How is the US import duty on my product calculated?

Duty combines the base HTS rate (general column) with any applicable Chapter 99 additional duties (Section 301, IEEPA, reciprocal tariffs). Duty uses the latest USITC HTS export and is reconciled against Federal Register notices. CBP makes the binding determination at entry.

Does Duty evaluate antidumping (AD) or countervailing (CVD) duties?

Not by default. AD/CVD and product-specific exclusions require case-by-case review. Duty surfaces Chapter 99 and standard column rates; AD/CVD must be evaluated separately.

Where does the tariff data come from?

Base rates and HTS descriptions come from the USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) export. Policy changes and Section 301/IEEPA actions come from the Federal Register. Every computed rate can be traced back to its source record.

Can I compare origins like Vietnam, Mexico, India against China?

Yes. The compare view evaluates the same HS code against a configurable list (default: CN, VN, MX, IN, TH, ID, KR, JP, HK, DE, TW, MY, BD, CA), applying each country-specific Chapter 99 overlay.

§ US IMPORT DUTY · CANDIDATES FIRST 2026HTSRev6 · Apr 26, 2026

How much duty do I pay into the US?

Describe your product, enter unit value and quantity — Duty shows HTS candidates and estimates the landing duty for the currently selected classification.

Updated Apr 24, 2026 (2026HTSRev6) · USITC HTS + Federal Register

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§ DUTY · CANDIDATE Selected from 1 search candidates · USITC data

WEAK MATCH — review below · 1.00

SELECTED HTS CANDIDATE

8214.10.00.00

Paper knives, letter openers, erasing knives, pencil sharpeners (nonmechanical) and blades and other parts thereof

Other articles of cutlery (for example, hair clippers, butchers' or kitchen cleavers, chopping or mincing knives, paper knives); manicure or pedicure sets and instruments (including nail files); base metal parts thereof: · Paper knives, letter openers, erasing knives, pencil sharpeners (nonmechanical) and blades and other parts thereof

CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENCE

Assumptions

The selected result assumes the material and construction match the HTS path.

Questions to confirm

What is the finished article and how is it used?
What is the dominant outer material and construction?

SELECTED CANDIDATE ESTIMATE $420 · 4.2%

PER UNIT $420.00

On 1 units of 8214.10.00.00 from CN

Estimated duty by origin

COUNTRYBASE§301IEEPADUTY OWED

China · current 4.2% 0% 0% $420

Taiwan · best 4.2% 0% 0% $420

Germany 4.2% 0% 0% $420

Japan 4.2% 0% 0% $420

Mexico 4.2% 0% 0% $420

Vietnam 4.2% 0% 0% $420

Switching from China to Taiwan could save roughly $0 at this order value — worth a supplier quote.

Candidate match basis

8214.10.00.00

Paper knives, letter openers, erasing knives, pencil sharpeners (nonmechanical) and blades and other parts thereof

Match strength · 1.00