How does Duties.io assign HS Codes to products?

Question

The API's provided for duties.io show how a product catalogue is classified. Is the classification process automated or is someone manually classifying items behind the scenes?  If automated, is this an in house service (custom build) or is it an outsourced API service?

Answer 1

Hello,

Thank you for your question.

The classification process is entirely manual at this point.

We are working on a more automated approach, but that will not be ready until January 2017.

We have an upcoming release scheduled for September 1, 2016 that will include a more detailed JSON response with detailed information regarding taxes and fees.

If you have any additional questions, please email us at info@vineglobal.com

Regards,
Duties.io Admin