Describe the goods.
Check the live tariff.
Know the real cost.
Start with a product description or a known 10-digit commodity code. ShipTally uses HMRC Trade Tariff data to shortlist classifications, inspect live measures and carry a checked rate into the rest of the workbench.
What are the goods?
Search one product at a time. Describe what it is, what it does, what it is made from and any fact that could change classification.
Check what applies to this shipment.
What the live tariff says.
Official data in. Human decision still required.
Semantic matches help you find the right chapter/heading. They are not legal certainty.
Duty, VAT, quotas, additional codes and document conditions come from the HMRC tariff response for the chosen date.
Country-specific measures are shown separately from the standard rate. Preferential treatment is never silently claimed.
Once you choose a rate you can carry the code, origin and rate into landed cost, invoice or broker preparation.
