Forced-Labor Tariff Checker: Is Your Product Exempt?
Since 24 July 2026, goods from 60 economies pay an extra 10% or 12.5% — unless their HTS line is exempt. Enter a product or HTS code and a country of origin to see the exact rate, the exemption that applies, and every other US tariff layer.
Common products, checked
Total US duty on the FOB value, before MPF, HMF and freight. Click a row to see the full breakdown.
| Product | HTS | Origin | Forced-labor | Total duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laptops | 8471.30.01 | China | Exempt | 0% |
| Smartphones | 8517.13.00 | China | Exempt | 0% |
| Phone chargers | 8504.40.95 | China | 12.5% | 37.5% |
| Lithium-ion batteries | 8507.60.00 | China | 12.5% | 40.9% |
| Steel structures | 7308.90 | China | §232 instead | 75% |
| Printed books | 4901.99.00 | China | Exempt | 7.5% |
| Cotton T-shirts | 6109.10.00 | Vietnam | 12.5% | 29% |
| Cotton T-shirts | 6109.10.00 | Cambodia | 10% | 26.5% |
| Cotton T-shirts | 6109.10.00 | Ethiopia | Not covered | 16.5% |
| Sneakers (textile uppers) | 6404.11 | Indonesia | 10% | 30% |
| Leather shoes | 6403.99.60 | Italy | 1.5% | 10% |
| Car parts (8708.99.81) | 8708.99.81 | Japan | §232 instead | 27.5% |
| Green coffee | 0901.11.00 | Brazil | Exempt | 0% |
What's exempt from the forced-labor tariff
Exemptions follow HTSUS chapter 99, U.S. note 52 — by tariff line, not by product category. Two items that look alike can land on different sides. The UK, EU and Swiss country lists are printed in full, all 226 entries, in our UK, EU and Swiss exemptions list. For Central America and the Dominican Republic, the textile exemption depends on the entry: CAFTA-DR, claimed and not claimed. Nicaraguan goods also get a country duty from 1 January 2027: US import duty from Nicaragua.
About 860 tariff lines, for every country
Computers (8471), smartphones (8517.13), network equipment (8517.62), semiconductors and chips (8541, 8542 — but not solar modules, 8541.43), energy (chapter 27), coffee, tea, spices, cocoa beans, natural rubber, gold, beef, most medicines (chapter 30) and works of art. HTSUS chapter 99, U.S. note 52(b).
Country-specific lists
Extra exempt lines for the United Kingdom, the EU, Switzerland, Malaysia, Cambodia, Guatemala, El Salvador, Argentina, Bangladesh, Taiwan, Indonesia, Ecuador and Jordan — note 52(j). The same product can be exempt from one of them and taxed from its neighbour.
Anything under Section 232
Steel, aluminum and copper articles, autos and listed auto parts, trucks, buses, softwood lumber, upholstered wooden seating and kitchen cabinets pay their Section 232 rate instead. The two do not stack, except on drones (since 3 September 2026) and, from 4 December 2026, solar cells and modules, which pay both.
Trade-agreement goods
USMCA-qualifying goods from Canada and Mexico, textiles and apparel from Central America and the Dominican Republic that are entered free of duty under CAFTA-DR (note 52(i)), and US–Jordan FTA textiles, apparel and travel goods. Without the agreement claim the tariff applies.
Informational materials and aircraft
Books, newspapers, films, photographs and similar informational materials (heading 9903.05.92), and civil aircraft.
Depends on end use
Some lines are exempt only when entered for use in pharmaceutical production or in civil aircraft (note 52(d) and (e)). No HTS code can show that, so the checker flags these lines and leaves the duty in.
The four rate tiers
60 economies are covered. Everything else pays no forced-labor tariff.
China, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Türkiye, Brazil, Australia, Singapore, Israel, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and 27 more
India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, the UK, Canada and Mexico (non-USMCA goods) and 7 more
The 27 EU member states and Taiwan — the extra duty is 10% minus the product's MFN rate, never below zero
Japan, South Korea and Switzerland — the extra duty is 12.5% minus the product's MFN rate, never below zero
The tariff replaced the flat 10% Section 122 surcharge on 24 July 2026 — how the switch happened and what it changed per shipment.
Forced-labor tariff — FAQs
An additional US import duty under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, imposed at the end of USTR's forced-labor investigations into 60 economies. It took effect at 12:01 a.m. on 24 July 2026, the minute the 10% Section 122 surcharge expired. CBP collects it like any other ad valorem duty, on the entered (FOB) value.
38 economies pay 12.5% on top of MFN, including China, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Türkiye, Brazil and Australia. 17 pay 10% on top of MFN, including India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, the UK, Canada and Mexico. The EU and Taiwan pay a combined 10% including MFN, and Japan, South Korea and Switzerland a combined 12.5%. Countries outside the 60, such as Georgia, Ethiopia or Uzbekistan, pay nothing extra.
HTSUS chapter 99, U.S. note 52 lists them by tariff line. About 860 lines are exempt for every country — computers, smartphones, network equipment, semiconductors (not solar modules), energy, coffee, tea, spices, cocoa beans, natural rubber, gold, beef, most medicines and works of art. The UK, the EU, Switzerland and ten other countries have extra country lists (note 52(j)). Section 232 goods, USMCA-qualifying goods, textiles and apparel entered free of duty under CAFTA-DR (note 52(i)), civil aircraft and informational materials such as books and films are exempt too.
The exemptions are written for 8- and 10-digit HTSUS lines. A 6-digit code can cover some lines that are exempt and some that aren't; the checker tells you when that happens. A few exemptions also depend on end use — goods for pharmaceutical production or for civil aircraft — which no code can show, so the checker flags those lines.
It stacks with China's and Brazil's Section 301 list duties: a Chinese phone charger (8504.40.95) pays 25% under List 3 plus 12.5%, or 37.5%. It does not stack with Section 232: steel, aluminum, copper, autos and listed parts, trucks and some wood products pay the 232 rate instead. The exceptions are drones (since 3 September 2026) and, from 4 December 2026, solar cells and modules, which pay both.
For these origins the tariff tops the product's MFN duty up to a floor. Italian leather shoes (6403.99.60) have an 8.5% MFN rate, so they pay 1.5% extra for a 10% total. A Japanese digital camera (8525.89.30) at 0% MFN pays 12.5%. If the MFN rate is already at or above the floor, nothing extra is due.
Yes. On 3 August 2026, 25 state attorneys general sued in the Court of International Trade. CBP is collecting the duty while the case runs, so it belongs in every landed cost today. Keep your entry summaries (CBP Form 7501) in case refunds open.
Yes, with no signup. It runs the same engine as the Zentria Flow landed cost calculator, on the HTSUS 2026 Revision 23 schedule. To add freight, insurance, MPF and HMF, open any result in the calculator.