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Reference · United States

What imported solar actually costs once every duty applies

Modules and cells can carry several duties at once, and the total is rarely the one rate people quote. This works one line through every layer in force on the entry date and shows where each figure came from.

Rule tables synced 2026-10-07. Indicative only — not a customs ruling, not advice.

Entered value$60,000.00
Duties$30,000.00
Landed cost$90,000.00
  1. Column 1 general duty$0.00 · 0%

    0% general rate on HTS 8541.43.00.

    HTSUS 8541.42.00 / 8541.43.00, General column: Free

  2. Section 301 (China)$30,000.00 · 50%

    50% additional duty on products of CN.

    89 FR 76581 (Sept. 18, 2024), Annex: 8541.42.00 and 8541.43.00 increased to 50 percent, entered on or after September 27, 2024

  3. Section 232 (polysilicon and derivatives)—

    No Section 232 rate in force for this HTS code on the entry date.

  4. Minimum import price—

    No minimum import price in force for this product, or the line lacks a per-unit basis (watts, kilograms).

  5. Section 201 safeguard—

    No safeguard duty in force on the entry date.

  6. Antidumping / countervailing duty—

    Not evaluated: no antidumping or countervailing duty orders are loaded.

Column 1 first; each additional duty applies 'in addition to any other duties' (Proclamation 11052 clause (5)(a)). Order among additional layers does not change the total because each is computed on entered value.

Indicative, for one line, from rule tables synced 2026-10-07. It is not a customs ruling and not advice; antidumping and countervailing duty orders are not loaded, so that layer is reported as not evaluated rather than as zero.

How the layers stack

Column 1 first; each additional duty applies 'in addition to any other duties' (Proclamation 11052 clause (5)(a)). Order among additional layers does not change the total because each is computed on entered value.

  1. 1Column 1 general duty An ad valorem rate, computed on the entered value.
  2. 2Section 301 (China) An ad valorem rate, computed on the entered value.
  3. 3Section 232 (polysilicon and derivatives) An ad valorem rate, computed on the entered value.
  4. 4Minimum import price A floor per unit, not a percentage: goods entered below it owe the difference.
  5. 5Section 201 safeguard An ad valorem rate, computed on the entered value.
  6. 6Antidumping / countervailing duty Not loaded in the public tables, so it is reported as not evaluated rather than as zero.

The rates this page can apply

Every row the calculator will reach for, so the page is readable without running it. Each shows the window it is in force for.

Section 232 duties

  • HTS 8541.42 · 15% — 2026-12-04 to no end date
  • HTS 8541.43 · 15% — 2026-12-04 to no end date

Section 301 duties

  • HTS 8541.42.00 · 50% · origin CN — 2024-09-27 to no end date
  • HTS 8541.43.00 · 50% · origin CN — 2024-09-27 to no end date

Section 201 safeguard duties

  • HTS 8541.43.00 · 14.75% — 2022-02-07 to 2023-02-06
  • HTS 8541.43.00 · 14.5% — 2023-02-07 to 2024-02-06
  • HTS 8541.43.00 · 14.25% — 2024-02-07 to 2025-02-06
  • HTS 8541.43.00 · 14% — 2025-02-07 to 2026-02-06

Minimum import prices

  • HTS 3818.00 · floor 100/kg — 2026-12-04 to no end date
  • HTS 2804.61 · floor 21/kg — 2026-12-04 to no end date
  • HTS 8541.42 · floor 0.22/W — 2026-12-04 to no end date
  • HTS 8541.43 · floor 0.38/W — 2026-12-04 to no end date

HTS general (Column 1) rates

  • HTS 8541.42.00 · 0% — 2026-09-20 to no end date
  • HTS 8541.43.00 · 0% — 2026-09-20 to no end date

All rates and thresholds, with sources Run it across a whole bill of materials