The export of commodities frequently uses harmonized system (HS) codes, one of the systems used to classify industries. A system of names and numbers used to categorize traded goods is called the ...

The Harmonized Tariff Schedule that governs all imports into the U.S. may be harmonized, but it’s fiendishly complex. According to Shopify, the American HTS, based on the World Customs Organization’s ...

Imagine trying to bargain in a foreign language over goods hidden in wooden crates. Businesses and governments long have been placed in a similar position when negotiating trade issues because of the ...

While the vast majority of wildlife trade is legal, the illegal or unsustainable trade of wildlife can have dire effects on the survival of species and deplete essential ecosystems like forests and ...