Once you have classified your products for
export using the Harmonized System (HS) and Schedule B codes, another important
task for is to perform research to identify target markets. USDA’s Foreign
Agricultural Service (FAS) has a food and agricultural product database that
helps you establish your export statistics in a variety of ways. It’s called
the Global Agricultural Trade System known as “GATS”. In this webinar you will learn to navigate
“GATS”. You can use export statistics to perform statistical research and make
sound export decisions.
- How to access “GATS”
- Overview of the layout of programming options
- Bulk, intermediate and consumer oriented foods – “BICO”
- The “Processed Food” option
- Search options – World, regional, partners or specific countries
- Export data by state and customs districts
- Drilling down: Commodity aggregates versus HS and Schedule B