Master universal tariff system and method
First Claim
1. (Amended) A method of generating HS based universal tariff product global codes from a plurality of HS based country product codes for products, wherein each country product code includes a base HS code and may further include product code extentions, said method comprising:
- A. selecting a first base HS code from a plurality of defined base HS codes;
B. selecting a country having one or more country codes that include said first base HS code and, for said country, selecting a complete set of country product codes that include said base first HS code and one or more a set of country defined Product code extensions;
C. extracting from said country defined product code extensions, a set of country specific defined categories and category values;
D. determining if said extracted country defined categories and category values are included in a superset of categories and category values related to said base HS code and, to the extent not included, including said extracted country defined is product code categories and category values into said superset of categories and category values;
E. repeating parts B through D for each country having country product codes that include said base first HS code and then defining a universal extension comprised of said superset of categories and category values;
F. combining said base HS code and said universal extension in a global code; and
G. repeating steps A through F for each base HS code.
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Abstract
The present invention is a system and method for providing real-time tariff and import data over a computer network, including, preferably, the calculation of total landed cost. The total landed cost is calculated as a function of input transaction information, such as transaction value, freight and insurance costs, type of good(s), import, shipment, and export countries. A duty calculation engine accesses relevant tariff rates and applies the lowest of such rates to arrive at a duty calculation. An import tax calculation engine accesses relevant databases of country specific import tax rates, charges and fees and applies them to arrive at import tax costs. A total landed cost calculation engine determines the total landed cost from the duty calculation and the import tax calculation.
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1. (Amended) A method of generating HS based universal tariff product global codes from a plurality of HS based country product codes for products, wherein each country product code includes a base HS code and may further include product code extentions, said method comprising:
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A. selecting a first base HS code from a plurality of defined base HS codes;
B. selecting a country having one or more country codes that include said first base HS code and, for said country, selecting a complete set of country product codes that include said base first HS code and one or more a set of country defined Product code extensions;
C. extracting from said country defined product code extensions, a set of country specific defined categories and category values;
D. determining if said extracted country defined categories and category values are included in a superset of categories and category values related to said base HS code and, to the extent not included, including said extracted country defined is product code categories and category values into said superset of categories and category values;
E. repeating parts B through D for each country having country product codes that include said base first HS code and then defining a universal extension comprised of said superset of categories and category values;
F. combining said base HS code and said universal extension in a global code; and
G. repeating steps A through F for each base HS code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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13. (New) A method for generating universal HS based user-product codes from a set of global codes and a set of universal country codes for each of a plurality of countries, each global code comprised of a base HS code and a universal extension representing categories and category values derived from country codes from said plurality of countries having said base HS code in common and each universal country code, for a given country from said countries, conforming to a format of a global code having the same base HS code and representing a combination of categories and category values represented in the country codes for said given country, said method comprising:
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A. entering a set of user and product information, including an identification of a user and a set of product identifications associated with said user;
B. generating for each of said product identifications, a universal user-product code conforming to a corresponding global code; and
C. creating a database of said universal user-product codes associated with said user.
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21. (New) An HS based global code generation system for products from a plurality of HS based country codes, wherein each country code includes a base HS code and may further include product code extensions, said system comprising:
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A. a base HS code selector, configured to select a first base HS code from a plurality of defined first HS codes;
B. a universal extension module, configured to process a plurality of country codes representing products from a plurality of countries having said first base HS code in common, said universal extension module comprising;
1) a country code selector, configured to select for a given country a set of country codes that include said first base HS code;
2) an extractor, configured to extract from extensions of said set of country codes, a set of country specific categories and category values; and
3) an extension integrator, configured to determine if said extracted categories and category values are included in a superset of categories and values related to said first base HS code and, to the extent not included, further configured to integrate said extracted categories and category values into said superset of categories and category values; and
4) a universal extension generator, configured to generate a universal extension for said first base HS code from said superset of categories and category values; and
C. global code generator, configured to combine said first base HS code with a corresponding universal extension to form a global code. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. (New) A universal HS based user-product code generation system, including a set of global code and a set of universal country codes for each of a plurality of countries, each global code comprised of a base HS code and a universal extension representing categories and category values derived from country codes from said plurality of countries having said base HS code in common and each universal country code, for a given country from said countries, conforming to a format of a global code having the same base HS code and representing a combination of categories and category values represented in the country codes for said given country, said system comprising:
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A. a user interface, configured to facilitate entry of a set of user and product information, including an identification of a user and a set of product identifications associated with said user;
B. a universal user-product code generator, configured to generate, for each of said product identifications, a universal user-product code conforming to a corresponding global code; and
C. a database for storing said universal user-product codes in association with said user. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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