An HTS (Harmonized Tariff Schedule) code is a 10-digit classification number used by US Customs and Border Protection to identify imported goods and determine applicable duty rates. The first 6 digits are standardized internationally under the Harmonized System, while the last 4 digits are specific to the United States.

How are US tariff rates determined?

US tariff rates are set by Congress and administered by CBP. The base MFN (Most Favored Nation) rate applies to most trading partners. Additional special tariffs — such as Section 301 (China) and Section 232 (steel and aluminum) — may apply on top of the base rate. The temporary Section 122 global surcharge (Proclamation 11012) expired by operation of law on July 24, 2026 and is owed only on entries filed before that date.

What are Section 301 tariffs?

Section 301 tariffs are additional duties imposed on Chinese goods under the Trade Act of 1974. The currently registered range is 7.5% to 100%, depending on the product category and effective date, and applies on top of the standard MFN duty rate. Confirm the result and its source for the specific HTS code before filing.

What are Section 232 tariffs?

Section 232 tariffs are national-security duties imposed under the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. As of 2026-08-17, registered coverage includes steel, aluminum, copper, wood products, and automobiles and parts, with rates, quotas, and caps that vary by product and origin. Confirm the current result for the specific HTS code before filing.

How do I find the tariff rate for my product?

Use the search bar on this site to describe your product in plain English — our AI identifies the correct HTS code and shows all applicable duty rates including base MFN, Section 301, Section 232, and any other overlays. You can also browse by HTS chapter or product category.

What is a landed cost?

Landed cost is the total cost of importing a product to its destination, including the product price (FOB), ocean or air freight, insurance, US Customs duties, Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF), Harbor Maintenance Fee (HMF), and any other applicable surcharges. It represents the true cost of an imported good before domestic distribution.

An HTS (Harmonized Tariff Schedule) code is a 10-digit classification number used by US Customs and Border Protection to identify imported goods and determine applicable duty rates. The first 6 digits are standardized internationally under the Harmonized System, while the last 4 digits are specific to the United States.

How are US tariff rates determined?

US tariff rates are set by Congress and administered by CBP. The base MFN (Most Favored Nation) rate applies to most trading partners. Additional special tariffs — such as Section 301 (China) and Section 232 (steel and aluminum) — may apply on top of the base rate. The temporary Section 122 global surcharge (Proclamation 11012) expired by operation of law on July 24, 2026 and is owed only on entries filed before that date.

What are Section 301 tariffs?

Section 301 tariffs are additional duties imposed on Chinese goods under the Trade Act of 1974. The currently registered range is 7.5% to 100%, depending on the product category and effective date, and applies on top of the standard MFN duty rate. Confirm the result and its source for the specific HTS code before filing.

What are Section 232 tariffs?

Section 232 tariffs are national-security duties imposed under the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. As of 2026-08-17, registered coverage includes steel, aluminum, copper, wood products, and automobiles and parts, with rates, quotas, and caps that vary by product and origin. Confirm the current result for the specific HTS code before filing.

How do I find the tariff rate for my product?

Use the search bar on this site to describe your product in plain English — our AI identifies the correct HTS code and shows all applicable duty rates including base MFN, Section 301, Section 232, and any other overlays. You can also browse by HTS chapter or product category.

What is a landed cost?

Landed cost is the total cost of importing a product to its destination, including the product price (FOB), ocean or air freight, insurance, US Customs duties, Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF), Harbor Maintenance Fee (HMF), and any other applicable surcharges. It represents the true cost of an imported good before domestic distribution.

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Compare landed cost calculators for import duty, MPF, HMF, freight, insurance, and sourcing-country decisions.

Checked October 8, 2026Published by US Tariff Rates, one of the products compared

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How this comparison was made

Landed cost is where tariff lookup becomes a business decision. This page compares landed cost calculators on what each documents: the duty layers, fees and freight it itemizes, its country coverage, price and API.

Every statement about another product restates that product's own public page as read on October 8, 2026, and links it. Where a vendor does not publish a fact, the table says so.
Statements about US Tariff Rates come from its published plans and API documentation, linked the same way.
Limits: we did not buy or test the paid tiers of other products; prices and features change after the check date; we publish US Tariff Rates, so weigh our own row accordingly.

What each option is compared on

Combines HTS duty rates with customs value, freight, insurance, and fees.

Shows line items instead of hiding everything inside one total.

Supports origin-country scenarios for sourcing and procurement decisions.

Keeps the tariff inputs traceable back to official sources.

Side-by-side facts

As published by each product on October 8, 2026. Each cell links the page it was read from.

Product	Published price	Free access	API	US duty layers stated	Coverage
US Tariff Rates US import tariff lookup, landed-cost calculator and REST API for HTS codes. Each duty program is returned as its own layer rather than one combined rate.	Free $0.00; Pro $49.00 a month or $399.00 a year; Team $199.00 a month or $1,590.00 a year; Enterprise quoted. source	Free plan: 50 API requests a month, 10 rows per bulk lookup, 5 watchlist alerts. source	Public REST documentation and an OpenAPI 3.1 file. Hosted MCP server at mcp.ustariffrates.com, authenticated with the same API key. source	Lookup responses return a rate_stack of per-program duty layers (for example, base_mfn, section_122, section_232 and section_301), plus total_additional_pct and total_estimated. source	US imports only (US HTS). source
Zonos Cross-border commerce platform for duty and tax calculation, HS classification and checkout.	Not published; /pricing leads to a contact-sales form. source	No standalone free tier stated; Landed Cost includes Zonos Classify classification. source	Public documentation, including a GraphQL reference. source	Section 301/232 or Chapter 99 itemization not stated on the pages checked. source	Duties, taxes and fees for over 200 countries and territories. source
Avalara Cross-Border AvaTax Cross-Border calculates duties, import taxes and landed cost; separate tariff code classification products.	Not published for cross-border or classification products. source	Not stated for cross-border (the developer site's 90-day trial is for AvaTax). source	Public developer pages, including a Trade and Tariff Library queried over REST. source	Section 301/232 or Chapter 99 itemization not stated on the pages checked. source	Multi-country cross-border transactions. source

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US Tariff Rates landed cost calculator

Use when: You need a US import landed-cost estimate with each duty layer shown.

Calculate landed cost

Documented

Calculates duty, MPF, HMF, freight, insurance, and landed cost in one form.
Goes from product description to HTS code to cost scenario.
Origin-country comparison for the same code.

Limits

Company-specific warehouse, financing, and domestic delivery costs need separate modeling.
Not a binding classification ruling; only CBP issues those.
AD/CVD results (risk_layers) are screening context with the underlying orders, not entry liability. source

Zonos Landed Cost

Use when: You sell cross-border at checkout across many destination countries.

Open source

Documented

Duties, taxes and fees for over 200 countries and territories.
Classification included with Landed Cost.

Limits

Pricing not published.
US Chapter 99 itemization not stated.

Avalara Cross-Border

Use when: You already use Avalara for tax and need duty and import tax in the same stack.

Open source

Documented

Calculates duties, import taxes and landed cost.
Public developer documentation.

Limits

Pricing not published for cross-border.
US Chapter 99 itemization not stated.

Country comparison workflow

Use when: You compare the same product across origin countries.

Open source

Documented

Highlights how origin country can change the duty stack.
Supports early supplier selection and tariff mitigation planning.

Limits

Needs reliable product classification before the comparison is meaningful.

ERP or procurement model

Use when: Your company has mature internal cost accounting.

Documented

Can include inventory carrying cost, warehouse handling, and internal margin rules.
Fits established finance and procurement reporting.

Limits

Needs an external tariff data feed or manual updates to stay current.

Broker landed-cost estimate

Use when: Classification and entry assumptions need review.

Documented

Combines tariff estimate with broker knowledge of entry handling.
Covers cases where trade remedies or special programs may apply.

Limits

Less convenient for self-serve sourcing comparisons across many products.

Official sources to verify

Use these primary sources when a tariff decision needs legal, operational, or audit review.

USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule search CBP Automated Commercial Environment USITC DataWeb tariff and trade data

FAQ

What is the best landed cost calculator?

For US imports, use one that includes HTS duty, origin-country tariff layers, MPF, HMF, freight and insurance with a line-item breakdown. US Tariff Rates itemizes those layers for US imports; Zonos and Avalara calculate duties and taxes across many destination countries.

What is included in landed cost?

Landed cost usually includes customs value, import duty, customs fees, freight, insurance, brokerage, and other costs required to get imported goods to the destination or warehouse.

Why is landed cost different from import duty?

Import duty is one part of the total. Landed cost adds the other costs around the shipment, which is why it is more useful for margin, pricing, and sourcing decisions.

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What each option is compared on

Side-by-side facts

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US Tariff Rates landed cost calculator

Documented

Limits

Zonos Landed Cost

Documented

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Avalara Cross-Border

Documented

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Country comparison workflow

Documented

Limits

ERP or procurement model

Documented

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Broker landed-cost estimate

Documented

Limits

Official sources to verify

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