Patent ID: 7181443
Filing Date: 2007-02-20
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A system for supporting tariff code selection, comprising a database for storing commodity codes for the commodities in association with tariff codes used in an importing country, said database being searched using the commodity code as a key, said system comprising: tariff code selection tables included in the database for storing tariff items hierarchically classified in accordance with the attributes thereof; the system being programmed to: search said database for a tariff code using the commodity code as a key, and if a hit is made, outputting a tariff code corresponding to the hit commodity code; when no records are found in the database that correspond to the commodity code, search the database using as a search key a commodity code similar to the commodity code of the search key display the tariff code selection table hit by the similar commodity code on a display device; and responsive to selection of a tariff code from the tariff code selection table, register in said table the selected tariff code in association with said commodity code that had no corresponding records.