Hong Kong to US Tariff Calculator

Hand it an HTS code together with a customs value, and out comes an estimated total duty. It looks up the normal-trade-relations base rate for the classification, adds the 12.5% Section 301 forced-labor duty, and notes a Section 232 duty where that measure reaches the goods instead. Those rates all run against the value you enter to land on one dollar amount. The goal is the true all-in cost, because the 301 layer alone adds 12.5% to most lines that are duty-free at MFN. It is a planning figure, not a binding CBP ruling, so use it to screen a Hong Kong supplier before you commit or file.

Goods of Hong Kong origin pay the normal-trade-relations (column 1) rate. Since July 24, 2026, a Section 301 forced-labor duty of 12.5% applies on top (heading 9903.05.43). Goods covered by Section 232 are exempt from that 301 duty and pay the 232 rate instead, and an AD/CVD order stacks with either. Hong Kong is a separate customs territory, so Hong Kong-origin goods are not subject to the Section 301 China List duties. The Supreme Court struck down the IEEPA tariffs on February 20, 2026. The calculator combines these layers so you see the real cost, not the base rate alone.

Think of the HTS code as the address of your product inside the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, the 10-digit line the United States uses to price its import. For a Hong Kong shipment that single number sets the base rate, decides whether a Section 232 measure reaches the goods, and controls any AD/CVD exposure. A correct code makes the estimate trustworthy; a wrong one throws the duty off either way, risking an overpayment or a shortfall that invites a penalty. The opening six digits are the globally shared HS root, and the last four are unique to the US schedule. With that much depending on one field, treat the classification as the job itself, and let a licensed broker resolve any product that could plausibly land under two headings.

Use the value that duty is charged on. For most Hong Kong shipments that is the transaction value, i.e. what you truly paid for the goods, on an FOB basis, since international freight and insurance to the US port are not dutiable. The duty rises and falls directly with this number, and because Section 232 duties run on the full customs value of the goods, accuracy matters even more on metals. Items like tooling, assists, license royalties, or packaging may push the dutiable base up, while freight and insurance treatment varies with your Incoterms. Whatever value you type, the calculator runs each rate against it, so an approximate figure returns an approximate answer. If the terms or valuation get complicated, ask a broker to pin the proper dutiable base before you lean on the estimate.

Close, but not identical. The calculator gives a solid estimate from the code, value, and origin entered, yet the duty on the actual entry hangs on how the goods end up classified, the value CBP verifies, any AD/CVD cash-deposit rate set for your producer, and whether an origin question arises. It also omits federal charges like the harbor maintenance fee, the merchandise-processing fee, and brokerage, each a separate line on the landed-cost bill. Read it as a planning figure that usually lands in range, then let a broker pin the exact duty before you file. The point is to surface surprises while you are still picking a Hong Kong supplier, not to stand in for the formal entry math.

They move more than most importers assume. While the schedule's base rate stays relatively stable, Section 232 proclamations and the Section 301 forced-labor duty can change on short notice, and the IEEPA tariffs were struck down on February 20, 2026. AD/CVD rates, where an order applies, get reset through yearly administrative reviews and fresh scope rulings. A number that was accurate one quarter can go stale the next. That is why the calculator keeps pace with the measures in force, and why the tariff tracker watches the Hong Kong-origin codes you import and warns you when one of their rates shifts.

It covers both. Beyond the base rate and any AD/CVD order, the 12.5% Section 301 forced-labor duty applies to Hong Kong goods, and steel, aluminum, and derivative products can carry Section 232 duties, which the calculator accounts for by origin. The Supreme Court struck down the IEEPA tariffs on February 20, 2026, so the tool drops them from the stack. Goods covered by Section 232 are exempt from the forced-labor duty, so a product owes the 301 layer, a 232 duty, or neither if exempt, plus any AD/CVD on top of either. Where the real origin is mainland China, the China 301 Lists apply instead, so this is the point where a broker review pays off.

Origin follows where the goods were made or substantially transformed, not where they were loaded. Goods made in Hong Kong are treated as Hong Kong origin, a separate customs territory that is not subject to the Section 301 China List duties. Goods merely transshipped or re-exported through Hong Kong keep their real origin, usually mainland China, which then pays the China 301 Lists plus the 12.5% forced-labor duty. Since 2020, goods made in Hong Kong must be marked China (EO 13936, CBP guidance of August 2020), but that marking does not change origin for duty purposes. Substantial transformation decides, so document the manufacturing steps before you ship.

Yes, and it is a frequent follow-on to a first estimate. This tool gives the Hong Kong to US duty on a product, and since the Section 301 tier and any Section 232 treatment differ by country, the same HTS code sourced elsewhere might carry a different total, which can move the landed-cost comparison sharply. For a structured, side-by-side look at multiple codes or origins, reach for the tariff simulator, since this calculator is tuned for one quick Hong Kong figure at a time. And keep duty in proportion: it shares landed cost with freight, delivery lead time, and consistency, so weigh it as one factor in the sourcing call, not the whole decision.

Each fits a different stage of the same job. The calculator is the quick single-shipment tool: enter one HTS code and one customs value, set Hong Kong as the origin, and read an estimated duty within seconds. Scenario work belongs to the tariff simulator, which takes a batch of codes, values, or origins at once so you can map a whole catalog or see how leaving a Hong Kong supplier changes your landed cost. Importers usually open the calculator first for a gut-check on a single product, then graduate to the simulator when they plan across many SKUs or test a supplier switch. The two share the same rate engine kept current by our brokerage team, so the figures stay aligned from the fast estimate to the fuller analysis.

Start from the physical reality of the product, its material, function, and how it is built, because those attributes fix its spot in the tariff schedule. Run a description search to land on a chapter and heading, then drill down to the complete 10-digit code. The difficulty is that plenty of goods, electronics and watch parts among them, could sit under several headings, and the wrong one shifts the base rate as well as whether a Section 232 measure captures your Hong Kong shipment. The calculator's description search helps, but for anything murky, a component-heavy item, an unusual product, or a set, get a licensed broker to confirm the line. Since the entire duty depends on the code, a brief review now is far cheaper than a post-shipment entry correction or penalty.

You can run the calculator on your own for free, and it genuinely helps at the planning stage, but the formal US entry must go through a licensed customs broker, or by an importer qualified to self-file, the party that stands behind the classification and value your estimate rests on. Most importers screen the decision with the tool, then hand a broker the code, the declared value, and any origin or Section 232 exposure to confirm before filing. That is most important for re-exported goods and shipments with mixed-origin components, where an off self-estimate gets pricey. With the brokerage housed inside CargoTrans, the figure you generate here and the entry we later file sit with one team, closing the usual gap between number and filing.

Yes. Duty is the heaviest and most variable line, though far from the only one. The federal side brings a merchandise processing fee, plus a harbor maintenance fee on ocean cargo, both collected at entry. Layered on are brokerage charges, sea or air freight out of Hong Kong, insurance, and any handling or storage at destination. What the calculator scopes is the duty stack, the base rate, the Section 301 forced-labor duty or Section 232 duty, plus any AD/CVD, the parts that move most by product and origin. To model real landed cost, put the federal fees plus your logistics spend on top of the duty number. Our team can pull the complete view together so a Hong Kong sourcing call captures every dollar, not the tariff alone.

The tool is designed as a fast, no-login utility, so you can key a code and a value into it and read the Hong Kong duty without creating an account. It is aimed at quick estimates, not record-keeping, so export or save whatever is worth keeping in a landed-cost model of your own. If you want your regular codes monitored for rate moves, or a broker to check the classification and confirm any origin or Section 232 exposure, that is when you open an account with us and switch on the tracker. For a single lookup, run it freely and without an account, and get in touch only if you later want the number checked or the codes tracked.