Importing from Canada

US Import Duty and Tariffs on Goods From Canada

Goods made in Canada pay the US general rate of duty for their HTS code, plus any tariff action that covers them. On the 8 common products priced below, the total today runs from 0% to 100%.

Below: common exports from Canada priced live by the same engine as the calculator, the tariff programs that apply to them, ocean freight to US ports, and what an exporter needs to ship DDP to US buyers.

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Estimates and guidance only. Verify with a licensed customs broker before entry. Gateway Lines is not a customs broker, and nothing on this page is classification or valuation advice for a specific entry.

US duty on common products from Canada

The effective rate for each product today, priced live: the general rate plus every tariff action the engine applies to it from Canada. Open a product for the full breakdown, the CBP fees and the dated policy timeline.

Product	HTS code	Duty today	Made up of
Laptops	8471.30.01.00	0%	0% general rate
Vehicle mufflers and exhaust pipes	8708.92.50.00	27.5%	2.5% general rate + 25% Section 232 Steel (Derivative)
Porcelain ornamental articles	6913.10.50.00	0%	0% general rate
Iron or steel structures	7308.90.95.90	100%	0% general rate + 50% Section 232 Steel (Derivative) + 50% Section 338 Canada
Hydraulic motor parts	8412.90.90.15	0%	0% general rate
Other sports equipment	9506.99.60.80	54%	4% general rate + 50% Section 338 Canada
Other aluminum articles	7616.99.51.90	52.5%	2.5% general rate + 50% Section 232 Aluminum (Derivative)
Toys	9503.00.00.90	50%	0% general rate + 50% Section 338 Canada

Priced on the declared value of each worked example; rates are percentages of customs value. Antidumping and countervailing duty is included where the engine applies one, at the default rate. Updated every six hours.

Tariff programs on goods from Canada

What the engine charged on top of the general rate across the 8 products above. Your product can differ: run its HTS code in the calculator.

Section 232 steel, aluminum and copper
3 of 8 products, 25% to 50%. National security tariffs on steel, aluminum and copper and listed products made from them, charged on the full customs value since April 6, 2026.
Section 338 (Canada)
3 of 8 products, 50%. An additional duty on listed products of Canada under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930.

Goods that qualify as originating under USMCA can enter at preferential rates. The claim rests on a certification of origin, completed by the importer, exporter or producer, that must be in the importer's possession when the claim is made (19 CFR 182.12). Some tariff actions apply to USMCA goods anyway, so check the full duty in the calculator.

Sources: Proclamation 11021, 91 FR 18201; HTSUS chapter 99, U.S. note 51 (USITC); 19 CFR 182.12 (USMCA certification of origin)

Ocean freight from Canada to the US

Most freight from Canada reaches the US by truck or rail. Ask for a quote for your lane.

Selling DDP from Canada to US buyers

Under DDP terms the seller delivers with duty paid, so an exporter in Canada quoting DDP carries the US import duty, the CBP fees and the customs entry, usually as the importer of record.

A company incorporated outside the United States can be the importer of record. It needs a resident agent in the state of the port of entry who is authorized to accept service of process, and a customs bond on CBP Form 301 (19 CFR 141.18). Every formal entry needs a bond (19 CFR 142.4).

Before the first formal entry, the importer files CBP Form 5106. A company with no US tax number gets an importer number assigned by CBP (19 CFR 24.5).

Shipments worth more than $2,500, or more than $250 for goods covered by a chapter 99 tariff action, need a formal entry (19 CFR 143.21).

For ocean cargo, the Importer Security Filing is due no later than 24 hours before the container is loaded on the vessel at the foreign port (19 CFR 149.2).

Gateway arranges the ocean freight and coordinates the entry with licensed customs brokers, so you can quote your US customer a delivered price with the duty in it.

What DDP covers under Incoterms 2020

Sources: 19 CFR 141.18 (nonresident importers); 19 CFR 142.4 (bonds); 19 CFR 24.5 (CBP Form 5106); 19 CFR 143.21 (informal entry limits); 19 CFR 149.2 (Importer Security Filing)

Questions importers and exporters ask

What is the US import duty on goods from Canada?

It depends on the product's HTS code. Each code has its own general rate of duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, and tariff actions such as Section 232 or Section 301 can add to it depending on the product and the country of origin. Run your product and Canada in the calculator for the full figure.

Do I pay US duty on the shipping cost from Canada?

Not on the international freight and insurance. US customs value is the price paid for the goods, excluding the cost of transporting and insuring them to the United States (19 U.S.C. 1401a).

Who pays the duty when I sell DDP from Canada to a US customer?

Under DDP the seller pays the import duty and fees and usually acts as importer of record. A company incorporated outside the United States can do that with a resident agent in the state of the port of entry and a customs bond (19 CFR 141.18).

Do goods from Canada pay US duty under USMCA?

Goods that qualify as originating under USMCA can enter at preferential rates with a certification of origin (19 CFR 182.12). Some tariff actions still apply to USMCA goods, so check the full duty in the calculator.