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HTS 9816.00.20 — 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)
The current US import duty for 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) (HTS 9816.00.20) — the base rate, any Section 301/232/122 surcharge that applies, and what's changed recently.
Articles for personal or household use, or as bona fide gifts, not imported for the account of another person, valued in the aggregate at not over $1,000 fair retail value in the country of acquisition, if the person claiming the benefit of subheading 9816.00.20 or 9816.00.40, or both, has not received the benefits thereof within the 30 days immediately preceding his arrival: › 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)
Current US duty rate
| Column 1 (General / MFN) | 3 percent of the fair retail value |
|---|---|
| Special (FTA programs) | Free (BH,CL,CO,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG) |
| Column 2 (other) | 4 percent of the fair retail value |
No Chapter 99 (Section 301/232/122) cross-reference on this line; origin-specific surcharges may still apply — check the calculator.
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Programmatic access: the full duty stack (base + surcharges + MPF/HMF for a given origin & value) is at /duty?code=9816.00.20&origin=&value=. Current as of USITC 2026HTSRev10 (synced 2026-06-12).