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JSON API for US HTS and Canadian Customs Tariff, with Change Detection

JSON API for US HTS and Canadian Customs Tariff, with Change Detection

by PowMan·Mar 4, 2026·1 point·1 comment
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AI Analysis

●●SolidSolve My ProblemDark Horse

Replaces tariff scraper maintenance with nightly diffs and webhooks, but solves a narrow domain problem.

Strengths
  • •Abstracts away USITC API fragility — stable schema absorbs upstream format shifts, preventing integration breakage.
  • •Nightly change detection via webhook is genuinely useful; teams spot tariff rate changes before customers complain.
  • •Complete coverage: all 32,295 US records + 22,461 Canadian records with UST column for cross-border calculations.
Weaknesses
  • •Audience is niche (trade compliance devs); minimal overlap with typical HN demographic means limited network effects or visibility.
  • •No indication of adoption, integrations, or case studies — early-stage product competing in an unsexy but real vertical.
Target Audience

Trade compliance software teams, customs brokers, import/export platforms

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