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Source-backed base HTS9903.02.18

HTS 9903.02.18 Duty Rate: The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 15%

Description: Except for goods loaded onto a vessel at the port of loading and in transit on the final mode of transit before 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on August 7, 2025, and entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption before 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on October 5, 2025, except for products described in headings 9903.01.30-9903.01.33 and 9903.02.78, and except as provided for in headings 9903.01.34 and 9903.02.01, articles the product of Equatorial Guinea, as provided for in subdivision (v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Verified source

Base HTS fields include an official source, retrieval date, and calculation trace. This page still remains a planning and broker-review prep page.

Review notes

  • HTS chapters 98 and 99 are special classification or temporary legislation chapters and are not indexed as standalone product pages.

Quick answer

HTS code

9903.02.18

Description

Except for goods loaded onto a vessel at the port of loading and in transit on the final mode of transit before 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on August 7, 2025, and entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption before 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on October 5, 2025, except for products described in headings 9903.01.30-9903.01.33 and 9903.02.78, and except as provided for in headings 9903.01.34 and 9903.02.01, articles the product of Equatorial Guinea, as provided for in subdivision (v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Base MFN rate

The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 15%

Source name

USITC HTS revision feed

Retrieved date

2026-05-04

Review status

Verified

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Base HTS information

This section only publishes base HTS information with source fields attached. Base HTS and additional-duty review work stay separate so the page does not overstate unsupported composite estimates.

Base MFN rateThe duty provided in the applicable subheading + 15%Modeled normalization

HTS general rate field: The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 15%

Rate-output note: only the base HTS field is shown here. Additional duties, Chapter 99 treatment, exclusions, or AD/CVD still require separate review.

Calculation method

Modeled normalization

Source name

USITC HTS revision feed

Source URL

https://www.usitc.gov/2026_hts_revision_7

Retrieved date

2026-05-04

Effective date

-

Version / revision

2026-revision-7

Confidence status

official-source

Review status

Verified

Visual calculation trace

The public page separates base HTS, additional layers, and public visibility. Dashed bars show a component may exist in the planning stack but is not yet source-complete enough to publish as a public rate.

Base HTS

Modeled normalization

The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 15%

IEEPA / additional tariff layer

No source-backed public policy document is attached to this component yet, so the rate is hidden.

Still review-gated

Section 301 / Chapter 99 layer

No source-backed public policy document is attached to this component yet, so the rate is hidden.

Still review-gated

Public-readiness signals

Base-field precision

58%

Modeled normalization

Source freshness

88%

Inside freshness window

Public visibility

22%

Still review-gated

Calculation trace

  • HTS line 9903.02.18 maps to the USITC general duty field "The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 15%".
  • No simple ad valorem parse was available. The public page falls back to the stored base rate value of 15%.

China → US review checklist

Treat the following items as a broker/compliance review checklist, not as an automated determination. The core checks are Chapter 99, Section 301, USTR exclusions, AD/CVD, quotas or safeguards, and broker confirmation.

HTS code has filing-level detail to review

success

The entered code (9903.02.18) is specific enough to start a rate review, but classification still requires product facts and broker/official confirmation.

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Product facts captured for ruling comparison

success

Use the product description when comparing material, construction, principal use, and classification rationale from rulings.

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USITC HTS candidate record returned

success

Candidate 9903.02.18: Except for goods loaded onto a vessel at the port of loading and in transit on the final mode of transit before 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on August 7, 2025, and entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption before 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on October 5, 2025, except for products described in headings 9903.01.30-9903.01.33 and 9903.02.78, and except as provided for in headings 9903.01.34 and 9903.02.01, articles the product of Equatorial Guinea, as provided for in subdivision (v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter. General duty field: The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 15%.

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Base duty is not safely auto-parsed

warning

The HTS general duty field may be blank, compound, specific, or unavailable. Keep the duty-rate field manual until reviewed.

China-origin trade-remedy and Chapter 99 check required

danger

For China-origin goods, verify Section 301 coverage, exclusions, IEEPA/other current trade-remedy FAQs, and any required Chapter 99 secondary classifications. The automated result does not determine coverage.

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AD/CVD scope cannot be determined from HTS alone

danger

Search ACCESS/AD-CVD by country, product, commodity, case number, and HTS. Scope language controls; an HTS match is only a screening signal.

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Official-source openings

These are the official-source entry points this route should open and preserve before relying on any shipment assumption.

USITC HTS lookup for 9903.02.18

official-source · 2026-05-08

Candidate HTS: 9903.02.18 Description: Except for goods loaded onto a vessel at the port of loading and in transit on the final mode of transit before 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on August 7, 2025, and entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption before 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on October 5, 2025, except for products described in headings 9903.01.30-9903.01.33 and 9903.02.78, and except as provided for in headings 9903.01.34 and 9903.02.01, articles the product of Equatorial Guinea, as provided for in subdivision (v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter General rate field: The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 15% General duty field is not a simple ad-valorem rate; keep rate entry manual until reviewed.

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CBP CROSS rulings search for 9903.02.18

official-source · 2026-05-08

Search for binding CBP rulings involving similar merchandise. Capture ruling number, date, product facts, classification rationale, and whether the facts match this SKU. CROSS examples help frame broker questions but do not automatically classify your product.

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CBP Section 301 China-origin check for 9903.02.18

official-source · 2026-05-08

For China-origin goods, verify whether the HTS classification is covered by Section 301 remedies, whether any exclusion applies, and which Chapter 99 secondary classification should be reported. Do not infer coverage from the base HTS line alone.

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USTR Section 301 actions and exclusions for 9903.02.18

official-source · 2026-05-08

Check USTR Section 301 tariff actions, exclusion notices, and extension status. Save the specific list/exclusion evidence if a product exclusion is claimed.

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AD/CVD scope check for 9903.02.18

official-source · 2026-05-08

Search Commerce ACCESS/AD-CVD resources by country, product, case number, HTS number, and commodity. AD/CVD scope can be broader or narrower than an exact HTS match; ask the broker whether a scope ruling or specialist review is needed.

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CBP China/Hong Kong IEEPA and other remedy check for 9903.02.18

official-source · 2026-05-08

Review whether any current CBP trade-remedy FAQ, CSMS message, or Chapter 99 note applies in addition to Section 301, base duty, AD/CVD, or other measures. This is a prompt for professional review, not an automated determination.

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