Ordering from Latvia to the US?
Latvia is in the EU, so the base tariff and the forced-labour tariff share a 10% ceiling instead of stacking. Even duty-free goods reach that ceiling.
Declaration
In the parcel
Assessment
You will owe $20.00 to $33.00
Charged on $200.00, goods only, shipping excluded
Estimate · not a customs assessment8.7% on this product under the US tariff schedule.
Tops the total up to the 10% ceiling that EU-origin goods get instead of a separate surcharge.
Rates as of 2026-08-08
- 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.
- Customs processing fees are not included.
- EU goods are treated differently: the base tariff and the forced-labour tariff share a 10% ceiling instead of stacking.
Keep the paperwork
This assessment as a one-page PDF: every charge, the rule behind it and the source, ready to show the carrier.
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.
The US $800 duty-free allowance ends
Low-value parcels stop being exempt. Everything entering the US becomes dutiable, whatever it cost.
The Supreme Court strikes down the IEEPA tariffs
A temporary Section 122 surcharge of 10% replaces them while a permanent answer is worked out.
The EU drops its €150 exemption
Parcels under €150 now pay a flat €3 instead of nothing, charged per product category, not per parcel.
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.
- 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.