Mexico to US Tariff Calculator

Give it an HTS code and a value, and it returns an estimated total. It opens by testing your product for duty-free treatment under USMCA, then, for goods that fall short, pulls the base rate and marks any Section 232 metals duty or IEEPA measure that could attach. Each rate is applied to the value you report, producing one dollar amount. The idea is the true all-in duty, not a blanket assumption that everything from Mexico crosses free. Treat it as a planning number rather than a binding customs ruling, and use it as a quick screen before you commit to a Mexican supplier or file the entry.

Only when the goods actually qualify. USMCA, which replaced NAFTA in 2020, can zero the duty on Mexican-origin products, but the shipment has to meet the rules of origin for its HTS heading and you have to hold a valid certificate of origin to claim the preference. Many products clear the regional value content threshold and enter free, while others fall short and pay the normal base rate. On top of that, Section 232 steel and aluminum duties and any IEEPA measure can reach even qualifying goods, so a USMCA claim does not automatically make a shipment tariff-free. The calculator runs the qualification test and shows the layers that survive it, rather than assuming the duty is zero.

The HTS code is the 10-digit identifier the Harmonized Tariff Schedule assigns your product for entry into the United States. For a Mexican shipment it decides all three things the calculator weighs at once: the base rate, the USMCA rules-of-origin test, and any Section 232 or IEEPA layer. Nail the code and the estimate holds together; miss it and the duty lands wrong in one direction or the other, exposing you to an overpayment or an underpayment that can carry a penalty. Its first six digits follow the international HS standard, while the closing digits are set by the US schedule alone. Since the entire result hinges on that one entry, have a licensed broker settle any code that could reasonably fit more than one heading before you file.

Put in the value on which duty is assessed. For most Mexican shipments this is the transaction value, meaning the price you actually paid, and it often takes the CIF form, which rolls freight and insurance into the goods value up to the US port. Because duty tracks this number directly, the value you choose matters as much as the rate, and even a duty-free USMCA line has to carry an accurate value. Certain add-ons, assists, molds, license fees, or packaging, can enlarge the dutiable base, and freight or insurance can count differently under different Incoterms. The calculator measures every rate against the value you provide, so a loose number gives a loose estimate. Where your valuation or terms are involved, a broker can verify the right dutiable base ahead of trusting the number.

Nearly, though not exactly. Fed the code, value, and origin you supply, the tool returns a close estimate, but the real entry turns on the classification that finally sticks, the value as verified, whether the USMCA certificate holds, the rates in force that day, and any exclusions in play. It also parks the merchandise-processing and harbor-maintenance fees plus brokerage costs, which arrive as their own lines on the landed-cost bill. Take the output as a planning estimate that generally sits in range, then have a broker verify the exact duty ahead of filing. Its purpose is to catch surprises while you weigh a Mexican supplier, not to substitute for the formal entry calculation.

More frequently than importers usually think. The base rate on the schedule is comparatively stable, but the Section 232 metals duties, the IEEPA measure tied to the fentanyl executive order, and even USMCA interpretation move through proclamations, review cycles, and litigation. The Supreme Court struck down the IEEPA tariffs in a 6-3 ruling on February 20, 2026, proof of how fast a layer can appear or vanish. What was accurate three months ago can read wrong today. So the calculator stays aligned to the current rates, and the tariff tracker follows the Mexican-origin codes you import and flags you the moment a rate on them changes.

The calculator flags both where they reach a Mexican shipment. Beyond the base rate and any USMCA preference, some Mexico to US shipments carry Section 232 steel 25% and aluminum 10% duties, and border-policy measures under IEEPA have reached Mexican-origin freight. These layers can pile onto one shipment, so a product can hold a USMCA claim and still owe a Section 232 duty on its metal content. The calculator identifies when your HTS code may fall under one of these programs and includes it where the rate is clear. Because these measures move with policy and litigation, including the February 20, 2026 Supreme Court ruling on IEEPA, this is exactly when a broker review pays for itself. If your product touches steel or aluminum, confirm the layers before you trust the total.

USMCA rules of origin are the tests that decide whether a product counts as North American enough to enter the United States duty-free from Mexico. Depending on the HTS heading they can require a tariff shift, a minimum regional value content, or both, and some sectors like automotive carry their own detailed thresholds. Meeting the rule is only half the work. To actually claim the preference you need a valid certificate of origin carrying the required data elements, which the importer relies on and CBP can request. If the certificate is missing or the goods do not truly qualify, the shipment pays the normal base rate and a wrong claim can draw penalties. The calculator runs the qualification test, but a broker should confirm a borderline case before you file.

Yes, and comparing origins is a routine next move. The tool shows the Mexico to US duty for a product, and because USMCA can drive qualifying Mexican-origin goods to zero, the same HTS code from a non-preferential country often owes the full base rate plus any China-specific or country layers, which can swing the landed-cost math. When you need a structured, side-by-side view spanning many codes and origins, the tariff simulator is the right tool, while this calculator holds to a single quick Mexican estimate. Duty is only one component of landed cost, next to freight, transit windows, and quality, so treat the figure as one input rather than the final answer.

They belong to different points in one workflow. The calculator answers a single shipment: a lone HTS code, a customs value, and Mexico as the origin, and a duty estimate in seconds. The simulator, by contrast, is meant for scenarios, running multiple codes, values, or origins in parallel so you can model an entire catalog or gauge how dropping a Mexican supplier reshapes landed cost. Most importers begin with the calculator to sanity-check one product, then move to the simulator once they are planning across a range of SKUs or evaluating a switch. Because both draw on the same rate logic our brokerage team maintains, the numbers agree from the quick estimate through to the deeper study.

Work from what the product truly is, its material, its function, and its construction, since those details decide where it belongs in the tariff schedule. Use a description search to narrow to a chapter and heading, then trace it to the full ten-digit code. The complication is that many products can credibly fall under several competing headings, and the wrong pick alters both the base rate and your USMCA rules-of-origin outcome. The calculator offers a description search to assist, yet for anything ambiguous, a multi-component item, a new product, or a set, let a licensed broker settle it. Since the duty rides entirely on the code, a quick review beforehand costs far less than correcting an entry or absorbing a penalty later.

The calculator is free to run yourself and a real help early on, yet a formal US entry must be filed by a licensed broker or a self-filing importer with the proper qualification, the party that verifies the classification, the value, and the USMCA certificate the estimate rests on. Typically importers run the tool to size up a decision, then bring a broker in to nail down the classification, the value, and any extra duty layers before the entry goes in. That is especially true for shipments built on a USMCA claim or touching Section 232 metals, where a wrong self-estimate is costly. Because our brokerage lives within CargoTrans, the number you calculate here and the filing we submit ride on one team, so nothing slips between the estimate and the filing.

Yes. Duty is the largest and most variable component, but it is not alone. At entry you also owe a merchandise-processing fee, with a harbor-maintenance fee added on ocean freight. Sitting beside them are brokerage charges, cross-border and domestic trucking, insurance, and any storage at the destination. The tool centers on the duty layers, the USMCA test, the base rate, and any Section 232 or IEEPA program, the elements that vary most by product and origin. To arrive at true landed cost, fold the federal fees together with your freight costs into the duty total. Our people can assemble the entire picture so a Mexican sourcing choice mirrors what you truly spend, not merely the tariff line.

The calculator is a no-login, run-it-now tool, so you can drop in a code and a value and get the Mexican duty back without registering. It exists for quick estimates, not for keeping records, so store or export any result you want to hold in your own landed-cost workbook. When you need certain codes tracked for shifts, or a broker to look over the classification and validate the USMCA claim, that is the moment to open an account with our team and link the tariff tracker. For a one-time estimate, though, the tool stays free and anonymous, so reach out only if you want the figure verified or the codes followed over time.