Calculating Tariffs to the USA
From Phidgets Support
This guide exists for American customers to calculate duties and tariffs on our products before placing an order.
Orders to the USA with a total value under $800 USD will not pay any duties or tariffs. In this case, you will not have to pay anything beyond what you pay when you complete your order on our website.
Step 1 - Look up Duty Value in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
- Go to the page for your Phidgets product and click on the Specifications tab
- Copy the American HTS Import Code listed there
- Go to https://hts.usitc.gov
- Paste the import code into the search bar
- Look at the "Rates of Duty" column
- Most products will be under the 'General' rate of duty
- Some products may be duty-exempt under NAFTA or other treaties depending on country of origin - these are specified in the Special column
You now have the base Duty for this product.
Step 2 - Check For Additional Tariff(s)
The US government has placed tariffs on certain products originating from China. There are several lists taxed at different rates that your product might fall under. Go back to the specifications for your product and check the Country of Origin. If it says "China", continue with the steps in this section.
- Go to this page and type in the first 8 digits of the 10-digit HTS Import code at the bottom of the page.
- This will list whether the code is under tariff and which list (1, 2, 3, 4A, 4B) it's on
| List | List Code | Tariff Rate | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| List 1 | 9903.88.01 | 25% | July 6, 2018 |
| List 2 | 9903.88.02 | 25% | August 23, 2018 |
| List 3 | 9903.88.03, 9903.88.04 | 25% | September 24, 2018 |
| List 4A | 9903.88.15 | 7.5% | February 14, 2020 |
| List 4B | 9903.88.16 | N/A | List not active |
Full list of Chinese tariffs, mapping HTS code to chapter 99 heading:
- https://hts.usitc.gov/view/China%20Tariffs?release=2020HTSARev16
- The chapter 99 heading corresponds to a List (1, 2, 3, etc.) and can be used to calculated the tariff rate
