Switzerland 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, applies the Section 301 forced-labor duty that tops a low base rate up to a 12.5% total, and notes a Section 232 duty wherever the goods are covered. Those rates all run against the value you enter to land on one dollar amount. The goal is the true all-in cost, because even a Swiss good at 0% MFN pays 12.5%. It is a planning figure, not a binding CBP ruling, so use it to screen a Swiss supplier before you commit or file.

Switzerland has no free trade agreement with the United States, so goods pay the normal-trade-relations rate plus the Section 301 forced-labor duty. That duty works as a combined cap: if the MFN rate is below 12.5%, Section 301 tops the total up to exactly 12.5%, and if the MFN rate is 12.5% or more, no 301 duty applies. Certain listed Swiss products are excluded. Steel, aluminum, and derivative goods can draw Section 232 duties instead. 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 Swiss shipment that single number sets the base rate, decides how much Section 301 top-up applies, and controls any Section 232 layer. 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 Swiss 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 with a 12.5% total rate common on Swiss lines, a small error in value moves the bill. 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, whether a Section 232 or excluded-product position applies, 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 Swiss 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, the layers on top of it shift through proclamations, annex revisions, and USTR notices. Section 232 measures and the Section 301 forced-labor duty can change on short notice, and the IEEPA tariffs were struck down on February 20, 2026. A separate USTR Section 301 excess-capacity investigation that includes Switzerland is pending, with no duty yet. 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 Swiss-origin codes you import and warns you when one of their rates shifts.

It covers both. Beyond the base rate, the calculator applies the Section 301 forced-labor duty as a top-up to a 12.5% combined rate, and Swiss steel, aluminum, and derivative goods can carry Section 232 duties, which it accounts for by origin. Goods covered by Section 232 are exempt from the forced-labor duty, so the two do not stack on the same line. The Supreme Court struck down the IEEPA tariffs on February 20, 2026, so the tool drops them from the stack. Because annex lists keep shifting and some Swiss derivatives pay 15% instead of 25%, this is the point where a broker review pays off before you trust the total.

It sets a total rate rather than a flat add-on. If the MFN rate on your HTS line is below 12.5%, a Section 301 duty tops the total up to exactly 12.5%: a good at 0% MFN pays 12.5%, and a good at 3% MFN pays 12.5% in total, of which 9.5% is Section 301. If the MFN rate is 12.5% or more, no 301 duty applies, so a good at 15% MFN pays 15%. Certain listed Swiss products are excluded. The calculator runs this test on every code, but confirm any borderline line, or a product you think is excluded, with a licensed broker before you file.

Yes, and it is a frequent follow-on to a first estimate. This tool gives the Switzerland to US duty on a product, and since each origin carries its own mix of base rate and forced-labor duty, the same HTS code sourced elsewhere might land at a different total, which can move the landed-cost comparison. 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 Swiss 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 Switzerland 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 Swiss 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 could sit under several headings, and the wrong one shifts the base rate as well as whether Section 232 captures your Swiss 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 Section 232 or excluded-product question to confirm before filing. That is most important for derivative goods and borderline classifications, 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, freight out of Switzerland, insurance, and any handling or storage at destination. What the calculator scopes is the duty stack, the base rate, the Section 301 top-up, plus any Section 232 duty, 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 Swiss 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 Swiss 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 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.