Duties
Country of origin rules for US imports
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See what origin does to the duty on your product, then read how customs decides where it comes from.
What origin changes on this product
| Origin | Duty | Share of value | Layers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any other country | $900 | 9% | Ordinary duty |
| European Union | $1,000 | 10% | Ordinary duty + Section 301, 60 economies |
| Taiwan | $1,000 | 10% | Ordinary duty + Section 301, 60 economies |
| Japan | $1,250 | 12.5% | Ordinary duty + Section 301, 60 economies |
| South Korea | $1,250 | 12.5% | Ordinary duty + Section 301, 60 economies |
| Mexico | $1,900 | 19% | Ordinary duty + Section 301, 60 economies |
| India | $1,900 | 19% | Ordinary duty + Section 301, 60 economies |
| United Kingdom | $1,900 | 19% | Ordinary duty + Section 301, 60 economies |
| Canada | $1,900 | 19% | Ordinary duty + Section 301, 60 economies |
| Vietnam | $2,150 | 21.5% | Ordinary duty + Section 301, 60 economies |
| Thailand | $2,150 | 21.5% | Ordinary duty + Section 301, 60 economies |
| China | $2,900 | 29% | Ordinary duty + Section 301, 60 economies + Section 301 on China, List 4A |
| Brazil | $4,650 | 46.5% | Ordinary duty + Section 301, 60 economies + Section 301, Brazil |
Without a trade agreement claim or USTR exclusion, and before fees. Everything you enter stays in this browser: nothing is sent or stored.
Country of origin is the input that changes a US duty bill the most, and the shipping port does not decide it. Under 19 CFR 134.1, origin means the country of manufacture, production or growth of an article, and further work in another country must effect a substantial transformation to change it. Rules differ for some goods. Textiles and apparel have their own rules in 19 CFR 102.21, generally looking at where a fabric was formed or where a garment was wholly assembled. USMCA goods follow the part 102 rules for marking. A claim for a trade preference follows the agreement’s own rule, which can differ from the origin rule used for additional duties. So one product can have more than one answer for different purposes. Read on November 2, 2026.
Price it for one origin
Duties and customs fees
$2,197
6404.19.90: duties $2,150, 21.5% of value
| Ordinary duty (9%) Column 1 General | $900 |
| Section 301, 60 economies (12.5%) Heading 9903.05.84 | $1,250 |
| Merchandise processing fee 0.3464% of value, min $34.58, max $670.86 | $35 |
| Harbor maintenance fee 0.125% of value, ocean cargo at covered ports | $13 |
Rates of 2026 HTS Revision 22, read on 2026-11-02. Antidumping and countervailing duties, state taxes and USTR exclusions are not included. Estimate, not a customs ruling. Everything you enter stays in this browser: nothing is sent or stored.
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What origin changes
Three layers depend on it directly. The country duty runs from zero to 12.5% or a total. The China lists apply only to products of China. Column 2 applies to four countries. Using the table above, compare $10,000 of textile sneakers: $2,900 (29%) from China, $2,150 (21.5%) from Vietnam, $1,900 (19%) from India.
Clothing and textiles
For a garment, 19 CFR 102.21 is the rule to read. Those rules are long and specific, and they turn on where a good was knit to shape or wholly assembled, so read them with your production chain in hand.
Preference origin is a separate test
A USMCA claim requires the good to meet the agreement’s origin criteria, using a certification that the importer holds. A good that meets the country-of-origin rule for marking may still fail a preference test. It can also go the other way. For additional duties, the Federal Register notice applies to articles “the product of” the country, and we did not read a separate origin test in it.
Getting certainty
19 CFR 177.1 lets importers ask CBP in writing for a ruling on a specifically described transaction, and CBP’s rulings database is the place to look for earlier ones. This site cannot give that answer for you: it shows what follows from an origin, and you remain responsible for choosing the correct one.