Accompanying a person, arriving in the United States (exclusive of duty-free articles and articles acquired in American Samoa, Guam or the Virgin Islands of the United States)
Official tariff path
Articles for personal or household use, or as bona fide gifts, not imported for the account of another person, valued in the aggregate at not over $1,000 fair retail value in the country of acquisition, if the person claiming the benefit of subheading 9816.00.20 or 9816.00.40, or both, has not received the benefits thereof within the 30 days immediately preceding his arrival: › Accompanying a person, arriving in the United States (exclusive of duty-free articles and articles acquired in American Samoa, Guam or the Virgin Islands of the United States)
Level: hts8General duty: 3 percent of the fair retail value
What does HTS 9816.00.20 cover?
This provision appears in the 2026 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under the following legal tariff hierarchy. A product must match the wording and applicable section or chapter notes before this code is used on an entry.
1Articles for personal or household use, or as bona fide gifts, not imported for the account of another person, valued in the aggregate at not over $1,000 fair retail value in the country of acquisition, if the person claiming the benefit of subheading 9816.00.20 or 9816.00.40, or both, has not received the benefits thereof within the 30 days immediately preceding his arrival:
2Accompanying a person, arriving in the United States (exclusive of duty-free articles and articles acquired in American Samoa, Guam or the Virgin Islands of the United States)
Official source and limitations
Based on USITC HTS 2026 Revision 12, published July 21, 2026. The general rate does not include every origin-specific program, Section 301 or 232 measure, antidumping or countervailing duty, quota, or other agency requirement.