Tariff Assist for U.S. Importers

Do you want assist understanding which tariffs apply to your imported items? Transport Options Import Controls Software program supplies an in depth assessment of the tariffs that apply to your items, and when paired with our Product Classification Software program, it might probably make you a tariff professional very quickly!

Within the information we hear quite a bit about tariffs, that are taxes on imported items. An obligation is a broader time period that features tariffs and some other taxes, however on this article the phrases obligation and tariff are used interchangeably.

Calculating the right tariff/obligation begins with figuring out the correct Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) quantity in your product. Our Product Classification Software program simplifies the method. You’ll be able to seek for the HTS code by coming into the primary few digits of the 10-digit code or by coming into a brief description of the products. In both case, you then assessment the outcomes to seek out the code that most closely fits your merchandise’ specs.

Within the following screenshot, I’ve used the Product Classification Software program to seek out the code for some semiconductor gadgets. I can see the default obligation is 0%—which could point out that the nice could be imported into the U.S. obligation free. Nonetheless, the outcomes additionally show extra Chapter 99 codes (e.g. 9903.45.25) that will pertain to my merchandise. Chapter 99 is the part of the U.S. HTS codes that features extra import restrictions such because the Part 301, Part 232, IEEPA and reciprocal tariffs which are at present within the information and which were dramatically rising import tariff charges.

The screenshot reveals 12 extra Chapter 99 tariffs that will apply to my product relying on the supply and materials composition of my items. That is lots of codes to lookup, so now I’ll use the Transport Options Import Controls Software program to determine which of these codes and their corresponding tariffs pertain to my merchandise.

For example, I am going to take a look at an import into america from China. I am going to use the merchandise’s HTS quantity that we recognized above, 8541.43.0080, and enter it into the Import Controls Software program. When you have a subscription to each Product Classification and Import Controls software program, you’ll be able to lookup a code from inside the Import Controls software program by merely clicking the magnifying glass.

Once I click on “Subsequent” the outcomes appear to be this:

The “Prohibition” management sort reveals that controls might apply, and the “Different Controls” management sort reveals that controls do apply. I can scroll all the way down to get extra element:

The “Prohibitions” element reveals that the merchandise cannot be imported if it was made within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Area of China due to the Uyghur Compelled Labor Prevention Act. This act has been in power since 2021. If my merchandise was not made on this area of China, then this management would not apply.

If I preserve scrolling I can get extra element on the “Different Controls” that apply to my product, which embody extra tariffs:

Within the screenshot above, I see that my merchandise can be topic to a further 50% tariff on imports from China beneath Part 301 of the Commerce Act of 1974, and I’m instructed to declare the HTS code 9903.91.02 along with the unique HTS code of 8541.43.0080.

Scrolling additional I see within the screenshot under that there’s additionally a further 20% tariff beneath the Worldwide Financial Powers Enhancement Act (IEEPA), that went into impact on March 4, 2025, and I need to report the HTS quantity 9903.01.24 as well as to the unique HTS code of 8541.43.0080 and the one recognized above, 9903.91.02. There are additionally some exceptions listed within the screenshot under, similar to merchandise which are donations.

If I preserve scrolling down the Import Controls Software program outcomes web page, I see one other CBP tariff known as IEEPA Reciprocal, proven under. This tariff reveals a further obligation for objects from China of 125% beneath heading 9903.01.63. 

You may suppose that the ten% extra tariff beneath 9903.01.25 would apply, however I appeared up that code within the Product Classification Software program, and you may see within the screenshot under that there’s an exception if the merchandise falls beneath 9903.01.63, which this merchandise would as a result of it’s being imported from China.

And listed here are the outcomes for HTS code 9903.01.63:

To summarize, this good is topic to Part 301, IEEPA and IEEPA Reciprocal tariffs when it is imported from China. As well as, this identical merchandise could also be topic to extra tariffs beneath Part 201 of the Commerce Act of 1974, relying on its specific specs. As you’ll be able to see, to get the precise obligation fee you have to have information of the merchandise you might be importing and examine it to all of the potential duties and exceptions.

When used collectively, the Transport Options Product Classification and Import Controls software program might help you navigate these unsure instances in worldwide commerce. Let Transport Options software program correctly decide your merchandise’ obligation charges—register right here for a free trial subscription.

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