TariffLens vs Easyship
Easyship is a multi-carrier shipping platform that displays landed cost (duty and tax) at checkout and suggests HS codes for customs. TariffLens is purpose-built for US importers and brokers: 10-digit HTS with GRI reasoning, cited CBP rulings, and the real-time 2026 US duty stack. Different buyers, different depth.
Last updated July 2026 · Independent comparison by TariffLens
The short version
Easyship is a multi-carrier ecommerce shipping platform (550+ carrier services). Its landed-cost feature automatically estimates import taxes and duties for 220+ destinations and can display tax and duty at checkout, and it offers a free HS-code lookup tool plus developer APIs. It is a genuine fit for online merchants who want shoppers to see landed cost before they buy. TariffLens is built for the US importer and customs-broker job: every result is a full 10-digit HTSUS code with the GRI reasoning chain, cited CBP binding rulings from a 200,000+ corpus, and a real-time US duty calculation across Section 301/201/232/122, IEEPA/reciprocal tariffs, UFLPA, and AD/CVD. Easyship suggests 6-digit HS (its duty API even asks the caller to supply an 8-digit code), does not cite CBP rulings, and by its own developer docs computes ad-valorem duty plus VAT/GST only (it does not support non-percentage duties, let alone the US special-tariff stack). For checkout landed cost on an ecommerce store, Easyship is the right tool; for defensible US classification and the true US duty bill, TariffLens is.
Choose Easyship to show and estimate landed cost at ecommerce checkout across many countries. Choose TariffLens for defensible US 10-digit HTS with cited CBP rulings and the full real-time 2026 US duty stack.
Side by side
TariffLens vs Easyship, line by line.
| TariffLens | Easyship | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary job | Defensible US HTS classification and the true US duty bill for importers and brokers. | Ecommerce shipping operations, with landed cost (duty and tax) displayed at checkout. |
| 10-digit US HTS code | Full 10-digit HTSUS code on every result. | Suggests 6-digit HS via keyword match; its duty API asks the caller to supply an 8-digit code. Not US 10-digit classification. |
| CBP ruling citations | Inline citations from 200,000+ CBP binding rulings on every classification. | No CBP CROSS ruling citations. Not published. |
| US duty stack (301/232/IEEPA/AD-CVD) | Real-time landed math covering Section 301/201/232/122, IEEPA/reciprocal, UFLPA, and AD/CVD, including specific and compound duties. | By its own docs, ad-valorem duty plus VAT/GST only; non-percentage duties are not supported, and no US special-tariff stack (301/232/IEEPA) or AD/CVD is published. |
| Landed cost at checkout | Not offered. TariffLens computes duty for classification and analysis, not shopper-facing checkout. | Displays duty and tax at checkout (DDP/DDU) so shoppers see landed cost before purchase. |
| Country and carrier coverage | US HTS only; not a shipping platform. | 220+ destinations and 550+ carrier services, with landed cost tied to real shipping rates. |
| Free entry | Self-serve, with free classifications to start. | Free forever up to 50 shipments/month, plus free standalone US duty calculator and HS-lookup web tools. |
| Best fit | Customs brokers, importers, and compliance teams needing defensible US classification and duty. | Ecommerce merchants optimizing shipping and showing landed cost at checkout. |
Where TariffLens wins
TariffLens is purpose-built for US HTS classification and tariff analysis. It reasons through the General Rules of Interpretation on every classification, grounded in the complete HTSUS and 200,000+ CBP binding rulings, and returns a defensible artifact: a 10-digit HTS code, the full GRI chain, cited rulings, alternatives considered, a confidence score, and a real-time US duty calculation for the origin country.
- Full 10-digit US HTSUS code with GRI reasoning on every result, rather than a 6-digit HS suggestion or a caller-supplied code.
- 200,000+ CBP binding rulings cited inline, so classifications are grounded in CBP precedent and defensible in an audit.
- Real-time US duty stack per origin: Section 301/201/232/122, IEEPA/reciprocal, UFLPA, and AD/CVD, including specific and compound duties, not ad-valorem only.
- Audit-ready exports and confidence scoring for a human-review queue.
- Self-serve with RESTful API and CSV bulk upload, live in minutes.
Where Easyship wins
Easyship is a multi-carrier ecommerce shipping platform connecting 550+ carrier services. Its landed-cost capability automatically estimates import taxes, duties, and tariffs for 220+ destinations and can display tax and duty at checkout (DDP or DDU), and it ships a free HS-code lookup tool, a free standalone US duty calculator, and developer APIs (an HS Code API and an Import Tax and Duty API). Duty and tax is one feature inside a shipping-operations product; the buyer is an ecommerce shipper optimizing labels and checkout, not a customs broker.
- Real checkout landed cost: displays duty and tax at checkout (DDP/DDU) so shoppers see the full cost before buying, a merchant workflow TariffLens does not do.
- Very broad coverage: 220+ destinations and 550+ carrier services, with landed cost tied to actual shipping rates.
- Generous free entry (free forever up to 50 shipments/month) plus free standalone US duty calculator and HS-lookup web tools.
- Developer APIs for HS-code suggestion and duty/tax that plug into an ecommerce stack.
- Automated keyword-match HS suggestion across a global code set for faster customs clearance.
Where it can fall short
- Global 6-/8-digit HS, not US 10-digit HTS; its Import Tax and Duty API even requires the caller to supply the HS code, so it does not authoritatively classify to the US HTSUS.
- No CBP CROSS ruling citations and no GRI reasoning; HS suggestion is keyword matching with no compliance audit trail.
- By its own developer docs, the duty engine computes ad-valorem duty plus VAT/GST only and states that non-percentage duties are not supported; no Section 301/232/IEEPA/reciprocal or AD/CVD computation is published.
- The consumer US calculator uses a 21-category dropdown with no HS input, an estimator rather than a classification or compliance tool.
- Duty and tax is a bolt-on to a shipping platform; the product is built for ecommerce shippers, not trade-compliance teams.
The differences that matter
What actually separates them.
Checkout landed cost vs. defensible US classification
Easyship’s job is to show a shopper the full landed cost at checkout and move the parcel, integrated with 550+ carrier services across 220+ destinations. TariffLens’s job is to give a US importer or broker a 10-digit code they can defend, with the GRI reasoning and cited rulings a CF-28 response requires, plus the real US duty bill across every 2026 measure. Both touch duty, but for different buyers and moments: one at ecommerce checkout, the other at classification and entry.
The duty engine, by Easyship’s own docs
Easyship’s Import Tax and Duty API returns a tax and a duty figure and, per its own developer documentation, does not support non-percentage duties, meaning it cannot represent the specific and compound duties common in the HTSUS, let alone the Section 301/232/IEEPA stack or AD/CVD. It also asks the caller to supply the HS code. TariffLens classifies to the 10-digit code itself and computes the full US stack, including specific and compound duties, per origin.
Where Easyship genuinely wins
For an online retailer, Easyship’s landed cost at checkout, broad carrier and country coverage, and generous free tier are real advantages TariffLens does not offer: it is not a shipping platform and does not run a checkout. If your problem is showing and collecting duty and tax at checkout and getting the parcel shipped, Easyship is the right tool. If your problem is a defensible US classification and the true duty bill, TariffLens is.
Which should you choose?
Choose Easyship if…
- You run an ecommerce store and want shoppers to see duty and tax at checkout across many countries.
- You need multi-carrier shipping (550+ services) with landed cost tied to actual shipping rates.
- You want a generous free tier and simple HS-code suggestions for customs clearance.
- A landed-cost estimate is enough and a broker handles formal classification separately.
Choose TariffLens if…
- You need US HTS classification defensible in a CBP audit: GRI reasoning plus cited CBP binding rulings on every result.
- You need the true US landed-duty math across the full stack, including specific and compound duties, not ad-valorem plus VAT only.
- You need a purpose-built US 10-digit code, not a 6-digit suggestion or a code you must supply yourself.
- You are a customs broker, importer, or compliance team rather than an ecommerce shipper.
FAQ
TariffLens vs Easyship, answered.
Is TariffLens or Easyship better for US HTS classification?
For US classification, TariffLens: it returns a full 10-digit HTSUS code with GRI reasoning and cited CBP binding rulings on every result. Easyship suggests 6-digit HS via keyword match and its duty API asks you to supply the HS code, so it does not classify to the US HTSUS. Easyship is the better tool when you need landed cost displayed at ecommerce checkout.
Does Easyship calculate US Section 301, 232, IEEPA, and AD/CVD tariffs?
No. Per its own developer docs, Easyship computes ad-valorem duty plus VAT/GST for landed-cost estimates and does not support non-percentage duties; it does not publish computation of the US special-tariff stack (Section 301/232/IEEPA/reciprocal) or AD/CVD. TariffLens computes that full stack in real time, per origin, including specific and compound duties.
Does Easyship cite CBP rulings?
No. Easyship does not cite CBP CROSS binding rulings; its HS suggestion is keyword matching. TariffLens cites specific CBP binding rulings from a corpus of 200,000+ on every classification.
How much does Easyship cost?
Easyship publishes a plan structure, Free (up to 50 shipments/month), Plus (adds rates at checkout), Premier (first to unlock displaying tax and duty at checkout), Scale (up to 5,000 shipments/month), and Enterprise (custom), with a 14-day trial and a 20% annual discount. Exact per-tier dollar amounts render dynamically on their pricing page and are not statically published. TariffLens is self-serve, with no sales call to get started.
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Sources
- Easyship: taxes and duties
- Easyship: HS/tariff code lookup
- Easyship: US duties and taxes calculator
- Easyship: how to calculate taxes and duties (developer docs)
- Easyship: plans
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