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U.S. Import Tariffs - What You Need to Know

Stuart Wharmby

Last Update 5 days ago

Are U.S Tariffs Applicable?

Yes. As our products are manufactured and shipped from Ireland, all orders delivered to the United States are treated as imports and are subject to U.S. import duties, tariffs, and applicable state taxes.

These charges are set by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and are paid by the importer.

What Tariff Rate Should I Expect?

Tariff rates can change and depend on the product type, country of origin, HTS code and U.S. customs rules in force at the time your order enters the United States.

Because of this, we do not recommend using a fixed percentage as a general estimate. Instead, the most accurate way to check your expected import charges is to use our prepaid duties and taxes option at checkout, where available.

How Are Duties and Tariffs Collected?

You have three options;

1) Prepay Duties and Tariffs (Recommended)

Where available, we can calculate your landed cost before your order ships using a third-party landed-cost service.

This means:

You can see the expected duties, taxes and import charges before shipment
The amount you pay is fixed at the time of payment
You should not receive additional customs duty or tariff charges on delivery
Customs clearance is usually faster and smoother
You avoid unexpected courier brokerage charges where these are included in the prepaid amount

Please note that palletised shipments cannot be prepaid.

2) Courier Collects Before Delivery

If duties are not prepaid, the courier (e.g. UPS / FedEx) will act as the customs broker and submit the shipment to U.S. Customs.

U.S. Customs determines the applicable duties and tariffs at import.

The courier will:

Advance the duties and tariffs on your behalf
Apply any brokerage or processing fees
Contact you to collect payment before delivery

3) Use Your Own Customs Broker

If you work with your own customs broker, or would like duties and tariffs billed directly to your courier account, this is fully supported.

Please:

Provide your broker details or UPS / FedEx account number
Notify us before shipment so we can correctly assign billing

This ensures charges are billed directly to your account rather than to the shipment recipient.

HS Codes and Country of Origin

If you do not choose the prepay option, you may want to ensure the correct classification and country of origin has been used.

Review your customs bill:

Verify that the correct duties and tariffs have been applied.
The item details match your order.
No extra or incorrect charges are included.

HS Code	Product Type	Country of Origin
4415208000	Wooden Crate	Ireland
4911101040	Catalogues	Ireland
6913902000	Ceramic Tiles	Ireland
8302426000	Furniture Components	China / India
8536507000	Dimmers	China
8539520091	Bulbs	China
8544110050	Cable	Italy / Turkey
9023000000	Samples Demo Only	Ireland
9405428440	Ceramic Ceiling/Wall Lights	Ireland
9405114010	Ceiling/Wall Lights	Ireland
9405214010	Floor/Table Lamps	Ireland
9405298000	Ceramics Floor/Table Lamps	Ireland
9405616000	Neon Signs	Ireland
9405913000	Glass Shades	Poland / Spain / Turkey
9405920000	Plastic Components	Italy / China
9405994000	Fabric/Ceramic Shades	Ireland / Portugal
9405992000	Brass Components	Italy / India

📞 Need help?

If anything looks incorrect, we recommend contacting the courier directly as soon as possible.

UPS:

Phone: 1-800-742-5877 (1-800-PICK-UPS®)
Website: UPS Help and Support Center

Fedex:

Phone: 1800 535 800
Website: https://www.fedex.com/en-us/customer-support.html

We are also happy to assist as well - just reach out to us and we'll help however we can.

This information is accurate to the best of our knowledge at the time of writing, but please note that regulations and charges may change.

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