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The first six digits are the Harmonized System code; the 4 digits after them are added by the United States tariff." ] }, { "id": "duty", "title": "Duty", "text": [ "The general (MFN) duty rate is 0.4¢ each + 2.7%.", "Duty-free entry applies to goods that qualify under 16 programmes, and to goods from a group of origins (origin group A)." ] }, { "id": "other-countries", "title": "In other countries", "text": [ "No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 9608.60 yet." ] }, { "id": "sources", "title": "Sources and updates", "text": [ "The tariff lines for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.", "The duty rates for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.", "The trade programmes for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.", "This page was last updated on 9 October 2026.", "Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. 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