Importing from India

US Import Duty and Tariffs on Goods From India

Goods made in India pay the US general rate of duty for their HTS code, plus any tariff action that covers them. On the 12 common products priced below, the total today runs from 0% to 55.6%.

Below: common exports from India 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 India

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

Product	HTS code	Duty today	Made up of
Non-electrical carbon articles	6815.19.00.00	10%	0% general rate + 10% forced labor
Ibuprofen	2916.39.15.00	16.5%	6.5% general rate + 10% forced labor
Men's cotton T-shirts	6109.10.00.12	26.5%	16.5% general rate + 10% forced labor
Girls' corduroy playsuit trousers	6204.62.80.26	26.6%	16.6% general rate + 10% forced labor
Ductile iron pipe fittings	7307.19.30.70	55.6%	5.6% general rate + 50% Section 232 Steel (Derivative)
Cylindrical multicontact connectors	8536.69.40.20	10%	0% general rate + 10% forced labor
Wooden furniture	9403.60.80.93	25%	0% general rate + 25% Section 232 Timber (Cabinets & Vanities)
Women's cotton T-shirts	6109.10.00.40	26.5%	16.5% general rate + 10% forced labor
Stainless steel sheet (cold-rolled)	7219.33.00.35	50%	0% general rate + 50% Section 232 Steel
Other iron or steel articles	7326.90.86.88	52.9%	2.9% general rate + 50% Section 232 Steel (Derivative)
Smartphones	8517.13.00.00	0%	0% general rate
Vehicle lighting equipment	8512.20.20.80	10%	0% general rate + 10% forced labor

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 India

What the engine charged on top of the general rate across the 12 products above. Your product can differ: run its HTS code in the calculator.

Section 301 forced labor
7 of 12 products, 10%. A Section 301 duty on products of 60 economies, 10% or 12.5% depending on the economy and, for some, net of the regular duty, with listed products exempt.
Section 232 steel, aluminum and copper
3 of 12 products, 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 232 wood products
1 of 12 products, 25%. Tariffs on upholstered wooden furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities, and softwood lumber, with increases on furniture and cabinets set for January 1, 2027.

Sources: USTR notice of action, 91 FR 47318; Proclamation 11021, 91 FR 18201; Proclamation 10976, 90 FR 48127

Furniture and cabinet tariffs rise on January 1, 2027

Ocean freight from India to the US

The lowest current spot market rate for a 40' high cube from each main port in India to a US port. Spot rates are not Gateway rates: Gateway quotes below spot for confirmed shipments.

Hazira to Savannah
$11,062
40' high cube, spot market rate, read Oct 13, 2026, about 48 days
Mundra to Savannah
$11,080
40' high cube, spot market rate, read Oct 13, 2026, about 38 days
Nhava Sheva to Savannah
$11,088
40' high cube, spot market rate, read Oct 13, 2026, about 37 days
Tuticorin to Savannah
$11,215
40' high cube, spot market rate, read Oct 13, 2026, about 39 days
Chennai to Savannah
$11,223
40' high cube, spot market rate, read Oct 13, 2026
Kolkata to Savannah
$11,279
40' high cube, spot market rate, read Oct 13, 2026, about 42 days

See every lane on the rate board

Selling DDP from India to US buyers

Under DDP terms the seller delivers with duty paid, so an exporter in India 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)

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Questions importers and exporters ask

What is the US import duty on goods from India?

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 India in the calculator for the full figure.

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

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 India 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).

How do I find the HTS code for my product?

Search your product in the HTS code search, and check CBP rulings for similar goods. For certainty before you import, you can ask CBP for a binding ruling (19 CFR Part 177).