Market brief · US import tariffs Last verified 16 Aug 2026

Where the rates stand,
and what to do about them.

The two-minute version for sourcing decisions — from a team that ships to the US every week.

Rates have moved four times in eighteen months; a factory switch takes most buyers a year.
01 — Your product
Caps are live. The other categories turn on as the rate-verification loop confirms each one — we would rather show nothing than a number we have not checked.

−20% duty vs China

$2,500 saved a year on $100,000 of caps.

on $100,000 a year

Headline rates, before Section 301, which stacks on some China lines.

02 — Annual import value
$
$10k$1M
03 — Your duty bill, by origin Rates verified 16 Aug 2026

Ship caps from Bangladesh — a 20% lower duty bill than China.

Bangladesh
Lowest — 20% less duty than China
10%
Vietnam
±0% vs China — 301 exposure differs
12.5%
China
+ Section 301 where applicable
12.5%

Headline rates, before Section 301.

Annual duty by origin
OriginRateDuty per year
Bangladesh10%$10,000
Vietnam12.5%$12,500
China12.5%$12,500

Duty on FOB value, headline rates only. Want HS-code precision? The full calculator is on the way.

What changed

Bangladesh's rate settled at 10% — now the lowest of our three hubs. Vietnam and China both sit at a 12.5% baseline.

What didn't

Legacy Section 301 duties still stack on top of the baseline for many China HTS lines. And your product's classification — not the headline rate — still decides what you actually pay.

On the radar #on-the-radar
Pending Textile TRQ for Bangladesh — announced Jul 24, but quota amounts unpublished; standard rate applies until they are set.
Nov 10, 2026 China Section 301 exclusions expire — affected HTS lines revert to the full stacked rate.
The landed-cost comparison

Your item, costed from two origins,
duty included, side by side.

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Rates summarised from public USTR/CBP schedules and applied to FOB value at headline rates. Verify your HTS codes — rates vary by classification. We are manufacturers, not customs brokers — confirm final duty with yours before you commit volume.

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