Import Assistance

For more information contact:
Rock Nelson, Port Marketing Director
South Dakota Port
Sioux Falls, SD
Phone 605-941-6696

International Trade Data System - Import Advisor

This is an excellent resource provided by US Treasury Department covering:

• Import Frequently Asked Questions
• Basic Importing Instructions
• Import Requirements
• Import Bonds & Moving Goods in Bond
• Assessment of Duty
• Power of Attorney
• Laws Affecting Importing
• Quotas
• and more ...

Importers will find the Tools listed in the site index at the left useful.

Parties involved in the import process may include:

• Foreign Supplier
• Foreign Supplier’s bank
• Foreign Supplier’sCountry
• Freight Forwarder
• Freight Carriers:
  • Air
  • Ocean
  • Rail
  • Truck
• Customs Brokers
• Customs Bonded Warehouseand/orForeign-Trade Zone
• US Government - US Customs & other applicable Government agencies
• Importer’s bank
• Importer

US ITC - US Tariff & Trade Data for a specific product

On this site, a business can enter a keyword or the HTS number and locate the 1998 Tariff and Most Recent Annual US Import Information, including:

• Imports by source country
• Imports by tariff program (like NAFTA, GSP, etc)

With this information, an importer buying product A from country A can review where other US companies are buying product A from. If large quantities are being bought from County D, an importer can look up potential new suppliers from Country D in the international directories