SAP Foreign Trade- Search commodity code by keyword

Hello,
In the IMG, I noticed a configuration area titled "Maintain Keywords for Commodity Codes". I was wondering if anyone could give me a hint as to how to take advantage of this (without abap would be wonderful)? I have searched help and OSS, but can't seem to find anything. I was hoping it would enable the user to type a keyword into the comm. code field on the material master and the system return a number of matches... Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!!!

Hi Jeff,
What sap syays on this!
Before you can calculate the duties that must be paid on your imported goods, you must correctly classify the product based on its commodity code or import code number (the first six digits are always the same internationally). These codes are found in the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (usually known as the HS or Harmonized System). Once you have determined the code for the goods, you can determine the rate of duty in the harmonized tariff schedule. Tariff schedule rates differ for each country and, in cases involving a quota, these rates are usually higher once the quota
Code from the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (usually known as the HS or Harmonized System). These codes provide a standard way to identify materials for a country's export and import reporting systems.
The first six digits of a material's code number are standard internationally, but each country adds extra digits to the codes to further assign materials in its own classification system. In the USA and Japan, commodity codes are 10 digits in length. In Europe, the length of these codes vary from 8 to 12 digits. Codes used for importing goods tend to be longer in length than those used for export.
Additional information for USA:
In the US, codes from the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the USA (HTSUSA) are used to classify import goods. With a few exceptions that are outlined in a notice to exporters, it may also be used to classify export goods. Schedule B is the official listing of commodity classifications used by shippers to report export shipments from the United States and in compiling the official statistics on exports of merchandise from the U.S.
Hope this helps you.
Thank you.
Regards,
Karun.M

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However, I'm looking for some guidance on how to configure the system to STOP including the commodity code on the Delivery Document for Argentina and START including this code on the Delivery document for Mexico. What is happening actually is exactly the opposite but I couldn't figure out how the system is making it happen.
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