Parcel Duty

What will customs charge me?

Tell us what you bought and where from. We show what you owe and the rule behind each line.

Tariff on it: zero. Customs still charges$112.09On a $1,000 phone from Germany — EU goods meet a 10% ceiling even when their own tariff is nothing.

Declaration

In the parcel

Assessment

You will owe $22.69 to $45.09

Charged on $200.00, goods only, shipping excluded

Sample parcel · type over it for your own figures
Base tariff$17.40 to $33.00

8.7% on this product under the US tariff schedule.

Forced-labour tariff$0.00 to $2.60

Tops the total up to the 10% ceiling this origin gets instead of a separate surcharge.

US processing fee$2.69 to $12.09

US merchandise processing fee on an informal entry: $2.69 when the courier files electronically, up to $12.09 when customs prepares it.

Rates as of 2026-09-08

  • The $800 duty-free allowance ended on 29 August 2025. A parcel is no longer exempt just for being cheap.
  • Couriers add their own brokerage fee on top. It varies by carrier, so it is not included here.
  • This origin is treated differently: the base tariff and the forced-labour tariff share a 10% ceiling instead of stacking.

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A $1,000 phone, Germany to the United States. The tariff on it is zero.

Declared value$1,000.00

Leaves GermanyUS border
  • Base tariff$0.00
  • Forced-labour tariff$100.00

You owe

$112.09

What changed, and when

These rules moved four times in a year. That is why every result above carries the date it was calculated on.

  1. The US $800 duty-free allowance ends

    Low-value parcels stop being exempt. Everything entering the US becomes dutiable, whatever it cost.

  2. The Supreme Court strikes down the IEEPA tariffs

    A temporary Section 122 surcharge of 10% replaces them while a permanent answer is worked out.

  3. The EU drops its €150 exemption

    Parcels under €150 now pay a flat €3 instead of nothing, charged per product category, not per parcel.

  4. Section 122 expires, Section 301 replaces it

    New forced-labour tariffs of 10% or 12.5% cover 60 economies. Unlike the surcharge, this one has no end date. EU goods get a combined 10% ceiling rather than a surcharge on top.

  5. Not in force yet

    A Union-wide customs handling fee starts

    The EU adds its own handling charge on top of whatever the carrier already bills. Not counted in the estimates above.

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