Car Import Duty Calculator

Passenger-car duty on this page is HTS 8703 from the same vehicle engine as the tariff calculator. The widget below opens on the automobiles category, which is the covered-parts result, not a second rate table. The heading page is HTS 8703. Light trucks are HTS 8704.

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Ocean shipment — add estimated Harbor Maintenance Fee (0.125%). Air freight does not pay HMF.Invoice is CIF and freight is not broken out — also assess duty on product + freight + insurance. Leave this off when freight is invoiced separately. US duty is usually on the price of the goods.

HTS 8703, except 8703.21

A $30,000 Japanese passenger vehicle is 15% in this engine, $4,500.00 of duty. Formal MPF on that value is $103.92 (0.3464%, inside the FY2026 floor of $33.58 and ceiling of $651.5). 8703.21 is outside note 33(b) and is not this table. Whether NHTSA and EPA will release the vehicle is a separate question from the duty.

Passenger vehicles, HTS 8703, from the existing vehicle engine.
Origin	Duty	On $30,000	Note
Japan	15%	$4,500.00	Heading 9903.94.41. Note 52(f)(2) keeps forced-labor off this entry.
South Korea	15%	$4,500.00	Heading 9903.94.61. Note 52(f)(2) keeps forced-labor off this entry.
Germany	15%	$4,500.00	Heading 9903.94.51. Note 52(f)(2) keeps forced-labor off this entry.
United Kingdom	10%	$3,000.00	In-quota heading 9903.94.31 (Column 1 + 7.5%). Quota: 100,000 passenger vehicles a year from January 1, 2026. This calculator does not track the quota. UK light trucks are not in note 33(i).
Mexico	27.5%	$8,250.00	Heading 9903.94.01. Note 52(f)(2) keeps forced-labor off this entry.
China	52.5%	$15,750.00	Heading 9903.94.01. Note 52(f)(2) keeps forced-labor off this entry.
Canada	50%	$15,000.00	Section 338 at 50%. Not the auto Section 232 rate. USMCA does not zero chapter 87.
Australia	27.5%	$8,250.00	Heading 9903.94.01. Note 52(f)(2) keeps forced-labor off this entry.

Listed light trucks

Heading 8704.21.01 is not the passenger-car result. Japan and Korea stay at Column 1 where that rate is already 25%. The UK light-truck line is not in note 33(i). Parts are the automobiles and parts pages, not this vehicle table.

Listed light trucks, HTS 8704.21.01, from the same engine.
Origin	Duty	On $30,000	Note
Japan	25%	$7,500.00	Column 1 is already at the note 33(b) ceiling, so the Section 232 add-on is 0.
South Korea	25%	$7,500.00	Column 1 is already at the note 33(b) ceiling, so the Section 232 add-on is 0.
Germany	25%	$7,500.00	Column 1 is already at the note 33(b) ceiling, so the Section 232 add-on is 0.
United Kingdom	50%	$15,000.00	Heading 9903.94.01. Note 52(f)(2) keeps forced-labor off this entry.
Mexico	50%	$15,000.00	Heading 9903.94.01. Note 52(f)(2) keeps forced-labor off this entry.
China	75%	$22,500.00	Heading 9903.94.01. Note 52(f)(2) keeps forced-labor off this entry.
Canada	50%	$15,000.00	Section 338 at 50%. Not the auto Section 232 rate. USMCA does not zero chapter 87.
Australia	50%	$15,000.00	Heading 9903.94.01. Note 52(f)(2) keeps forced-labor off this entry.

Country calculators: Japan, Germany, United Kingdom, Mexico, South Korea.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the US tariff on a passenger car?

HTS 8703, except 8703.21, is not one rate. In this site's vehicle engine Japan, Korea, and Germany are 15% ordinary duty when Column 1 is under 15%. The UK in-quota result is 10% under heading 9903.94.31. Mexico, China, and Australia are on the other passenger-vehicle treatment. Canada is Section 338, not the auto Section 232 rate. The table on this page is that engine.

What is the current tariff on Japanese cars?

Japanese passenger vehicles in note 33(b) are 15% in this calculator (Column 1 2.5% plus the Section 232 amount that brings the total to 15%). On a $30,000 customs value that is $4,500 of duty before MPF. Light trucks are a different heading.

Does this include the 25-year import rule or the gas guzzler tax?

No. NHTSA and EPA decide whether a vehicle not originally built to US standards can be released. The gas guzzler tax is a separate tax on low fuel economy. Neither one is a line in this duty engine. Duty is only the HTS result in the tables.

Does the UK 10% car rate apply without a limit?

The engine returns the in-quota UK result under heading 9903.94.31. The quota is 100,000 passenger vehicles a year from January 1, 2026. This calculator does not track how much of that quota is left. UK light trucks are not in that note.