a clear or transparent material which does not obscure the grain, texture or markings of the face ply:
4412.94.10		With a face ply of birch (Betula spp.)
	30	Not surface covered
	50	Other
4412.94.31		Other
	05	Wood flooring
		Other:
	11	With a face ply of Spanish cedar (Cedrela spp.)
	21	With a face ply of walnut (Juglans spp.)
	41	With a face ply of mahogany (Swietenia spp. or Khaya spp.)
		Other:
	61	Not surface covered
	75	Other
4412.94.41	00	Other
4412.94.51	00	Other
		Other:
		Plywood:
		Not surface covered, or surface covered with a clear or transparent material which does not obscure the grain, texture or markings of the face ply:
4412.94.60	00	With a face ply of Parana pine (Araucaria angustifolia)
4412.94.70	00	With a face ply of European red pine (Pinus silvestris)
4412.94.80	00	Other
4412.94.90	00	Other
4412.94.95	00	Other
4412.99		Other:
		With at least one outer ply of nonconiferous wood:
4412.99.06	00	Containing at least one layer of particle board
		Other:
		Plywood:
		Not surface covered, or surface covered with a clear or transparent material which does not obscure the grain, texture or markings of the face ply:
4412.99.10		With a face ply of birch (Betula spp.)
	20	Panels not exceeding in any dimension 3.6 mm in thickness, 1.2 m in width and 2.2 m in length
		Other:
	30	Not surface covered
	40	Other
4412.99.31		Other
	10	With a face ply of Spanish cedar (Cedrela spp.)
	20	With a face ply of walnut (Juglans spp.)
	30	With a face ply of sen (Kalopanax spp.)
	40	With a face ply of mahogany (Swietenia spp. or Khaya spp.)
		Other:
	50	Panels not exceeding in any dimension 3.6 mm in thickness, 1.2 m in width, and 2.2 m in length
	60	Other, not surface covered
	70	Other
4412.99.41	00	Other
4412.99.51		Other
	05	Wood flooring /
	15	Other
		Other:
4412.99.57	01	Containing at least one layer of particle board
		Other:
		Plywood:
		Not surface covered, or surface covered with a clear or transparent material which does not obscure the grain, texture or markings of the face ply:
4412.99.60	00	With a face ply of Parana pine (Araucaria angustifolia)
4412.99.70	00	With a face ply of European red pine (Pinus silvestris)
4412.99.80	00	Other
4412.99.90	00	Other
4412.99.95	00	Other