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Tariff Lines: S

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602 tariff lines starting with "S"

Showing 201–250 of 602

HTS Number Description Rate
3703.10.30 Silver halide papers 3.7%
3703.20.30 Silver halide papers 3.7%
3703.90.30 Silver halide papers 3.7%
3706.10.30.00 Sound recordings on motion-picture film suitable for use in connection with motion-picture exhibits 1.4%
3707.10.00 Sensitizing emulsions 3%
3806.20.00.00 Salts of rosin, of resin acids or of derivatives of rosin or resin acids, other than salts of rosin adducts 3.7%
3823.11.00.00 Stearic acid 2.1¢/kg + 3.8%
3824.60.00.00 Sorbitol other than that of subheading 2905.44 4.9%
3825.20.00.00 Sewage sludge Free
3903.20.00.00 Styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN) copolymers 6.5%
3910.00.00.00 Silicones in primary forms 3%
3923.10.20.00 Specially shaped or fitted for the conveyance or packing of semiconductor wafers, masks or reticles of subheadings 3923.10 or 8486.90 Free
3923.40.00 Spools, cops, bobbins and similar supports 5.3%
3923.50.00.00 Stoppers, lids, caps and other closures 5.3%
3924.10.10.00 Salt, pepper, mustard and ketchup dispensers and similar dispensers 3.4%
3926.20.10 Seamless Free
3926.40.00 Statuettes and other ornamental articles 5.3%
3926.90.65 Spring type 4.2%
4001.21.00 Smoked sheets Free
4005.20.00.00 Solutions; dispersions other than those of subheading 4005.10 Free
4012.90.10.00 Solid or cushion tires Free
4014.10.00.00 Sheath contraceptives Free
4015.19.11 Seamless 3%
4205.00.20.00 Shoelaces Free
4205.00.40.00 Straps and strops 1.8%
4401.41.00.00 Sawdust Free
4407.27.00.00 Sapelli Free
4409.10.65.00 Sanded, grooved, or otherwise advanced in condition 4.9%
4409.22.40.00 Standard wood moldings Free
4409.22.65.00 Sanded, grooved or otherwise advanced in condition 4.9%
4409.29.41.00 Standard wood moldings Free
4409.29.66.00 Sanded, grooved or otherwise advanced in condition 4.9%
4416.00.60 Staves and hoops; tight barrelheads of softwood Free
4418.50.00 Shingles and shakes Free
4418.73.10.00 Solid Free
4418.74.10.00 Solid Free
4421.91.20.00 Sanded, grooved or otherwise advanced in condition 4.9%
4421.91.80 Spring-type 6.5¢/gross
4421.99.20.00 Sanded, grooved or otherwise advanced in condition 4.9%
4421.99.80 Spring-type 6.5¢/gross
4504.10.45.00 Stoppers, not tapered, wholly of cork, of a thickness (or length) greater than the maximum diameter Free
4805.11.00.00 Semichemical fluting paper Free
4805.30.00.00 Sulfite wrapping paper Free
4807.00.91.00 Straw paper and paperboard, whether or not covered with paper other than straw paper Free
4809.90.20.00 Stereotype-matrix board and mat Free
4809.90.40.00 Simplex Free
4816.20.00.00 Self-copy paper Free
4817.20.20.00 Sheets of writing paper, with border gummed or perforated, with or without inserts, prepared for use as combination sheets and envelopes Free
4819.30.00 Sacks and bags, having a base of a width of 40 cm or more Free
4819.50.20.00 Sanitary food and beverage containers Free

About this letter-paged tariff browse

Tariff lines starting with the letter S span multiple HTS chapters and sections, because the Harmonized Tariff Schedule classifies products by common product name rather than by industry sector at the description level. Products beginning with this letter may appear across animal-product chapters, mineral-product chapters, prepared-food chapters, machinery chapters, and so on — wherever the USITC's plain-language description for the tariff line happens to start with S. The pagination above moves through every line whose description starts with this letter, in chapter order by default.

For each tariff line you can click through to the detail page to see the full General (MFN) duty rate, any Special preferential rates available under free trade agreements (USMCA, GSP, CAFTA-DR, KORUS, JAPAN), and the Column 2 rate that applies to imports from non-MFN countries. Rates can be expressed as ad valorem (a percentage of customs value), specific (a dollar amount per unit of quantity), or compound. The detail page preserves the original USITC rate text exactly as published and additionally extracts a numeric percentage for search and ranking where applicable.

How alphabetic browse complements hierarchical browse

The HTS has two primary navigation modes: hierarchical (sections → chapters → headings → subheadings → tariff lines) and alphabetic (by description). Hierarchical browse is the formal structure customs brokers use because classification rules require working through chapter notes and General Rules of Interpretation. But alphabetic browse is often faster for importers who know the common name of a product but not which chapter it belongs to. For example, "almonds" appears in Chapter 8 (edible fruit) while "almond oil" appears in Chapter 15 (animal/vegetable fats) and "almond paste" appears in Chapter 20 (prepared fruit) — three different duty regimes for related products. Alphabetic browse surfaces all three faster than chapter drill-down.

For binding tariff classifications, always verify the line and rate against the official USITC HTS site and consult a licensed customs broker. PlainTariff is an unofficial reference maintained to make USITC data more browsable; it is not a substitute for formal customs advice.

Why duty rates vary so widely

MFN duty rates on the schedule range from 0% (free) on roughly 5,979 tariff lines to north of 100% on a small number of textile and tobacco classifications. The variation reflects decades of accumulated trade policy: GATT/WTO rounds of reciprocal tariff reductions, sector-specific protection retained for textiles, footwear, and certain agricultural commodities, and special programs that eliminated duties for products with strategic-supply or development-policy rationale. Within a single chapter, individual subheadings can carry rates from 0% to 30%+ depending on the specific product description — which is why classification accuracy matters so much for importers.

Free trade agreements layer on top of the MFN schedule and can override the General rate for imports from FTA partners. USMCA (Canada, Mexico) eliminates duties on most tariff lines for qualifying originating goods; CAFTA-DR, KORUS, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, ISRAEL, and other bilaterals each have their own product-level carve-outs and rules of origin. The Special rate column on each detail page identifies which FTAs apply to that line. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) and African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) provide unilateral preferences for eligible developing-country imports.

Additional duties beyond the MFN rate

The Column 1 General rate is not always the final duty an importer pays. Section 201 safeguards, Section 232 national-security tariffs (steel, aluminum), and Section 301 actions (China-origin goods) can add 10-100 percentage points to the effective rate. Antidumping and countervailing duties imposed by the Department of Commerce on specific product/country combinations can add hundreds of percentage points. None of these supplemental duties appear in the General rate column — importers need to cross-reference the country of origin and the product-specific orders in effect at time of entry to compute the actual landed duty cost.

PlainTariff currently surfaces the General, Special, and Column 2 rates as published in the USITC HTS 2026 Basic Edition. Section 301, AD/CVD, and other supplemental duty data is not integrated; for those, importers should consult Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) and the active Federal Register notices, or work with a licensed customs broker.

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Data sourced from official USITC HTS and FAO international trade data. See our methodology for details.