India to US Tariff Calculator

You hand it two inputs, an HTS code plus a customs value, and back comes an estimated total duty. The tool reads the most-favored-nation rate tied to your HTS line, then adds the layers that reach Indian origin, chiefly Section 232 duties on steel and aluminum and the Section 122 baseline of 10 percent, and multiplies each against the value you declare. The pivotal detail is that India lost its GSP eligibility in June 2019 and signed no free trade pact with the United States, so the floor is the full MFN rate, not the duty-free treatment many Indian goods once enjoyed. What comes back is a planning number rather than a binding ruling, useful as a quick screen before you settle on a supplier or file.

Indian goods start at the standard most-favored-nation rate. The decisive shift is the June 2019 revocation of India's GSP status, which sent many lines that used to enter duty-free back to the full MFN rate, with no US-India free trade agreement to soften it. Above that base, steel and aluminum can draw Section 232 duties at 25 and 10 percent, a Section 122 baseline of 10 percent has reached broad imports, and antidumping or countervailing orders hit specific goods such as steel, solar cells, shrimp, and aluminum foil. A separate IEEPA reciprocal tariff was floated and then paused, and the Supreme Court struck the IEEPA duties down on February 20, 2026, so this tool leaves that layer off.

An HTS code is the 10-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule number that classifies your product for United States entry. On an Indian shipment it does double duty, setting the post-GSP base rate and deciding whether Section 232 or a remedy order attaches, so a single wrong digit can quietly misprice the whole entry. The first six digits, the HS root, are shared worldwide, while the last four are United States specific. This matters more for Indian goods than most importers assume, because a line that entered duty-free under GSP before 2019 may now carry a real statutory rate under the very same code. When a product could plausibly sit in two headings, have a licensed broker settle it before you trust the estimate or file.

Enter the value Customs will assess, which on most Indian shipments is the transaction value, the price actually paid for the goods, and frequently the CIF figure that folds in cost, insurance, and freight to the American port of entry. Because Indian duty is charged as a percentage, this number weighs as heavily as the rate itself. Additions like assists, tooling, royalties, or packing can lift the dutiable amount, while certain freight and insurance are handled differently depending on your Incoterms. The tool multiplies every India rate against whatever value you supply, so a rough figure yields a rough estimate and a precise one a usable answer. If your terms of sale or valuation are involved, a broker can pin down the right dutiable base before you trust it.

Not precisely. The tool returns a close estimate built on the HTS code, the customs value, and the Indian origin you enter, but the duty on the real entry hinges on the final classification, the verified value, the exact rates in force on the entry date, and any remedy order reaching your solar, steel, or shrimp line. It also leaves out the merchandise processing fee, the harbor maintenance fee on ocean cargo, and brokerage charges, which land as separate lines on a landed-cost bill. Read the result as a planning figure that usually falls in range, then have a licensed broker confirm the exact India duty before filing. The point is to kill surprises early, while you are still weighing a supplier or sizing an order, not to do the formal entry math for you.

More often than an importer would guess. The Harmonized Tariff Schedule base is fairly steady, but the sharpest India-specific jolt was the June 2019 loss of GSP, which lifted a wide swath of goods from duty-free to full MFN. On top of that, Section 232 measures and antidumping or countervailing orders get revised on review cycles and policy swings, sometimes with little warning, and an IEEPA reciprocal tariff was announced, paused, then wiped out by the Court's February 20, 2026 decision. A figure that was right one quarter can go stale the next. That is why this tool stays aligned to the live measures and why we pair it with a tracker watching the exact Indian HTS codes you import.

It lifted the floor across a broad range of products. Under the Generalized System of Preferences, a wide set of Indian goods entered the United States duty-free, but that eligibility was pulled in June 2019. Since then those same codes owe the full most-favored-nation rate, so an importer still working from an old GSP assumption can badly understate the bill. No US-India free trade agreement stepped in to replace the preference, so MFN is the base for most goods, with Section 232 and any antidumping order stacking on covered items. This tool applies the current post-GSP rate rather than the lapsed duty-free treatment, which is precisely why it pays to recheck any code you last priced before 2019.

It applies Section 232 where it bites and marks IEEPA where it is relevant. Beyond the MFN base, Indian steel and aluminum can pick up Section 232 duties at 25 and 10 percent, and those can ride the same shipment as the base rate. A separate IEEPA reciprocal tariff was announced but paused, and the justices threw out the IEEPA duties on February 20, 2026, so the tool declines to apply a rate no longer in force. It signals when your HTS line may fall under one of these programs and folds in the duty where the rate is settled. Because these measures move with policy and raise product-scope questions, they are also the cases where a broker review earns its keep most on Indian goods.

Yes. It shows the India to US duty for a given product, and setting that beside another origin is a natural next move in a sourcing study. Since India forfeited GSP and has no free trade deal with the United States, the same HTS code from a USMCA partner like Mexico or Canada may clear at a lower or zero rate, which can swing the landed-cost math hard. For a structured, side-by-side view across several codes or origins, the tariff simulator is the better tool, while this one stays on a single quick Indian estimate. Remember that duty is only a slice of landed cost alongside freight, lead time, and quality, so use the number as an input to the decision, not the verdict.

They fit different moments in one workflow. This calculator is the fast single-shipment move: one HTS code, one customs value, India as the origin, and an estimated duty in seconds. The tariff simulator is built for scenario work, running several codes, values, or origins at once so you can model a whole Indian catalog or test how a sourcing swing shifts landed cost. Most importers open the calculator first for a quick read on one product, then graduate to the simulator when planning across many SKUs or weighing a move away from Indian supply. Both run on the same rate logic our brokerage maintains, so the numbers stay in step from the quick India estimate to the deeper analysis.

Begin with what the product actually is, its material, function, and build, since those decide where it lands in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. Search by plain-language description to reach the right chapter and heading for your Indian item, then narrow to the complete 10-digit code. The snag is that many products plausibly fit more than one heading, and on Indian goods the wrong pick changes both the post-GSP base and any Section 232 exposure. The tool lets you search by description to help, but for anything ambiguous, a multi-material item, a novel product, or a set, have a licensed broker confirm it. Because India duty rides entirely on the code, a short classification review up front beats an entry correction or a penalty found after the goods already shipped.

The tool is free and genuinely useful for early planning, but the formal United States entry itself is filed either by a licensed customs broker or by a qualified self-filer, and that broker is who confirms the code and the value your estimate leans on. In practice, most importers screen an Indian decision with the calculator, then bring a broker in to verify the HTS code, the declared value, and any remedy layer before filing. That holds especially for high-value shipments or shaky classifications, where a bad self-estimate really stings. Because the brokerage sits inside CargoTrans, the number you pull here and the entry we lodge stay with one team, so nothing slips through a handoff between the India estimate and the filing.

Yes. Duty is the biggest and most variable charge on an Indian entry, but far from the only one. Federal charges include the merchandise processing fee, plus the harbor maintenance fee on ocean cargo, both assessed at entry. Around those sit brokerage fees, international plus domestic freight, cargo insurance, and any warehousing or handling at destination. The tool concentrates on the duty layers, the post-GSP base, Section 232, and any remedy order, since those swing most by product and origin. To build a true landed cost for India, roll the federal charges and your freight costs into the duty estimate. Our team can help assemble the full picture so a sourcing call reflects everything you actually pay, not just the tariff line.

The tool is built as a quick, no-login utility: drop in an HTS code with a customs value and see the India duty without creating an account. It targets fast estimates over record-keeping, so download or copy anything worth keeping into your own cost sheet. If you would rather have your recurring Indian codes watched for rate moves, or a broker to check the classification and settle the duty, that is when you open an account with our team and connect it to the tariff tracker. For a one-off India estimate, run it freely and without signing in, then contact us only if you want the number checked or monitored over time.