Smartphone import duty from the European Union to the USA (2026) — HTS 8517.13.00.00

HTS code 8517.13.00.00 · Smartphone · origin the European Union · data as of 2026-09-22

A shipment of smartphone entering the United States from the European Union is classified under HTS code 8517.13.00.00 and pays 0% total import duty on its customs value. That is the 0% normal (MFN) rate; no additional trade-remedy duty applies to this code and origin today. The duty is worked out on the customs value of the goods, which is normally what you paid for them; freight, insurance, customs brokerage and any merchandise processing fee come on top and are not included in the figure above.

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Customs value of the goods (USD)

How the rate is built up

Layer	Heading	Rate	As the schedule words it
Normal duty (MFN, column 1-General)	`8517.13.00.00`	0%	Free
Exempt from the reciprocal tariff	`9903.01.32`	0%	No additional duty
Total		0%

Common ways this question is asked

What is the tariff on smartphone from the European Union? 0% of the customs value, all layers included.
What is the HTS code for smartphone? 8517.13.00.00.
How much is the import tax from the European Union to the USA on smartphone? The table above shows every duty that applies and the heading each one comes from.
Who pays it? The importer of record pays the duty to CBP at entry, not the seller abroad.

What each of these duties is

Normal duty (MFN, column 1-General)

The normal duty is the column 1-General rate the Harmonized Tariff Schedule sets for this code. Every country the United States trades with normally pays it unless a trade agreement or a preference programme says otherwise.

Exempt from the reciprocal tariff

This code is listed as exempt from the reciprocal tariff, so that layer adds nothing here.

What the code rests on

Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network), other than transmission or reception apparatus of heading 8443, 8525, 8527 or 8528; parts thereof: > Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks : > Smartphones

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Other origins

This page is information, not legal or customs advice. The final classification and the duty owed are decided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection at entry. All products · Classify a whole list (free during beta)