Set the valuation basis
Choose goods value, a CIF-style basis, or a custom customs value. The correct basis depends on destination rules and transaction facts.
Quick Answer
What does this calculator do?
An import duty calculator estimates the border charges attached to a shipment. Enter goods value, freight, insurance, valuation basis, confirmed duty and additional tariff rates, import tax, and clearance fees. The result separates customs value, duty, import tax, and a planning subtotal so each assumption can be verified before the order ships.
Primary outputDuty, import tax, fees, and planning subtotal
Best usedBefore deposit and again before shipment
Key evidenceHS classification, invoice value, origin, destination
Important limitNot a customs ruling or broker quote
Interactive Workspace
Method reviewed 2026-07-16Build a transparent planning scenario
Your inputs are saved only in this browser for convenience. Every output is directional and should be replaced with current project evidence.
Methodology
How to use the china import duty & tariff calculator
The calculator is deliberately transparent: it organizes buyer inputs, shows the resulting logic, and identifies where professional confirmation is still required.
Enter confirmed rates
Keep base duty and additional trade-remedy tariffs separate so the model shows which layer drives the result.
Model tax and fees
Add the destination import-tax assumption and known brokerage or clearance charges rather than hiding them inside freight.
Verify before shipment
Take the calculation, classification evidence, invoice, and product details to the customs broker or destination authority.
Interpretation
How to read the result
Use the output to compare scenarios and prepare better questions, not to turn uncertain assumptions into false precision.
Customs value is not always landed cost
Customs valuation determines the base used for duty. It may differ from the commercial invoice total or the all-in amount the buyer pays after freight, tax, and local delivery.
Additional tariffs need their own line
Trade-remedy duties, origin-based measures, and product-specific surcharges can sit on top of the ordinary duty rate. Separate lines make scenario changes easier to audit.
Import tax has a local formula
VAT or GST may use a tax base that includes customs value, duty, and selected fees. The calculator uses the rate you enter, but the local tax base still needs confirmation.
Evidence Checklist
Improve the inputs before making a decision
Stronger inputs make the tool more useful. Replace placeholders with dated documents, comparable quotations, test results, and provider confirmations.
Prepare classification evidence
Collect the product description, materials, use, composition, technical specifications, photos, and proposed HS or HTS code. A short supplier label is rarely enough for reliable classification.
Check transaction value inputs
Confirm assists, molds, royalties, packing, commissions, and other additions that destination rules may require. Do not assume freight or insurance treatment is identical in every market.
Run more than one scenario
Test the ordinary duty rate, a plausible additional tariff case, and a customs-value change. A viable order should still have room when a reasonable assumption moves against it.
Sources and Boundaries
Method references and related guidance
These references explain the framework behind the inputs. Destination rules and current project evidence remain authoritative for the actual order.
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Frequently Asked Questions
China Import Duty & Tariff Calculator questions
Concise answers to the questions buyers should settle before relying on a planning result.
Import duty is a border charge calculated under the destination market's tariff and customs valuation rules. The amount normally depends on product classification, origin, customs value, and the applicable duty rate.
It depends on the destination's valuation rules and the facts of the transaction. For example, U.S. CBP guidance generally distinguishes international freight and insurance from the price paid for goods, while other markets may use a CIF-style base. Confirm the required basis locally.
No. The Harmonized System supports product classification, but national tariff schedules extend those codes and apply destination-specific rates, measures, and tax rules.
Enter an additional tariff separately from the base duty rate. Confirm applicability using the product's final classification, country of origin, exclusions, and current destination-market rules.
It includes the brokerage or clearance fee you enter. Local delivery, storage, examination, demurrage, financing, compliance testing, and other charges must be added separately if they apply.
LIFA can help organize product and supplier information in China, but the final classification and import treatment should be confirmed with a qualified customs broker or the destination authority.
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