Customs and duty calculators
The rules changed underneath everyone in the last eighteen months, and most duty calculators online have not caught up. These have. Duty and tax are calculated in the order customs actually applies them, against current thresholds, with the source for every figure.
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What changed, and why most calculators are now wrong
Three things happened in quick succession.
The United States ended de minimis. Executive Order 14324 suspended duty-free treatment for consignments under $800 from all countries, effective 29 August 2025. CBP made the suspension indefinite by regulation in June 2026, and statutory repeal follows in July 2027. More than a billion parcels a year entered the US under that exemption. Any calculator still telling you a $50 package arrives duty-free is describing a world that no longer exists.
The EU is removing its €150 threshold. The European Commission confirmed in November 2025 that the customs-duty exemption goes during 2026, with an interim calculation method running until mid-2028. Reporting describes that interim method as a small flat duty per parcel. We have not seen the final legal text, so our calculator asks you to enter that amount rather than hiding a guess inside the result.
Duty became bigger than the marketplace fee. For a seller sourcing from Asia into the US, import duty is now frequently a larger line item than Amazon's referral fee — and it lands before you sell anything, so it hits cash flow first and margin second.
The order of operations matters more than the rates
Duty and import tax compound. In almost every country, VAT or GST is charged on the customs value plus the duty, so working them out separately and adding the results understates what you owe. India stacks three levies in a fixed sequence: basic customs duty on the CIF value, then a social welfare surcharge calculated on the duty rather than the goods, then IGST on the whole lot.
The valuation basis differs too. Most of the world uses CIF, meaning your freight cost sits inside the taxable value. The United States uses the transaction value of the goods alone, so paying more for shipping does not increase the duty. Getting this backwards moves the answer by several percent on any shipment with meaningful freight.
On duty rates, and why we give you a range
Duty is set by an eight or ten digit commodity code, not by a product category. "Footwear" spans rates from single digits to the high thirties depending on the upper material, the sole, the construction and where it was made. Any tool that returns a precise duty percentage from a category dropdown is guessing on your behalf, and you will find out when the entry is filed.
So our calculators offer a typical range as a starting point, tell you what that range is, and link the official tariff lookup for your destination — the USITC schedule for the US, TARIC for the EU, the Trade Tariff for the UK, ICEGATE for India. Put your real rate in before you price anything.
Common questions
Is the US $800 de minimis really gone?
Yes. It was suspended for all countries with effect from 29 August 2025, made indefinite by CBP regulation in June 2026, and is scheduled for statutory repeal on 1 July 2027. Duty is owed from the first cent on commercial imports of any value.
Do I pay VAT on the shipping cost?
In most countries, yes. Import VAT is charged on the customs value, which for CIF-basis countries includes freight and insurance, plus the duty. A cheap product with expensive express shipping can carry a surprising amount of tax.
Should I sell DDP or DAP?
For consumer sales, almost always DDP. An unexpected customs bill arriving after the parcel is one of the most reliable ways to generate a refund request and a one-star review. For business-to-business, DAP is common and often preferred, because the buyer can reclaim import VAT and may have better broker rates than you.
Can I use these figures on a customs declaration?
No. These are planning estimates. The declared value, the commodity code and the duty owed are legal statements you or your broker make to a customs authority, and they need to come from the tariff for your specific goods, not from a calculator.