The new major upgrade of DataWeb introduces features to increase accessibility, flexibility, and accuracy, as well as an overall better user experience:

  • Increased accessibility of the data
  • Programmatic access via an API connection
  • The ability to query data without creating an account or logging in
  • Improved visual and screen reader accessibility
  • More query parameter options such as custom time-period creation
  • Download option of a Pivot-ready dataset
  • New information on changes in product classifications over time
  • Data warnings (in the form of stars in web-based reports) when certain first unit of quantity data have been suppressed due to data confidentiality considerations
  • System suggestions on adding additional product codes to ensure a valid series for the entire time period being queried (i.e., to reflect changes or new additions to HTS codes over time)
  • Enhanced integration and summarization of normal trade relations duty rates
  • Longer sessions before system timeout for users accessing DataWeb with an account
  • Larger downloads allowed
  • Optimized query load times
  • Ability to create, edit, and share country and commodity groupings
  • Expanded ability for users to organize saved queries
  • Ability to sign up for monthly e-mails with data runs each month when data become available
  • New detailed explanations for variables and datapoints available throughout the application

These improvements were developed based on user feedback surveys, input from other U.S. government agencies, and internal USITC staff.