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Import & export,
explained plainly.

Trade compliance touches more desks than the one with "compliance" on the door. These guides answer the questions that come up first — what a term means, how a determination actually works, where to start — written the way we'd explain it to someone standing next to us, not the way a regulation explains it to a lawyer.

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Shipping Internationally for Beginners

The first time you export or import something, here's everything that actually has to happen — in order, in plain language, with a checklist you can follow.

Export · Classification

What Is an ECCN? (And How to Find Yours)

An Export Control Classification Number decides whether your item needs a license to leave the country — and to which countries. Here's what it is and how it's determined.

Import & Export · Classification

How to Classify an HTS Code (Without Guessing)

The actual legal method for finding the right tariff code — the General Rules of Interpretation, explained in order, with the mistakes that trip up almost everyone.

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