STANDARD (DEFAULT) SEARCH USES "AND" OPERATOR, EXACT SEARCH
Exact word search is ON. Use * for wildcard. Ex: fish* = fished, fishing, fishery, fish-face, etc.
CustomsMobile’s Rulings search engine by default performs exact searches. It also treats two or more searched words as if connected with AND. Example:
Returns only rulings containing fish AND origin. Also does not include fishes, fishing, origination, etc. See section WILD CARDS below.
BOOLEAN OPERATORS (MUST BE CAPITALIZED)
CustomsMobile Rulings by default performs an AND search when two or more terms are specified and no Boolean operators are used.
Returns only rulings containing both fish and origin (default)
Returns rulings containing either fish or origin
Returns only rulings containing fish but not origin
Any combination of Boolean operators is allowed. Example:
Grouping is possible by use of parentheses. Example:
WILD CARDS / TRUNCATION / FUZZY SEARCHES
Exact word search is ON. You must use wildcards or fuzzy searches for results other than exact matches.
Rulings Mobile allows various types of approximation searches:
*
fish*
finds: fish, fisher, fishing, etc.
The asterisk (*) finds any no. of characters. It can be placed anywhere in the word.
?
??FTA
finds: NAFTA, UKFTA, AUFTA, etc.
Each question mark (?) finds one character. There is no limit to the number of question mark(s), they need not be adjacent, and can be placed anywhere in the word.
Following search term with ~n returns similarly spelled words. "n" ranges from 0 (least similar) to 1 (most similar). Default is 0.5.
You may combine any Boolean operator & Wild Card:
PROXIMITY OPTIONS
Exact word search is ON. Use * for wildcard. Ex: fish* = fished, fishing, fishery, fish-face, etc.
Finds the words in quotes within n words of each other in either direction
Combine with NOT to exclude results containing words in a certain proximity
FIELDS AVAILABLE FOR SEARCH
Field search is not necessary. Searching without specifying a field below automatically searches all fields. See section STANDARD (DEFAULT) SEARCH at top.
Rulings Mobile allows you to narrow results by searching particular fields (sections) of a ruling. These fields are listed below.
Date: Returns rulings based on the date specified
date:[YYYY-MM-DD TO YYYY-MM-DD]
Date Range: Returns rulings issued between the inputted dates
Category: Returns rulings categorized by the search term
Subject: Returns rulings whose subject (title) contains the search term
Body: Returns rulings whose body contains the search term
Returns the specific ruling inputted. When searching, you must omit the preceding HQ or NY (e.g., search R02169 for ruling NY R02169).
Related: Returns rulings that list the inputted ruling as related. As above, omit the preceding HQ or NY.
Revokes: Returns rulings that revoke the inputted ruling. As above, omit the preceding HQ or NY.
Revoked by: Returns rulings that are revoked by the inputted ruling. As above, omit the preceding HQ or NY.
Modify: Returns rulings that modify by the inputted ruling. As above, omit the preceding HQ or NY.
Modified by: Returns rulings that are modified by the inputted ruling. As above, omit the preceding HQ or NY.
Tariff number: Returns rulings reference the inputted tariff number
FIELD OPTIONS
Exact word search is ON. Use * for wildcard. Ex: fish* = fished, fishing, fishery, fish-face, etc.
Fields can be searched using any methods allowed for a standard search, e.g., Boolean, Proximity, Wild Cards, Boosting Fields search can be incorporated into a standard search.
Boolean, Proximity & Wild Card Terms in Fields
Field searches may contain all Boolean, proximity, & wild card operators
Combining Fields
Field searches can be combined with each other – but you must parenthesize each field.
Incorporating Fields into a Standard Search
Fields can be used in standard searches – particularly helpful to limit search results to date ranges. You must parenthesize fields.