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Online store · 14 min

Sourcing and landed cost

A factory overseas quotes $3.40example (example number: Simplified example: a factory's price for one printed cotton T-shirt, one color.) a shirt, less than half what a printer near you charges. Before you send a deposit, let's see what a shirt really costs by the time it's on your shelf.

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What does the US charge on a shirt?

When shirts made abroad arrive in the US, the government charges an import duty: a tax, as a share of what you paid the factory. For a cotton T-shirt, what's the regular rate, before any extra tariffs?

5%
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  • Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States: headings 6109.10.00 (cotton T-shirts), 6109.90.10 (man-made fiber T-shirts) and 6110.20.20 (cotton sweatshirts), general rates of duty · U.S. International Trade Commission, 2026

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  • $3.40example (example number: Simplified example: a factory's price for one printed cotton T-shirt, one color.) · Simplified example: a factory's price for one printed cotton T-shirt, one color.
  • 16.5%usitc.gov ·2026 · The general (regular) US rate of duty for T-shirts of cotton, knitted in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, as a share of the value, before any extra tariffs. Read November 2026.
  • 32%usitc.gov ·2026 · The general (regular) US rate of duty for T-shirts of man-made fibers (like polyester), knitted in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, as a share of the value, before any extra tariffs. Read November 2026.
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Online store · 14 min

Sourcing and landed cost

A factory overseas quotes $3.40example (example number: Simplified example: a factory's price for one printed cotton T-shirt, one color.) a shirt, less than half what a printer near you charges. Before you send a deposit, let's see what a shirt really costs by the time it's on your shelf.

EACH SALENEW ORDER
Ticket 01 · The guess

What does the US charge on a shirt?

When shirts made abroad arrive in the US, the government charges an import duty: a tax, as a share of what you paid the factory. For a cotton T-shirt, what's the regular rate, before any extra tariffs?

5%
0%40%
Words to know

Spot something wrong?

Tell us what looks off. No name or email needed.

What kind of problem?

0 / 1000

We'll also send this page, the lesson, ticket 1, so we can find it. Nothing else. Privacy

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  • Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States: headings 6109.10.00 (cotton T-shirts), 6109.90.10 (man-made fiber T-shirts) and 6110.20.20 (cotton sweatshirts), general rates of duty · U.S. International Trade Commission, 2026

Every number

  • $3.40example (example number: Simplified example: a factory's price for one printed cotton T-shirt, one color.) · Simplified example: a factory's price for one printed cotton T-shirt, one color.
  • 16.5%usitc.gov ·2026 · The general (regular) US rate of duty for T-shirts of cotton, knitted in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, as a share of the value, before any extra tariffs. Read November 2026.
  • 32%usitc.gov ·2026 · The general (regular) US rate of duty for T-shirts of man-made fibers (like polyester), knitted in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, as a share of the value, before any extra tariffs. Read November 2026.
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  • ·Before this: Living on someone else's platform
  • ·Next: What you can pay for an order
  • ·Free guide: How online stores make money