Accompanying a person, arriving in the United States (exclusive of duty-free articles and articles acquired in American Samoa, Guam or the Virgin Islands of the United States)

Products of American fisheries, prepared or preserved by an American fishery on the treaty coasts of Labrador, Magdalen Islands and Newfoundland, as such coasts are defined in the convention of 1818 between the United States and Great Britain

Heading: 9816 Chapter: 98 As of August 15, 2026

Data provenance: Rates from HTS Revision 16 (Aug 15, 2026); trade measures verified against CBP CSMS and Federal Register notices through Aug 15, 2026.

Duty rates

Column 1 (General / MFN)

3 percent of the fair retail value

Column 2 (Non-NTR)

4 percent of the fair retail value

Column 1 (Special / FTA)

Free

Eligible

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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)

No active Chapter 99 measures are linked to this code.

Related CBP rulings

113688 July 9, 1998

Entry of noncommercial textile merchandise; express consignment; informal entry; 19 U.S.C. § 1498; 19 CFR § 143.21(a); HQ 226254

You state that your client is a retail department store outlet located within the Windsor city limits in Ontario, Canada. Your client has many U.S. tourists who typically purchase one or two suits, and accessories, spending under 1000 Canad

224446 September 27, 1993

Internal Advice; Returning Resident; Administrative Waiver; 19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(B); Subheadings 9804.00.65; 9804.00.72; 9816.00.20, HTSUSA Dear Mr. Heverin:

In 1991, your office was reviewing its lesson plans for the Basic Inspector Training Program. In the course of this review, you noted possible discrepancies in 19 U.S.C. 1321 and the Customs Regulations issued thereunder (19 CFR 148.51(a)(1

Other codes in heading 9816

9816.00.20.00 Accompanying a person, arriving in the United States (exclusive of duty-free articles and articles acquired in American Samoa, Guam or the Virgin Islands of the United States) 9816.00.40 Imported by or for the account of a person (whether or not accompanying him) arriving directly or indirectly from American Samoa, Guam or the Virgin Islands of the United States, acquired in such insular possessions as an incident of such person's physical presence 9816.00.40.00 Imported by or for the account of a person (whether or not accompanying him) arriving directly or indirectly from American Samoa, Guam or the Virgin Islands of the United States, acquired in such insular possessions as an incident of such person's physical presence

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Duty by origin country

The rate above is the statutory base. Total landed duty depends on origin — see the calculated rate for 9816.00.20 from each major US trading partner.

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