Thank you reaming my posting, I have to reply later in the week in detail, working right now, Aloha, Rich

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Among industry classification systems, Harmonized System (HS) Codes are commonly used throughout the export process for goods. The Harmonized System is a standardized numerical method of classifying traded products. It is used by customs authorities around the world to identify products when assessing duties and taxes and for gathering statistics.

Is there a book you'd recommend reading to learn about how international trade works?

 mentioned the most common, yet underreported, use of bitcoin in Africa is import/export to escape capital controls.

I feel like bitcoin podcasters should find an importer/exporter that uses bitcoin and interview them. Is there someone in your industry that you think would be a good fit for this?

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I wasn't aware of [Harmon Codes](https://www.trade.gov/harmonized-system-hs-codes):

> Among industry classification systems, Harmonized System (HS) Codes are commonly used throughout the export process for goods. The Harmonized System is a standardized numerical method of classifying traded products. It is used by customs authorities around the world to identify products when assessing duties and taxes and for gathering statistics. 

Is there a book you'd recommend reading to learn about how international trade works?

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[On Citadel Dispatch recently](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgePDjrgYF8), the founder of [Machankura](https://8333.mobi/) mentioned the most common, yet underreported, use of bitcoin in Africa is import/export to escape capital controls.

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I feel like bitcoin podcasters should find an importer/exporter that uses bitcoin and interview them. Is there someone in your industry that you think would be a good fit for this?