Customs duty calculator
Calculate import duty and VAT or GST for any destination, with the correct order of operations and current de minimis rules — including the end of the US $800 exemption.
Updated for the suspension of the US $800 de minimis exemption and the withdrawal of the EU €150 duty threshold. Most duty calculators online still apply the old rules.
Import charges add 12% to the goods value
- Goods−$1,000.0089.3%
- Customs duty−$120.0010.7%
Questions people ask about this
How is import duty calculated?
Duty is a percentage of the customs value. What goes into that value differs by country: most of the world uses CIF, meaning goods plus insurance plus freight, so your shipping cost is taxed too. The United States uses the transaction value of the goods alone, so freight does not increase the duty.
Is VAT charged on top of duty?
Yes, in almost every country. Import VAT is charged on the customs value plus the duty, so the two compound. Calculating them separately and adding the results understates what you owe — it is the most common error in free duty calculators.
Is the US $800 de minimis still available?
No. Executive Order 14324 suspended duty-free de minimis treatment for all countries with effect from 29 August 2025, CBP made the suspension indefinite by regulation in June 2026, and statutory repeal follows in July 2027. Every parcel entering the United States is now potentially dutiable, regardless of value.
What about the EU €150 threshold?
The European Commission confirmed in November 2025 that the €150 customs duty exemption is being removed during 2026, with an interim calculation method running until mid-2028. Reporting describes that interim method as a small flat duty per parcel. Because we have not read the final legal text, this calculator lets you enter that flat amount rather than assuming it.
Where do I find my exact duty rate?
From your commodity code, in the destination country's tariff. We link the official lookup for each country we model — the USITC schedule for the United States, TARIC for the EU, the Trade Tariff for the UK, ICEGATE for India. Any tool that gives you a precise rate from a product-category dropdown is guessing.
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Where these numbers come from
Rates and rules change, and a calculator running on stale data is worse than no calculator. Every figure below carries the date we last checked it and a confidence level, so you can judge how much weight to put on it.
| Source | Publisher | Effective | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suspending duty-free de minimis treatment for all countries Signed 2025-07-30, effective 2025-08-29, applying to all countries rather than only China and Hong Kong. The $800 exemption that most duty calculators still assume no longer exists. | The White House (Executive Order 14324) | 2025-08-29 | Primary source |
| Suspension of duty-free de minimis treatment — fact sheet | US Customs and Border Protection | 2025-08-29 | Primary source |
| E-commerce: €150 customs duty exemption threshold to be removed in 2026 Confirms removal of the €150 duty exemption and a temporary interim calculation method until mid-2028. The Commission page does not itself state the flat per-parcel amount — see the Council release. | European Commission, DG TAXUD | 2026 | Primary source |
| How to calculate UK duty and VAT UK import VAT is charged on the customs value plus duty plus freight, at 20% standard or 5% reduced. Duty relief applies below £135 but VAT does not. | Customs Support | — | Secondary source |
| De minimis values by country The most complete public table of per-country duty and tax thresholds we found, but it carries no publication date. Every threshold sourced from it is editable in the calculator and flagged in the results. | Zonos | — | Secondary source |
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