What does number of commodities mean?
The term "number of commodities" refers to the variety of goods being shipped.
For instance, if you have a shipment containing 500 units, but they all belong to the same product category, like teddy bears, it would be considered as one commodity because they share a single HS code.
However, if your shipment includes a mix of different products such as teddy bears, pants, mobile phones, and shoes, it would be considered as four different commodities.
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