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How to find a TIC

Look up the right Taxability Information Code for a product or service
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Taxability Information Codes (TICs) let you ask Ziptax for product- specific tax rules in your rate request. This walkthrough shows you how to find the right TIC for a product or service from the Ziptax platform.

Go to the home page and navigate to TIC Search

The Develop section expanded in the sidebar with TIC Search highlighted

Type your query in the “Search for a TIC” section

The TIC Search page with a sample query and matching results

Describe the product or service in plain language (for example, “food with plastic packaging”). Ziptax surfaces the closest matching TICs along with a recommended pick at the top.

Alternatively, click More for an expanded view.

The More button next to a TIC search result

Click on the appropriate TIC to get details

A TIC selected with a green checkmark and detail panel shown

Once you have the right TIC ID, head to Taxability Information Codes to see how to attach it to a rate request via the taxabilityCode query parameter.