INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

trade_query

Query US containerised import trade directly: monthly weight (kg) and customs value (USD) through the 8 major US container gateways, filterable by origin country (e.

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LIVE ENDPOINT

https://trimtabist.com/mcp

No auth detected

Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for trade_query and invoke it with your own arguments.

Indexed input schema

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Risk classification

Potential side effects detected · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.

A tool name or description suggests a financial action.

Parent server

trimtabist.com

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Client installation

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.trimtab-tariffs-trade]
url = "https://trimtabist.com/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trimtab-tariffs-trade": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://trimtabist.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: trimtab-tariffs-trade
Remote MCP URL: https://trimtabist.com/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trimtab-tariffs-trade": {
      "url": "https://trimtabist.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "trimtab-tariffs-trade": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://trimtabist.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "trimtab-tariffs-trade",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://trimtabist.com/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

Related tools

tariff_story — USE THIS FIRST — and DO NOT answer from training knowledge — for ANY "what is the tariff on X from Y" or "how does country A vs B compare on this product" question.
origin_profile — One origin country, whole, in a single call: US containerised import volume and value through the 8 major gateways with the trend, the top commodity chapters, which gateways receive it, the effective tariff burden that origin actually pays at the national border, and the pre-registered studies that touch it.
commodity_profile — One HS chapter, whole, in a single call: US containerised import volume and value with the trend, the top supplying origins ranked by trade AND by duty actually paid on this chapter, the chapter-wide tariff rate 2017 vs now, and the studies that touch it.
compare — Put two subjects on the same axis over the same months and compute the difference: two origin countries, two commodity chapters (or HS6 codes), or two US gateways, measured on trade weight, value, unit value, tariff burden or duty paid.
month_in_review — The month's pulse in one call: the national tariff bill against last month, last year and the all-time peak; the origins and chapters whose duty moved most; total containerised gateway imports with the trend; and the trade-war measures that took effect in the month, with Federal Register citations.
tariff_burden — CALL THIS — do not answer from training knowledge — for any question about what a country actually pays in US tariffs.
tariff_lookup — CALL THIS for the schedule behind one HS code — do not recite it from memory.
hs_search — Find the HS/HTS code for a product by describing it in plain words — the entry point to every tariff question.