T86 eliminated: small parcels shift to ocean
With the de minimis (T86) channel gone, small-package direct mail costs more and some sellers are moving to ocean LCL. Run your per-unit landed cost before you pick a channel.
Free Estimate: How Much Duty Will Your Cargo Pay?
2026 tariffs are high and the T86 channel is gone — submit product category + estimated value, get a landed-cost estimate within 24 hours (incl. deferred-duty & customs bond options).
2026 Tariff Background
Three background facts to help you gauge your landed cost (policy details per the latest CBP / Commerce announcements).
Furniture tariff adjustments
Some furniture categories saw tariff changes in 2026 (incl. new Section 301 additions and anti-dumping reviews). HS classification and rates directly hit your landed cost — estimate before you ship.
Compliance is the cost algorithm
Truthful declaration + duty deferral + customs bond: pay the duties you owe, defer the working capital you can. The savings are real — not a bet that you won’t get caught.
How Duty Is Calculated: Three Steps
Rates change with HS classification and annual announcements — the formula first, figures per the latest CBP announcements.
Determine your HS code
The HS code drives your applicable rate: MFN base + Section 301 surcharges + anti-dumping/countervailing duties (if any), stacked by category.
Value × rate
Duty ≈ cargo value × applicable rate; plus Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF, ad valorem with minimum & cap) and Harbor Maintenance Fee (HMF for ocean) — rates per the latest CBP announcements.
Defer duties with a customs bond
Clear through a US-side broker under a customs bond; duties are passed through at the amount assessed by CBP, and payment timing can be structured to ease working capital (per the official proposal).
Check the List First: High-Risk AD Categories
Anti-dumping rates are company-specific — the same product name can differ by dozens of times between factories. Always verify by product name + factory (US Dept. of Commerce ITA / Federal Register).
Wooden furniture High risk
Wooden bedroom furniture: final AD rate 216.01% (China-wide, public record FR 2026-16446); upholstered furniture also sits on a high cash-deposit line — check the name/factory list before shipping.
Aluminum profiles / products Case by case
Aluminum extrusions have an AD history — verify by HS code; assembled finished goods (e.g. aluminum-framed doors with glass) are comparatively lower risk — confirm per shipment.
Mattresses (memory foam / spring) High risk
Frequent target of US AD orders on China; rates are high and case-specific — we must confirm the factory/name against the list before quoting.
※ Anti-dumping categories are always quoted individually with duties passed through at actuals — never a fixed “all-in” price. This is our quoting SOP, written into every contract.
Truthful Declaration vs Under-Declaring: A Gamble, Not a Business
In this trade, “tax-included” is often built on under-declaring — the channel keeps the duty spread while the exam risk sits with the customer. We don’t do that.
Truthful declaration (what we do)
- Value declared truthfully, rates verified against the list
- Duty deferral + customs bond — controlled working capital
- Controllable exam risk, predictable cost
- You save what compliance saves
Under-declaring (industry practice we don’t do)
- Saves duty now, gambles on exam probability
- If caught: back duties + penalties + cargo hold + detention charges
- Risk ultimately lands on the consignee
- Public case: a logistics company paid ~$2.1M in penalties & settlement for systematic under-declaration (public record, unnamed)
Submit Your Estimate Request
Category + estimated value + email — we reply with your landed-cost estimate within 24 hours (business days), incl. deferred-duty options.
Calculate your duty before you choose a lane
Compliance-first savings — calculate before you ship. What compliance saves is real; nothing gambled.