3406.00.00.00
Candles, tapers and the like
Data provenance: Rates from HTS Revision 19 (Sep 16, 2026); trade measures verified against CBP CSMS and Federal Register notices through Sep 3, 2026.
Duty rates
Column 1 (General / MFN)
Free
Column 2 (Non-NTR)
27.5%
The rates above are statutory column rates. Trade remedies in Chapter 99 (Section 301, 232, IEEPA, reciprocal) and FTA preferences can change the duty owed on a given entry — see below.
Trade measures (Chapter 99)
9903.90.08
35%
ActiveArticles the product of the Russian Federation, as provided for in U.S. note 30(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 30(b) to this subchapter
Applies to origin: RU, BY
Effective from April 5, 2025
9903.88.15
LIST_3
The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 7.5%
ActiveExcept as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Applies to origin: CN
Effective from September 24, 2018
SECTION_338
9903.03.14
The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 50%
ActiveSection 338 (Canada): goods of Canada in the Proclamation 11048 annex (motor vehicles), 50% additional ad valorem duty. The annex is far broader than its title: honey, plants, lumber, textiles, apparel, tools, furniture, sporting goods and antiques are in it.
Applies to origin: CA
Effective from August 22, 2026
Antidumping & countervailing (AD/CVD)
1 active AD/CVD order may apply to this code. Applicability is set by the written scope of each order, not the HTS number alone.
A-570-504
AD · CN
all-others deposit
Petroleum Wax Candles
Applicability is determined by the written scope of the order, not the HTS code alone. An order linked to this code may or may not cover a specific product.
Order details →Rate-change history
What the rate was before, and when it changed. The government schedule replaces each revision in place; we keep the timeline.
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SCOPE_EXPANSION Procs. 11046 / 11047 / 11048 (91 FR 46639) — Section 338 Canada
Section 338 (Canada) motor vehicles: 439 subheadings under 9903.03.14 at 50%, effective 2026-08-22
See the change → -
Base rate HTS 2023
Column 1 general rate set to Free.
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