The US International Trade Commission (US ITC) today launched its new Import Monitoring Tool, a web-based interface that allows the public to more easily monitor changes in US imports.
Section 603 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125) required the ITC to make available on its website an import monitoring tool that provides public access to data on the volume and value of goods imported into the United States. The purpose of the tool is to allow users to assess whether data concerning imports have changed over a period of time.
The US ITC Import Monitoring Tool uses public monthly US import data retrieved by the USITC from the US Department of Commerce. Results are displayed by Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) tariff line. Data will be updated as soon as possible after each calendar quarter.
Users will be able to easily:
•Adjust the ranking criteria to a percentage change basis;
•Isolate a group of tariff lines from a specific HTS chapter, heading, or subheading;
•Isolate the changes for a specific import partner;
•View the corresponding change in the quantity of imports.
•Adjust the ranking criteria to a percentage change basis;
•Isolate a group of tariff lines from a specific HTS chapter, heading, or subheading;
•Isolate the changes for a specific import partner;
•View the corresponding change in the quantity of imports.
Users can query the system for data by HTS tariff line and can see country or quantity detail for these lines. Import data for the eight latest quarters are available through the system.