For purchases shipped to the United States

US Import Duty Calculator

Buying from abroad? See import duty, entry fees and your estimated cost to the door.

Destination: United StatesRules verified 2026-10-02

Your purchase

Importing to the US

01 Item and origin

Shipped from

Made in

Use where the item was manufactured. The shop or dispatch country can be different.

What are you buying?

Currency

Each category selects a representative product. Material and construction can change its rate.

02 Price and shipping

Goods-only price

International freight

Freight amount

Carrier

Enter goods and freight separately. Excluding freight from customs value requires an identifiable actual cost, supported by the carrier or forwarder. A seller estimate alone is insufficient.

Entry details and carrier quote

US entry date

Entry type

Entry method

Formal processing

Other valuation additions

Carrier/broker fee quote (USD)

Add only actual extra paid packing, assists or royalties required in customs value and absent from the goods price. The carrier quote must exclude duty and government fees. A courier total remains incomplete without its quote.

Operator's express/EMS fee is passed to me, outside the quote

Date selects the published fee schedule. Tariff rules are verified through 2026-10-02; other entry dates need a fresh rule check.

A worked exampleUSD

Knitted cotton pullover

Shipped from the UK
Made in the UK · Delivered to the US

Estimated landed cost$163.46

Goods-only price: $100.00
Actual international freight: $20.00
Import duty · 26.5%: $26.50
MPF · postal exemption: $0.00
CBP dutiable mail fee: $7.61
USPS clearance & delivery: $9.35

Synthetic inputs, all in USD. Assumes actual documented freight, no valuation additions, and a non-EMS postal parcel with CBP-prepared documentation on 2026-10-02.

Why these amounts?

The customs value is $100.00. The $20.00 freight is separate and included in the landed cost.

Representative HTS 6110.20.20: 16.5% MFN + 10% (9903.05.81). 16.5% is a representative cotton-pullover MFN rate. T-shirts, woven garments, wool and synthetics require their own classification.

This postal example does not cover a private courier or formal-entry broker quote.

Before you calculate

Three details make the estimate useful

Where it was made

The dispatch country is a starting point. Confirm manufacturing origin with the seller.

Goods and freight, separately

Use the goods-only price and actual documented transport cost. Add any required valuation costs.

The entry method and quote

Postal, EMS and courier fees differ. Add a service-specific quote to complete a private-carrier total.

Common questions

Before you buy or check a bill

What does the landed-cost estimate include?

The goods-only price, international freight, stated valuation additions, import duty, applicable government fees and a verified USPS fee or your carrier/broker quote. Private fees without a quote stay unknown, so the calculator shows a subtotal.

Is “shipped from” the same as “made in”?

No. A shop in the UK can sell goods manufactured elsewhere. “Shipped from” describes the dispatch country; “made in” selects the manufacturing-origin rules. Ask the seller if you do not know the origin. The calculator does not substitute the shop’s address for it.

Do I pay import duty on international shipping?

This calculator starts with a goods-only price and any required valuation additions. Identifiable actual international freight supported by carrier or forwarder evidence is excluded from customs value, but stays in landed cost. An estimated freight amount is not enough to establish that exclusion.

Why does a courier result say “quote needed”?

UPS, FedEx, DHL and formal-entry broker or bond costs depend on the shipment and service. Enter a carrier/broker fee quote that excludes duty and government fees already shown. Until then, the result is a known subtotal rather than a complete bill or a cheapest-carrier recommendation.

Which dates and products does this estimate cover?

Rules are verified through 2026-10-02, for US entry dates 2026-07-24 through 2026-10-02. Each category selects a representative HTS product. Other materials, classifications, preferential claims or later entry dates need a fresh check. CBP determines the final charges.

Check the sources: Customs valuation · Origin duty rules · Government fees · USPS fee