Worldwide Customs Duty Rates & Rules

Import tax calculator for any store, any destination - see the exact VAT, customs duty, and handling fees for the EU, UK, China, and the USA, or browse the rules by region, store, or country below.

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Customs duties into United States

These are the 13 most popular trade routes for importing into United States. No import VAT - state sales tax is handled separately at checkout. FOB customs value (transaction value at port of export, no international freight).

Canada to United States

FTA status Active - USMCA (autos/alcohol/dairy carved out at 50%)
VAT rate No import VAT - state sales tax is separate, collected at checkout

USMCA still gives 0% duty on qualifying goods for most Canada-US trade, but a new 50% tariff on autos,…

China to United States

FTA status None - layered Section 301 tariffs, ~37.5% on many goods
VAT rate No import VAT - state sales tax is separate, collected at checkout

There's no free trade agreement between China and the US, and China faces the heaviest tariff burden of any…

European Union to United States

FTA status Partial - EU-US framework, 15% ceiling (steel/aluminium 50%)
VAT rate No import VAT - state sales tax is separate, collected at checkout

The EU trades with the US under a 2025-2026 framework capping most goods at 15%, with steel and aluminium…

France to United States

FTA status Partial - EU-US framework, 15% ceiling (wine/champagne targeted separately)
VAT rate No import VAT - state sales tax is separate, collected at checkout

France trades under the same EU-US framework as the rest of the EU - a 15% tariff ceiling on most goods - but…

Germany to United States

FTA status Partial - EU-US framework, 15% ceiling (steel/aluminium 50%)
VAT rate No import VAT - state sales tax is separate, collected at checkout

Germany trades with the US under EU-wide policy, not a country-specific deal. A 2025-2026 EU-US framework set…

India to United States

FTA status Partial - Feb 2026 interim deal, ~10% (down from a 50% peak)
VAT rate No import VAT - state sales tax is separate, collected at checkout

India and the US have no free trade agreement, and this lane has seen the most dramatic tariff swing of any…

Japan to United States

FTA status Partial - 2020 deal + 2025 framework, ~10-15% net
VAT rate No import VAT - state sales tax is separate, collected at checkout

Japan and the US have a limited 2020 Phase 1 trade deal, not a comprehensive FTA, plus a 2025 framework that…

Mexico to United States

FTA status Active - USMCA (0% duty for qualifying goods)
VAT rate No import VAT - state sales tax is separate, collected at checkout

USMCA gives 0% duty on qualifying originating goods, and Mexico is the single largest source of US goods…

South Korea to United States

FTA status Partial - KORUS + 2025 deal, ~12.5% net (autos 15%)
VAT rate No import VAT - state sales tax is separate, collected at checkout

KORUS, in force since 2012, technically still exists, but 2025-2026 tariff actions have substantially…

Taiwan to United States

FTA status Partial - Jan 2026 deal, ~10-15% (semiconductor exemption)
VAT rate No import VAT - state sales tax is separate, collected at checkout

Taiwan and the US don't have a comprehensive free trade agreement, but a January 2026 deal centered on…

United Kingdom to United States

FTA status Partial - Economic Prosperity Deal, ~10% baseline
VAT rate No import VAT - state sales tax is separate, collected at checkout

There's no comprehensive US-UK free trade agreement. The 2025 Economic Prosperity Deal set narrower terms…

Ukraine to United States

FTA status None - current tariff tier unconfirmed (data gap)
VAT rate No import VAT - state sales tax is separate, collected at checkout

Ukraine has no free trade agreement with the US, and unlike this site's other tracked US lanes, Ukraine's…

Vietnam to United States

FTA status Partial - 2025 framework, rate genuinely disputed
VAT rate No import VAT - state sales tax is separate, collected at checkout

Vietnam and the US have no free trade agreement. A 2025 framework set a widely-reported 20% tariff (40% on…

Customs duties into European Union

These are the 11 most popular trade routes for importing into European Union. 17-27% (varies by member state) VAT applies on customs value plus duty. CIF customs value (goods + freight + insurance to entry port).

Bangladesh to European Union

FTA status Active - Everything But Arms (duty-free, quota-free)
VAT rate 17-27% (varies by member state)

Bangladesh currently gets duty-free, quota-free access to the EU under the Everything But Arms scheme for…

Canada to European Union

FTA status Active - CETA (provisional application since 2017)
VAT rate 17-27% (varies by member state)

CETA has given roughly 98% of Canada-EU tariff lines duty-free treatment since it entered provisional…

China to European Union

FTA status None - MFN rates apply
VAT rate 17-27% (varies by member state)

There's no free trade agreement between China and the EU - a proposed investment agreement (CAI) was frozen…

India to European Union

FTA status Partial - FTA signed Jan 2026, not yet in force
VAT rate 17-27% (varies by member state)

An EU-India Free Trade Agreement was signed on 27 January 2026 after over a decade of on-and-off negotiations…

Japan to European Union

FTA status Active - EU-Japan EPA (0% on qualifying originating goods)
VAT rate 17-27% (varies by member state)

The EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement, in force since 2019, gives 0% tariffs on qualifying originating…

South Korea to European Union

FTA status Active - EU-Korea FTA (0% on qualifying originating goods)
VAT rate 17-27% (varies by member state)

The EU-Korea Free Trade Agreement, in force since 2011, eliminates tariffs on the large majority of Korea-EU…

Turkey to European Union

FTA status Active - EU-Turkey Customs Union (industrial goods only)
VAT rate 17-27% (varies by member state)

The EU-Turkey Customs Union, in force since 1996, gives duty-free treatment for industrial goods - but it's a…

United Kingdom to European Union

FTA status Active - UK-EU TCA (0% on qualifying originating goods)
VAT rate 17-27% (varies by member state)

The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement gives 0% tariffs on genuinely UK-originating goods that meet its…

Ukraine to European Union

FTA status Active - upgraded EU-Ukraine DCFTA (since Oct 2025)
VAT rate 17-27% (varies by member state)

The EU's temporary wartime tariff waiver for Ukraine expired in June 2025 and was replaced, not by a lapse to…

United States to European Union

FTA status Partial - EU eliminated duty on most US industrial goods (through 2029)
VAT rate 17-27% (varies by member state)

As part of the broader 2025-2026 US-EU trade framework, the EU eliminated import duty on most US-origin…

Vietnam to European Union

FTA status Active - EVFTA (0% on qualifying originating goods)
VAT rate 17-27% (varies by member state)

The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement, in force since 2020, is phasing out tariffs on the large majority of…

Customs duties into India

These are the 10 most popular trade routes for importing into India. 5-28% IGST plus a 10% Social Welfare Surcharge on duty - both compound on top of Basic Customs Duty, not applied as a single flat rate. CIF customs value (goods + freight + insurance to entry port).

Australia to India

FTA status Active - India-Australia ECTA (broader CECA being fast-tracked)
VAT rate 5-28% IGST (compounds on CIF + duty)

The India-Australia ECTA, in force since 2022, gives India preferential access on the large majority of…

China to India

FTA status None - India is not an RCEP member
VAT rate 5-28% IGST (compounds on CIF + duty)

There's no free trade agreement between China and India, and unlike Japan, South Korea, and Australia,…

European Union to India

FTA status Partial - FTA signed Jan 2026, not yet in force
VAT rate 5-28% IGST (compounds on CIF + duty)

An EU-India Free Trade Agreement was signed on 27 January 2026 after years of on-and-off negotiations, but it…

Japan to India

FTA status Active - India-Japan CEPA (modernization under early discussion)
VAT rate 5-28% IGST (compounds on CIF + duty)

The India-Japan CEPA, in force since 2011, gives preferential customs treatment on qualifying Japanese goods.…

Russia to India

FTA status None - India-EAEU talks in progress, not concluded
VAT rate 5-28% IGST (compounds on CIF + duty)

There's no bilateral India-Russia free trade agreement, though India is in active talks with the Eurasian…

South Korea to India

FTA status Active - India-Korea CEPA (undergoing upgrade negotiations)
VAT rate 5-28% IGST (compounds on CIF + duty)

The India-Korea CEPA, in force since 2010, gives preferential customs treatment on qualifying South Korean…

Switzerland to India

FTA status Active - EFTA-India TEPA (in force since October 2025)
VAT rate 5-28% IGST (compounds on CIF + duty)

The India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement, covering Switzerland alongside Norway, Iceland, and…

United Arab Emirates to India

FTA status Active - India-UAE CEPA (preferential rates on qualifying goods)
VAT rate 5-28% IGST (compounds on CIF + duty)

The India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, in force since 2022, gives preferential customs…

United Kingdom to India

FTA status Active - India-UK CETA (in force since 15 July 2026)
VAT rate 5-28% IGST (compounds on CIF + duty)

The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement entered into force on 15 July 2026 - genuinely fresh…

United States to India

FTA status Partial - Feb 2026 deal: India cutting tariffs on many US goods
VAT rate 5-28% IGST (compounds on CIF + duty)

There's no comprehensive US-India free trade agreement, but a February 2026 deal has India cutting or…

Customs duties into China

These are the 9 most popular trade routes for importing into China. No flat VAT rate - tax is bundled into a 13/20/50% postal tariff, or 13% x 70% under the CBEC cross-border e-commerce scheme. Declared value customs value (goods value only - China's postal-tax and CBEC regimes don't itemize freight or insurance separately).

Australia to China

FTA status Active - ChAFTA (0% on qualifying originating goods)
VAT rate 13% statutory (CBEC); bundled into postal tax otherwise

The China-Australia Free Trade Agreement gives 0% duty on qualifying Australian originating goods, and is now…

Brazil to China

FTA status None - early-stage talks only, nothing concluded
VAT rate 13% statutory (CBEC); bundled into postal tax otherwise

There's no China-Brazil or China-Mercosur trade agreement in force, though momentum toward a limited, modular…

European Union to China

FTA status None - MFN rates apply
VAT rate 13% statutory (CBEC); bundled into postal tax otherwise

There's no EU-China free trade agreement - a proposed investment deal (CAI) has been frozen since 2021 with…

Germany to China

FTA status None - MFN rates apply
VAT rate 13% statutory (CBEC); bundled into postal tax otherwise

There's no EU-China free trade agreement - a proposed investment deal (CAI) has been frozen since 2021 with…

Japan to China

FTA status Partial - RCEP (first-ever China-Japan tariff preference)
VAT rate 13% statutory (CBEC); bundled into postal tax otherwise

China and Japan had no bilateral trade agreement of any kind until RCEP took effect in 2022 - a genuinely…

South Korea to China

FTA status Active - China-Korea FTA (0% on qualifying originating goods)
VAT rate 13% statutory (CBEC); bundled into postal tax otherwise

The China-Korea Free Trade Agreement, in force since 2015, gives 0% duty on qualifying originating South…

Taiwan to China

FTA status Partial - ECFA, ~30% of early-harvest list suspended since 2024
VAT rate 13% statutory (CBEC); bundled into postal tax otherwise

ECFA, in force since 2010, gives preferential tariffs on a limited list of Taiwanese goods - but China…

United States to China

FTA status None - 10% retaliatory tariff (truce through Nov 2026)
VAT rate 13% statutory (CBEC); bundled into postal tax otherwise

There's no trade agreement between the US and China, and this remains the most volatile lane this site…

Vietnam to China

FTA status Active - ACFTA and RCEP (0% on qualifying originating goods)
VAT rate 13% statutory (CBEC); bundled into postal tax otherwise

Vietnam and China both belong to two overlapping trade agreements - the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area and RCEP…

Customs duties into United Kingdom

These are the 7 most popular trade routes for importing into United Kingdom. 20% VAT applies on customs value plus duty. CIF customs value (goods + freight + insurance to entry port).

Canada to United Kingdom

FTA status Active - UK-Canada Trade Continuity Agreement
VAT rate 20%

Canada-UK trade is covered by the UK-Canada Trade Continuity Agreement, a rolled-over version of the…

China to United Kingdom

FTA status None - MFN rates apply
VAT rate 20%

There's no free trade agreement between China and the UK, so every China-origin import pays the UK's standard…

European Union to United Kingdom

FTA status Active - UK-EU TCA (0% on qualifying originating goods)
VAT rate 20%

The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement gives 0% tariffs on goods that genuinely originate in the EU and…

Germany to United Kingdom

FTA status Active - UK-EU TCA (0% on qualifying originating goods)
VAT rate 20%

Germany is the UK's single largest source of goods imports, ahead of even China, and qualifies for 0% customs…

India to United Kingdom

FTA status Active - India-UK CETA (in force since 15 July 2026)
VAT rate 20%

The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement entered into force on 15 July 2026, and from this…

Japan to United Kingdom

FTA status Active - UK-Japan CEPA (0% on qualifying originating goods)
VAT rate 20%

The UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, in force since 2021, gives 0% duty on qualifying…

United States to United Kingdom

FTA status Partial - Economic Prosperity Deal covers narrow sectors only
VAT rate 20%

There's no comprehensive free trade agreement between the US and UK. The 2025 Economic Prosperity Deal…

Customs duties into Ireland

These are the 1 most popular trade routes for importing into Ireland. 23% VAT applies on customs value plus duty. CIF customs value (goods + freight + insurance to entry port).

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Asia

Duty rate 13-50% (postal tax) or 0% duty + ~9.1% tax (CBEC)
Threshold RMB 2,000 (postal) / RMB 5,000 per order (CBEC)

China runs two entirely different import tax systems: an ordinary personal postal tax (13-50% depending on…

European Union

Duty rate 0% (non-IOSS, under €150) or flat €3/item (IOSS, under €150); 0-16.5% above €150
Threshold €150

Orders under €150 from an IOSS-registered seller pay a flat €3 customs duty per item type since 1 July 2026;…

Europe

Duty rate 0% on most goods (CH, LI, IS); 0-12% above threshold (UK)
Threshold None (Iceland) to NOK 3,000 (Norway)

"Europe" here means the continent's markets outside the EU customs union: the UK, Norway, Switzerland,…

Middle East & Africa

Duty rate 0% duty under ~AED 1,000; 5% VAT always applies
Threshold ~AED 1,000 (duty only - no VAT threshold)

The UAE is currently the only Middle East & Africa market covered on this site. It charges a flat 5% VAT on…

North America

Duty rate ~10-35%+ (estimate, highly volatile)
Threshold None - de minimis fully eliminated

The historic $800 US de minimis exemption is gone for every country of origin, permanently as of a June 2026…

Oceania

Duty rate 0% under threshold (GST only); ~5% (est.) above
Threshold A$1,000 (Australia) / NZ$1,000 (New Zealand)

Australia and New Zealand both run a similar model: GST (10% and 15% respectively) collected at checkout by…

South America

Duty rate 60% Import Tax (0% under $50, certified sellers) + 17-20% ICMS
Threshold No true duty-free threshold

Brazil is the only South American market currently covered on this site. Its Remessa Conforme program taxes…

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Australia

Duty rate 0% under A$1,000 (GST only); ~5% (est.) above
Threshold A$1,000
VAT rate 10% GST

Australia charges 10% GST on every import. Orders up to A$1,000 (goods value only) have GST collected at…

Austria

Duty rate €3 flat (IOSS) or 0-16.5%
Threshold €150
VAT rate 20%

Austria applies the EU's standard import rules with its own 20% VAT rate, right at the EU average. Orders…

Belgium

Duty rate €3 flat (IOSS) or 0-16.5%
Threshold €150
VAT rate 21%

Belgium applies the EU's standard import rules with its own 21% VAT rate, slightly above the EU average.…

Brazil

Duty rate 60% Import Tax (0% under $50 if Remessa Conforme-certified)
Threshold No true duty-free threshold - ICMS always applies
VAT rate 17-20% ICMS (state tax)

Brazil taxes cross-border e-commerce through its Remessa Conforme program. Purchases under $50 from a…

Bulgaria

Duty rate €3 flat (IOSS) or 0-16.5%
Threshold €150
VAT rate 20%

Bulgaria applies the EU's standard import rules with its own 20% VAT rate, and as of 1 January 2026 it uses…

China

Duty rate 13-50% (postal tax) or 0% duty + ~9.1% tax (CBEC)
Threshold RMB 2,000 (postal cap) / RMB 5,000 per order, RMB 26,000/year (CBEC)
VAT rate 13% statutory (CBEC); bundled into postal tax otherwise

A personal import into China falls under one of two regimes: the default Personal Postal Article Tax (a…

Croatia

Duty rate €3 flat (IOSS) or 0-16.5%
Threshold €150
VAT rate 25%

Croatia applies the EU's standard import rules with its own 25% VAT rate, one of the highest standard rates…

Canada

Duty rate 0% under CAD 20 (general) or CAD 150 (US-origin, CUSMA); ~5% (est.) above
Threshold CAD 20 general / CAD 40-150 CUSMA
VAT rate 5-15% GST/HST (varies by province)

Canada charges federal GST plus a province-specific top-up (5% in Alberta up to 15% in Atlantic Canada) on…

Cyprus

Duty rate €3 flat (IOSS) or 0-16.5%
Threshold €150
VAT rate 19%

Cyprus applies the EU's standard import rules with its own 19% VAT rate, among the lowest in the EU. Orders…

Czech Republic

Duty rate €3 flat (IOSS) or 0-16.5%
Threshold €150
VAT rate 21%

The Czech Republic applies the EU's standard import rules with its own 21% VAT rate, charged in Czech koruna…

Estonia

Duty rate €3 flat (IOSS) or 0-16.5%
Threshold €150
VAT rate 22%

Estonia applies the EU's standard import rules with its own 22% VAT rate, close to the EU average, and…

Finland

Duty rate €3 flat (IOSS) or 0-16.5%
Threshold €150
VAT rate 25.5%

Finland applies the EU's standard import rules on top of its own 25.5% VAT rate, one of the highest standard…

France

Duty rate €3 flat (IOSS) or 0-16.5%
Threshold €150
VAT rate 20%

France applies the EU's standard import rules with its own 20% VAT rate, close to the EU average. Orders…

Germany

Duty rate €3 flat (IOSS) or 0-16.5%
Threshold €150
VAT rate 19%

Germany applies the EU's standard import rules with its own 19% VAT rate - the lowest standard VAT rate in…

Greece

Duty rate €3 flat (IOSS) or 0-16.5%
Threshold €150
VAT rate 24%

Greece applies the EU's standard import rules with its own 24% VAT rate, close to the EU average, alongside…

Hungary

Duty rate €3 flat (IOSS) or 0-16.5%
Threshold €150
VAT rate 27%

Hungary applies the EU's standard import rules but with the bloc's highest standard VAT rate, 27%, and its…

Iceland

Duty rate 0% on most goods (clothing, electronics); higher on select categories
Threshold No general de minimis - VAT applies from the first krona
VAT rate 24% (11% reduced rate)

Iceland is not an EU member - it's part of the EEA/EFTA instead - so none of the EU's IOSS scheme, €150…

Ireland

Duty rate €3 flat (IOSS) or 0-16.5%
Threshold €150
VAT rate 23%

Ireland applies the EU's standard import rules with its own 23% VAT rate, above the EU average. As the only…

Denmark

Duty rate €3 flat (IOSS) or 0-16.5%
Threshold €150
VAT rate 25%

Denmark applies the EU's standard import rules with its own 25% VAT rate, notable for being a flat single…

Italy

Duty rate €3 flat (IOSS) or 0-16.5%
Threshold €150
VAT rate 22%

Italy applies the EU's standard import rules with its own 22% VAT rate, close to the EU average. One small…

Latvia

Duty rate €3 flat (IOSS) or 0-16.5%
Threshold €150
VAT rate 21%

Latvia applies the EU's standard import rules with its own 21% VAT rate, matching the most common rate across…

Liechtenstein

Duty rate 0% on most goods; weight-based duty on food and agricultural imports
Threshold CHF 5 tax-due (about CHF 62 in goods value)
VAT rate 8.1%

Liechtenstein doesn't run its own customs or VAT system - since a 1923 treaty, it sits inside Switzerland's…

Lithuania

Duty rate €3 flat (IOSS) or 0-16.5%
Threshold €150
VAT rate 21%

Lithuania applies the EU's standard import rules with its own 21% VAT rate, matching the most common rate…

Luxembourg

Duty rate €3 flat (IOSS) or 0-16.5%
Threshold €150
VAT rate 17%

Luxembourg applies the EU's standard import rules with its own 17% VAT rate - the lowest standard VAT rate…

Malta

Duty rate €3 flat (IOSS) or 0-16.5%
Threshold €150
VAT rate 18%

Malta applies the EU's standard import rules with its own 18% VAT rate - the second-lowest standard VAT rate…

Mexico

Duty rate 0% under $50 (USMCA) or flat 33.5% (non-USMCA, under $2,500)
Threshold $50-$117 USD (USMCA only)
VAT rate 16% IVA (17% USMCA low tier)

Mexico charges 16% IVA on imports. Courier shipments confirmed as US-origin keep USMCA's tiered de minimis -…

Netherlands

Duty rate €3 flat (IOSS) or 0-16.5%
Threshold €150
VAT rate 21%

The Netherlands applies the EU's standard import rules with its own 21% VAT rate, close to the EU average.…

New Zealand

Duty rate 0% under NZ$1,000 (GST + small levy only); ~5% (est.) above
Threshold NZ$1,000
VAT rate 15% GST

New Zealand charges 15% GST on every import. Orders up to NZ$1,000 (goods value) have GST collected at…

Norway

Duty rate 0% under NOK 3,000 via VOEC; standard tariff above or on excluded goods
Threshold NOK 3,000 per item (VOEC)
VAT rate 25% standard (15% food, 12% transport/hotel/cinema)

Norway is not an EU member - it's in the EEA/EFTA and runs its own import system entirely separate from the…

Poland

Duty rate €3 flat (IOSS) or 0-16.5%
Threshold €150
VAT rate 23%

Poland applies the EU's standard import rules with its own 23% VAT rate, on the higher end of the EU range.…

Portugal

Duty rate €3 flat (IOSS) or 0-16.5%
Threshold €150
VAT rate 23%

Portugal applies the EU's standard import rules with a 23% VAT rate on the mainland, close to the EU average…

Romania

Duty rate €3 flat (IOSS) or 0-16.5%
Threshold €150
VAT rate 21%

Romania applies the EU's standard import rules with its own 21% VAT rate, raised from 19% on 1 August 2025…

Slovakia

Duty rate €3 flat (IOSS) or 0-16.5%
Threshold €150
VAT rate 23%

Slovakia applies the EU's standard import rules with its own 23% VAT rate, raised from 20% on 1 January 2025…

Slovenia

Duty rate €3 flat (IOSS) or 0-16.5%
Threshold €150
VAT rate 22%

Slovenia applies the EU's standard import rules with its own 22% VAT rate, a few points above the EU average…

Spain

Duty rate €3 flat (IOSS) or 0-16.5%
Threshold €150
VAT rate 21%

Mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands apply the EU's standard import rules with a 21% VAT rate, right at…

Sweden

Duty rate €3 flat (IOSS) or 0-16.5%
Threshold €150
VAT rate 25%

Sweden applies the EU's standard import rules with its own 25% VAT rate, tied with Denmark and Croatia for…

Switzerland

Duty rate 0% on industrial goods since 2024; weight-based duty on food/agricultural imports
Threshold CHF 5 tax owed (~CHF 62 goods value)
VAT rate 8.1%

Switzerland is not in the EU, the EEA, or the EU customs union - it runs its own, entirely separate import…

United Arab Emirates

Duty rate 0% under ~AED 1,000 (duty only); 5% above
Threshold ~AED 1,000 (duty only - no VAT threshold)
VAT rate 5% VAT

The UAE charges a flat 5% VAT on every import, with no low-value exemption at all - VAT applies from the…

United Kingdom

Duty rate 0% under ÂŁ135; ~0-12% above
Threshold ÂŁ135
VAT rate 20%

The UK left the EU customs union, so it runs its own, separate import system: 20% VAT on everything, but a…

United States

Duty rate ~10-12.5% baseline (est., highly volatile)
Threshold None - de minimis fully eliminated
VAT rate No import VAT - state sales tax is separate, collected at checkout

The historic $800 de minimis exemption is gone for every country of origin and every shipping mode except the…

Frequently Asked Questions About Customs Duty

Does customs duty work the same way in every country?

No. Each destination has its own rules - the EU and UK both charge VAT plus a threshold-based duty system, China splits imports into a personal postal tax or a reduced cross-border e-commerce rate, and the US now applies customs duty to every import with no minimum value at all.

Why did the US remove its de minimis exemption?

The historic $800 US de minimis exemption was suspended for China and Hong Kong in May 2025, then eliminated for every country by August 2025, and reaffirmed indefinite in June 2026. There is currently no low-value exemption for US imports of any kind.

Is Dutix still accurate for EU shoppers now that the site covers more countries?

Yes - the EU calculation logic is completely unchanged by this expansion. The dedicated EU tariff lookup and its product-category tool remain available for the deepest EU-specific detail.

How often are these rates reviewed?

Every region, store, and country page shows its own "last updated" date. Rates - especially US duty rates right now - can change faster than a typical reference page, so always check the reviewed date before relying on an exact figure.

I need the total cost for a bulk order or multiple units, not just one item - is there a tool for that?

Yes - the landed cost calculator adds quantity, freight, insurance, brokerage, and per-unit cost and margin on top of the same VAT and duty logic used here, built for wholesale and dropshipping-sized orders rather than a single checkout.

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