Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing and using PoliteDraft (the "Website"), available at politedraft.com, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, you must discontinue use of the Website immediately. These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who access or use the Website.

2. Description of Service

PoliteDraft is an independent US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) code database and import duty reference tool. We aggregate, structure, and publish tariff data from official US government sources, primarily the US International Trade Commission (USITC) Harmonized Tariff Schedule. The Website provides search functionality, tariff rate lookups, duty estimation tools, and editorial content related to international trade compliance. PoliteDraft is not a customs broker, law firm, or government agency.

3. Use of the Website

You may use PoliteDraft for lawful informational and research purposes only. You agree not to:

• Use the Website in any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation
• Attempt to interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Website
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Website or its related systems
• Use automated tools (bots, scrapers, or similar) to extract data from the Website at scale without prior written permission
• Reproduce, distribute, or commercially exploit the Website's content beyond what is permitted under fair use or other applicable exceptions
• Use the data provided on this Website as a substitute for professional customs brokerage or legal advice

4. Intellectual Property

The PoliteDraft Website design, editorial content, data aggregation methodology, and original materials are owned by PoliteDraft and protected by applicable intellectual property laws. The underlying USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule data is a work of the United States government and is not subject to copyright protection under 17 U.S.C. § 105. Our aggregation, formatting, and presentation of this data constitutes original editorial work.

You may reference and quote portions of our editorial content for personal or educational use with appropriate attribution to PoliteDraft. Systematic reproduction or redistribution of the complete database is prohibited without written permission.

5. Disclaimers

Not Legal or Customs Advice. The HTS codes, tariff rates, classification guides, and trade compliance notes provided on PoliteDraft are for informational and preliminary research purposes only. Nothing on this Website constitutes legal advice, customs brokerage advice, or a binding classification opinion.

Accuracy of Data. While we make reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy of tariff data parsed from official USITC sources, we do not guarantee that the data is complete, current, or error-free. Tariff rates change frequently through Federal Register notices, Section 301 modifications, Section 232 proclamations, and anti-dumping/countervailing duty orders. You must independently verify all classifications and duty rates with official US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) sources before making import decisions.

No Agency Relationship. Use of this Website does not create an agency, broker-client, or attorney-client relationship between you and PoliteDraft or its team members.

6. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, PoliteDraft and its team members, affiliates, and contributors shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from:

• Your access to or use of (or inability to access or use) the Website
• Any conduct or content of any third party on the Website
• Any content obtained from the Website
• Any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions in the tariff data or editorial content
• Financial losses, customs delays, penalties, or legal liabilities arising from reliance on data provided on this Website

This limitation of liability applies regardless of the legal theory under which such liability is asserted, whether in contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, or otherwise, and even if PoliteDraft has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

7. Third-Party Services

The Website may display advertisements served by third-party advertising networks, including Google AdSense. These services may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to serve relevant advertisements. Your interaction with third-party advertisements and services is governed by those parties' own terms and privacy policies. PoliteDraft is not responsible for the practices of third-party advertisers.

8. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless PoliteDraft and its team members from and against any claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, or debt arising from your use of and access to the Website, or your violation of these Terms.

9. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States and the District of Columbia, without regard to conflict of law principles. Any disputes arising under these Terms shall be resolved in the federal or state courts located in Washington, DC, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of such courts.

10. Changes to These Terms

We reserve the right to modify or replace these Terms at any time at our sole discretion. If a revision is material, we will provide notice prior to any new terms taking effect, such as posting a notice on the Website. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion. Your continued use of the Website after any such changes constitutes acceptance of the new Terms.

11. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us:

• Email: [email protected]
• For the fastest response, please use email.