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Export contracts between sellers and buyers should clearly define who is responsible for paying these duties. These are typically specified through International Commercial Terms (Incoterms), which indicate whether the exporter or importer bears this cost.<\/p>\n<p>Incoterms are agreed upon between the exporter and the carrier. 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ABC Corp. (seller) pays for everything: shipping the coffee from Rome to New York, all the U.S. import taxes and fees (about $500), and delivering the coffee directly to the XYZ Coffee House&#8217;s warehouse. The U.S. coffee shop owner just waits for the delivery truck to arrive with their coffee &#8211; they don&#8217;t have to deal with customs, pay any extra fees, or worry about shipping costs. This is because ABC Corp. already took care of everything and included all these costs in their selling price. However, the burden falls on the foreign seller, ABC Corp., which is subject to U.S. Customs duty on exporting coffee to the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>In the U.S., the amount of duty owed is determined by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/trade\/programs-administration\/determining-duty-rates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)<\/a> based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/hts.usitc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) code<\/a> and the item&#8217;s commercial value.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/hts.usitc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS)<\/a> is a comprehensive classification system for all products that can be imported. If someone is importing or exporting goods to the U.S., then they should first find their product in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS).<\/p>\n<p>To pay the duty, you need to know two key figures: the HTS customs duty rate and the total value of your goods. 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