Master universal tariff system and method
CA 2422225 A1 · Owner: Lapointe, Michel · Inventors: Lapointe, Michel; Lefebvre, Guy V.
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The present invention is a system and method for providing real-time tariff and import data over a computer network including, preferably, the , calculation of total landed cost. The total landed cost is calculated as a function of input transaction information such as transaction value, freight , and insurance costs type ofgood(s), import, shipment, and export countries. A duty calculation engine accesses relevant tariff rates and applies the lowest of such rates to arrive at a duty calculation. An import tax calculation engine accesses relevant databases of country specific import tax rates charges and fees and applies them to arrive at import tax costs. A total landed cost …
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- Filed September 12, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended September 12, 2021.
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