Import Duties & Tariffs
The duty rate you found on your home country's tariff schedule is not the rate you will pay in Asia. Import duties, VAT, consumption taxes, and provisional anti-dumping surcharges vary by market, by HS code, and sometimes by country of origin — and they change without announcement.
An exporter who prices based on a single assumed duty rate can lose margin on an entire container. We have seen a 12% assumed rate become 28% actual cost after VAT and surcharges — on a single shipment.
Our Import Duties & Tariffs service maps the true landed cost for your specific product across your target Asian markets, before you commit to a pricing model.
What This Service Covers
- HS code verification per destination market — because the same product can sit in different tariff chapters in different countries
- Duty rate lookup: base duty, VAT, consumption tax, and any applicable surcharges
- FTA and preferential rate assessment: checking whether a free trade agreement reduces your rate
- Anti-dumping and safeguard duty screening: identifying provisional or active ADD measures that override standard rates
- Landed cost comparison across markets: so you choose destinations based on real cost, not guesswork
For a real example of what happens when an HS code is misclassified, see our case study on HS code misclassification in Asia.
Need accurate duty rates for your product? Contact Specit Consulting for an initial assessment based on public data.