# United States tariffs on El Salvador in force on 22 October 2026

> What goods from El Salvador pay entering the United States on 22 October 2026: Section 232 aluminium, steel and copper and Section 301 forced labour, with rates, HS codes covered, dates and sources.

Source: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/el-salvador
Last updated: 2026-10-15

On 22 October 2026, goods from El Salvador entering the United States can pay 2 additional duty headings of their own: Section 232 aluminium, steel and copper (15%) and Section 301 forced labour (10%). They also pay what the United States charges on every origin where the goods are listed: Section 232 duties on aluminium, steel and copper (15% to 50%), automobile parts (25%), medium- and heavy-duty vehicle parts (25%), medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (10% to 25%), passenger vehicles (25%), patented pharmaceuticals (20% to 100%), semiconductor articles (25%), unmanned aircraft (100%) and wood products (10% to 25%). Most are charged on top of the regular duty; a heading charged “in all” or “instead” sets the total, and exclusions can lift a duty for particular products.

## Key facts

- Its own headings: 2
- Highest of its own: 15%
- Every origin’s headings: 24
- Edition: 2026HTSRev21

## Section 232 aluminium, steel and copper

10 headings under Section 232. The most specific heading that covers the goods applies.

| Heading | Duty | Origins | Covers | In force |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 9903.82.22: Section 232 derivative steel, partner rate (15% with the column 1 rate) | 15% in all, with the regular duty | Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador, European Union, Guatemala and 6 more | 28 HS codes, most in chapter 84, chapter 87 | From 8 June 2026 until 31 December 2027 ([source](https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2026-11314)) |
| 9903.82.02: Section 232 aluminium, steel and copper (50%) | 50% | Every origin | 279 HS codes, most in chapter 73, chapter 74, chapter 72 | From 6 April 2026 ([source](https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2026-06960)) |
| 9903.82.06: Section 232 copper and derivatives with 85% U.S. metal content (10%) | 10% (at least 85% of the metal smelted/melted and cast/poured in the United States (U.S. note 16(e))) | Every origin | 509 HS codes, most in chapter 73, chapter 84, chapter 85 | From 8 June 2026 ([source](https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2026-11314)) |
| 9903.82.07: Section 232 derivatives with 85% U.S. metal content (10% with the column 1 rate) | 10% in all, with the regular duty (at least 85% of the metal smelted/melted and cast/poured in the United States (U.S. note 16(e))) | Every origin | 86 HS codes, most in chapter 84, chapter 87, chapter 85 | From 8 June 2026 until 31 December 2027 ([source](https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2026-11314)) |
| 9903.82.09: Section 232 copper and derivative aluminium and steel (25%) | 25% | Every origin | 354 HS codes, most in chapter 84, chapter 85, chapter 73 | From 6 April 2026 ([source](https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2026-06960)) |
| 9903.82.10: Section 232 derivative aluminium and steel (15% with the column 1 rate) | 15% in all, with the regular duty | Every origin | 86 HS codes, most in chapter 84, chapter 87, chapter 85 | From 6 April 2026 until 31 December 2027 ([source](https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2026-06960)) |
| 9903.82.23: Section 232 parts for agricultural or industrial equipment, 85% U.S. content (10% with the column 1 rate) | 10% in all, with the regular duty (parts for agricultural or industrial equipment with 85% U.S. metal content (U.S. note 16(e), (k)): the end use claimed, the content declared) | Every origin except Belarus, Cuba, North Korea and Russia | 177 HS codes, most in chapter 84, chapter 85, chapter 87 | From 8 June 2026 ([source](https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2026-11314)) |
| 9903.82.25: Section 232 parts for agricultural or industrial equipment (15% with the column 1 rate) | 15% in all, with the regular duty (parts used exclusively to make agricultural or industrial equipment (U.S. note 16(k))) | Every origin except Belarus, Cuba, North Korea and Russia | 177 HS codes, most in chapter 84, chapter 85, chapter 87 | From 8 June 2026 ([source](https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2026-11314)) |
| 9903.85.67: Section 232 aluminium smelted or cast in Russia (200%) | 200% (any amount of the primary aluminium smelted in Russia, or the article cast in Russia (Proclamation 11021 clause (8))) | Every origin | 9 HS codes, most in chapter 76 | From 6 April 2026 ([source](https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2026-06960)) |
| 9903.85.68: Section 232 derivative aluminium smelted or cast in Russia (200%) | 200% (any amount of the primary aluminium smelted in Russia, or the article cast in Russia (Proclamation 11021 clause (8))) | Every origin | 136 HS codes, most in chapter 85, chapter 84, chapter 76 | From 6 April 2026 ([source](https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2026-06960)) |

## Section 232 automobile parts

2 headings under Section 232. The most specific heading that covers the goods applies.

| Heading | Duty | Origins | Covers | In force |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 9903.94.05: Section 232 automobile parts (25%) | 25% | Every origin | 130 HS codes, most in chapter 85, chapter 84, chapter 87 | From 3 May 2025 ([source](https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2025-05930)) |
| 9903.94.07: Section 232 certified automobile parts (25%) | 25% (when it is declared for the goods) | Every origin except European Union, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and United Kingdom | 59 HS codes, most in chapter 25, chapter 26, chapter 27 | From 1 November 2025 ([source](https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2025-19639)) |

## Section 232 medium- and heavy-duty vehicle parts

2 headings under Section 232. The most specific heading that covers the goods applies.

| Heading | Duty | Origins | Covers | In force |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 9903.74.08: Section 232 medium- and heavy-duty vehicle parts (25%) | 25% | Every origin | 182 HS codes, most in chapter 87, chapter 85, chapter 84 | From 1 November 2025 ([source](https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2025-19639)) |
| 9903.74.09: Section 232 certified medium- and heavy-duty vehicle parts (25%) | 25% (when it is declared for the goods) | Every origin | 59 HS codes, most in chapter 25, chapter 26, chapter 27 | From 1 November 2025 ([source](https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2025-19639)) |

## Section 232 medium- and heavy-duty vehicles

2 headings under Section 232. The most specific heading that covers the goods applies.

| Heading | Duty | Origins | Covers | In force |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 9903.74.01: Section 232 medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (25%) | 25% | Every origin | 25 HS codes, most in chapter 87 | From 1 November 2025 ([source](https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2025-19639)) |
| 9903.74.02: Section 232 buses (10%) | 10% | Every origin | 10 HS codes, most in chapter 87 | From 1 November 2025 ([source](https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2025-19639)) |

## Section 232 passenger vehicles

1 heading under Section 232. The most specific heading that covers the goods applies.

| Heading | Duty | Origins | Covers | In force |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 9903.94.01: Section 232 passenger vehicles and light trucks (25%) | 25% | Every origin | 17 HS codes, most in chapter 87 | From 3 April 2025 ([source](https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2025-05930)) |

## Section 232 patented pharmaceuticals

2 headings under Section 232. The most specific heading that covers the goods applies.

| Heading | Duty | Origins | Covers | In force |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 9903.04.60: Section 232 patented pharmaceuticals (100% with the column 1 rate) | 100% (when it is declared for the goods) | Every origin except European Union, Japan, Liechtenstein, South Korea, Switzerland and United Kingdom | 149 HS codes, most in chapter 30, chapter 29 | From 31 July 2026 ([source](https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2026-06956)) |
| 9903.04.64: Section 232 patented pharmaceuticals under an approved onshoring plan | 20% (when it is declared for the goods) | Every origin | 149 HS codes, most in chapter 30, chapter 29 | From 31 July 2026 until 1 April 2030 ([source](https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2026-06956)) |

## Section 232 semiconductor articles

1 heading under Section 232. The most specific heading that covers the goods applies.

| Heading | Duty | Origins | Covers | In force |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 9903.79.01: Section 232 semiconductor articles (25%) | 25% (when it is declared for the goods) | Every origin | 3 HS codes, most in chapter 84 | From 15 January 2026 ([source](https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2026-01052)) |

## Section 232 unmanned aircraft

2 headings under Section 232. The most specific heading that covers the goods applies.

| Heading | Duty | Origins | Covers | In force |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 9903.08.21: Section 232 unmanned aircraft, docking stations and parts (100%) | 100% | Every origin | 16 HS codes, most in chapter 88, chapter 85 | From 3 September 2026 ([source](https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2026-16979)) |
| 9903.08.22: Section 232 unmanned aircraft without thermal imaging (25%) | 25% (unmanned aircraft without thermal imaging (U.S. note 43(c)(4))) | Every origin | 6 HS codes, most in chapter 88 | From 3 September 2026 ([source](https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2026-16979)) |

## Section 232 wood products

3 headings under Section 232. The most specific heading that covers the goods applies.

| Heading | Duty | Origins | Covers | In force |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 9903.76.01: Section 232 softwood timber and lumber (10%) | 10% | Every origin | 15 HS codes, most in chapter 44 | From 14 October 2025 ([source](https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2025-19482)) |
| 9903.76.02: Section 232 upholstered wooden furniture | 25% | Every origin except European Union, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and United Kingdom | 4 HS codes, most in chapter 94 | From 14 October 2025 until 31 December 2026 ([source](https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2025-19482)) |
| 9903.76.03: Section 232 kitchen cabinets and vanities | 25% | Every origin except European Union, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and United Kingdom | 3 HS codes, most in chapter 94 | From 14 October 2025 until 31 December 2026 ([source](https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2025-19482)) |

## Section 301 forced labour

1 heading under Section 301. The most specific heading that covers the goods applies.

| Heading | Duty | Origins | Covers | In force |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 9903.05.37: Section 301 forced labour, El Salvador (10%) | 10% | El Salvador | Every product | From 24 July 2026 ([source](https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2026-15181)) |

## United States tariffs on other origins

- [Algeria](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/algeria): 1 heading, up to 12.5%
- [Angola](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/angola): 1 heading, up to 12.5%
- [Argentina](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/argentina): 2 headings, up to 15%
- [Australia](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/australia): 1 heading, up to 12.5%
- [Bahamas](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/bahamas): 1 heading, up to 12.5%
- [Bahrain](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/bahrain): 1 heading, up to 12.5%
- [Bangladesh](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/bangladesh): 1 heading, up to 10%
- [Belarus](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/belarus): 1 heading, up to 25%
- [Brazil](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/brazil): 2 headings, up to 25%
- [Cambodia](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/cambodia): 1 heading, up to 10%
- [Canada](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/canada): 9 headings, up to 50%
- [Chile](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/chile): 1 heading, up to 12.5%
- [China](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/china): 15 headings, up to 100%
- [Colombia](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/colombia): 1 heading, up to 12.5%
- [Costa Rica](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/costa-rica): 1 heading, up to 12.5%
- [Cuba](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/cuba): 1 heading, up to 25%
- [Dominican Republic](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/dominican-republic): 1 heading, up to 12.5%
- [Ecuador](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/ecuador): 2 headings, up to 15%
- [Egypt](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/egypt): 1 heading, up to 12.5%
- [European Union](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/european-union): 8 headings, up to 15%
- [Guatemala](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/guatemala): 2 headings, up to 15%
- [Guyana](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/guyana): 1 heading, up to 12.5%
- [Honduras](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/honduras): 1 heading, up to 10%
- [Hong Kong](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/hong-kong): 1 heading, up to 12.5%
- [India](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/india): 1 heading, up to 10%
- [Indonesia](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/indonesia): 1 heading, up to 10%
- [Iraq](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/iraq): 1 heading, up to 12.5%
- [Israel](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/israel): 1 heading, up to 12.5%
- [Japan](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/japan): 8 headings, up to 15%
- [Jordan](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/jordan): 1 heading, up to 10%
- [Kazakhstan](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/kazakhstan): 1 heading, up to 12.5%
- [Kuwait](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/kuwait): 1 heading, up to 12.5%
- [Libya](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/libya): 1 heading, up to 12.5%
- [Liechtenstein](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/liechtenstein): 3 headings, up to 15%
- [Malaysia](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/malaysia): 1 heading, up to 10%
- [Mexico](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/mexico): 6 headings, up to 25%
- [Morocco](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/morocco): 1 heading, up to 12.5%
- [New Zealand](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/new-zealand): 1 heading, up to 12.5%
- [Nicaragua](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/nicaragua): 2 headings, up to 12.5%
- [Nigeria](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/nigeria): 1 heading, up to 12.5%
- [North Korea](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/north-korea): 1 heading, up to 25%
- [Norway](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/norway): 1 heading, up to 12.5%
- [Oman](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/oman): 1 heading, up to 12.5%
- [Pakistan](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/pakistan): 1 heading, up to 10%
- [Peru](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/peru): 1 heading, up to 12.5%
- [Philippines](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/philippines): 1 heading, up to 12.5%
- [Qatar](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/qatar): 1 heading, up to 12.5%
- [Russia](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/russia): 10 headings, up to 200%
- [Saudi Arabia](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/saudi-arabia): 1 heading, up to 12.5%
- [Singapore](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/singapore): 1 heading, up to 12.5%
- [South Africa](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/south-africa): 1 heading, up to 12.5%
- [South Korea](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/south-korea): 8 headings, up to 15%
- [Sri Lanka](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/sri-lanka): 1 heading, up to 10%
- [Switzerland](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/switzerland): 4 headings, up to 15%
- [Taiwan](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/taiwan): 6 headings, up to 15%
- [Thailand](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/thailand): 1 heading, up to 12.5%
- [Trinidad and Tobago](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/trinidad-and-tobago): 1 heading, up to 10%
- [Türkiye](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/turkiye): 1 heading, up to 12.5%
- [United Arab Emirates](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/united-arab-emirates): 1 heading, up to 12.5%
- [United Kingdom](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/united-kingdom): 10 headings, up to 25%
- [Uruguay](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/uruguay): 1 heading, up to 12.5%
- [Venezuela](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/venezuela): 1 heading, up to 12.5%
- [Vietnam](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/vietnam): 1 heading, up to 12.5%

## Frequently asked questions

### What is the United States tariff on El Salvador right now?

It depends on the product’s HS code. On 22 October 2026, goods from El Salvador can pay Section 232 aluminium, steel and copper (15%) and Section 301 forced labour (10%), and the Section 232 duties on aluminium, steel and copper (15% to 50%), automobile parts (25%), medium- and heavy-duty vehicle parts (25%), medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (10% to 25%), passenger vehicles (25%), patented pharmaceuticals (20% to 100%), semiconductor articles (25%), unmanned aircraft (100%) and wood products (10% to 25%) where the goods are listed. Find the product’s HS code, then run it through the landed cost calculator with its origin: it applies every heading the code and origin meet, the exemptions and exclusions, and the regular duty.

### When did United States tariffs on El Salvador start?

Section 232 aluminium, steel and copper from 8 June 2026 and Section 301 forced labour from 24 July 2026, as the headings in force on 22 October 2026 record.

## Sources

- https://hts.usitc.gov/reststop/file?release=currentRelease&filename=Chapter%2099
- https://hts.usitc.gov/reststop/exportList?from=9903&to=9904&format=JSON&styles=false

Exclusions, exemptions and the regular duty rate are not listed here. Price a product with every duty applied: [landed cost calculator](https://border.bot/tools/landed-cost-calculator), or the API: `POST https://api.border.bot/v1/calculate` with `destinationCountry: "US"` (MCP tool `calculate_landed_cost`).

More on the United States: [United States import rules](https://border.bot/countries/united-states).

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/additional/tariffs/el-salvador.json