Import duty from United Kingdom to the USA
Short answer
There is no UK-specific additional tariff of the Section 301 kind, so for most consumer goods the base rate plus fees is the whole picture. The exception is product-scoped metals actions.
Working it out
Classify the product
The general rate is the starting point and, for many UK consumer categories, close to the whole answer.
Check whether preferential treatment is available
Preferential rates may apply for listed goods under the U.S.–UK arrangement, claimed rather than automatic.
Check product-scoped actions
Section 232 metals actions apply by article regardless of country. A steel or aluminium article of UK origin can be in scope.
Add the fees
Processing fee by entry type; Harbor Maintenance Fee only for vessel cargo.
What you can compute right now
Federal processing fees do not depend on your classification. On an informal entry — most personal shipments — the fee is a fixed $2.69, $8.06 or $12.09. On a formal entry it is 0.3464% of the goods value, minimum $33.58, maximum $651.50. The Harbor Maintenance Fee is 0.125% but applies only to ocean vessel cargo, so it is zero for air and mail.
Open the calculatorWhat people get wrong
- Assuming no country-specific action means no additional duty at all. Product-scoped programs are evaluated separately.
- Being surprised by a bill on a low-value order. De minimis ended for all countries in August 2025.
Common questions
Sources
- retrieved
- 2026-08-09
Primary source of truth for Column 1 general rates, special rates, and Chapter 99 subheadings.
- FR
- 91 FR 47318
- effective
- 2026-07-24
- retrieved
- 2026-08-09
Two-tier 10% / 12.5% additional duties on products of roughly 60 economies, effective 2026-07-24. Implemented in HTS Chapter 99 subchapter III at heading 9903.02, which carries 91 lines covering per-economy tiers, in-transit exceptions and carve-outs. No statutory expiration.