Importing Goods to the United States

Importing goods into the United States requires a deep understanding of not only customs regulations, but of financial, security and logistics issues. A California-based organization, TradePort, has produced an online planning guide that may assist Swedish companies with the basic “how to” of importing. Visit www.tradeport.org and click on “The Plan” under Import Tutorial on the left hand navigation bar for an introduction to importing strategies.

US Customs

The U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, http://www.customs.ustreas.gov — a part of the Department of Homeland Security — is the lead agency in enforcing a myriad of regulations regarding the importation of your potential shipment and charging the appropriate duties and taxes.

International Trade Data Systems

Another excellent source of information can be found at the ITDS website http://www.itds.treas.gov/Import2.html . ITDS is a federal government information technology initiative.