README.md

metadata

license: cc-by-4.0
language:
  - en
tags:
  - tariff
  - customs
  - hs-code
  - harmonized-system
  - import-duty
  - international-trade
  - mfn
  - logistics
  - economics
size_categories:
  - n<1K

HS6 MFN tariff rates — US, EU, UK and China (sample)

MFN (Most Favoured Nation) import duty rates for 375 HS6 codes across 84 chapters, shown side by side for the United States, European Union, United Kingdom and China.

This is a sample. The complete dataset — 7,953 HS6 codes, national 8/10-digit subheadings, and the additional-duty layers (Section 301, Section 232, forced-labor provisions, antidumping/countervailing) with their effective dates — is free to query at tariffpedia.com.

Why this is useful

Most published tariff datasets cover one jurisdiction. Cross-border work needs four numbers for the same product, and the four official schedules use different formats, different update cadences, and different conventions for specific (non-ad-valorem) duties. This dataset reconciles them into one row per product.

Two conventions matter and are preserved explicitly:

• Dutiable base differs by destination. The US assesses duty on transaction value; the EU, UK and China assess on CIF. The same shipment produces a different taxable base in each.
• Specific duties are flagged, not flattened. Where a rate is assessed by weight, volume or unit, duty_type is specific and specific_rule carries the human-readable rate. The numeric mfn_pct column alone does not describe the duty.

Schema

Column	Type	Notes
hs6_code	string	6-digit international HS subheading. A handful of rows are 4-digit headings (e.g. 8504, 8418) where only heading-level data was available.
chapter	string	2-digit HS chapter, 01–99
description	string	Official subheading text. Some are subordinate descriptions ("Of cotton") that need the parent heading for full context.
coverage	string	Countries with data, /-separated, e.g. US/EU/UK/CN
{us,eu,uk,cn}_mfn_pct	float	MFN ad-valorem rate, percent. 0 = duty-free. Empty = no data, not zero.
{us,eu,uk,cn}_duty_type	string	ad_valorem or specific
{us,eu,uk,cn}_specific_rule	string	Specific duty in readable form, e.g. 32 EUR/hl, 171.3 EUR/100kg. Empty where the schedule does not publish a machine-readable rate.
{us,eu,uk,cn}_vat_pct	float	Standard VAT/GST rate. 0 for the US (no federal VAT).
last_verified	date	Date the row was last checked against the official source

Missing values vs. zero

An empty rate cell means no data for that destination, not a zero rate. This distinction is deliberate — treating "missing" as "free" is one of the most common ways landed-cost spreadsheets go wrong. Five rows have partial coverage (coverage lists fewer than four countries).

Sources

Destination	Official source
US	USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule
EU	European Commission TARIC
UK	UK Trade Tariff (HMRC)
China	Ministry of Finance tariff schedule

Verified 2026-08-03.

Caveats

• MFN rates only. Additional duty layers are not included.
• Standard VAT rates, not reduced or zero-rated treatments, which vary by product and member state.
• Tariff schedules change constantly. Verify against the current official schedule before relying on a figure for a real shipment.

Example

from datasets import load_dataset

ds = load_dataset("csv", data_files="hs6-tariff-sample.csv")
print(ds["train"][0])

{
  'hs6_code': '010612',
  'chapter': '01',
  'description': 'Whales, dolphins and porpoises (mammals of the order Cetacea); ...',
  'coverage': 'US/EU/UK/CN',
  'us_mfn_pct': 0.0, 'eu_mfn_pct': 0.0, 'uk_mfn_pct': 0.0, 'cn_mfn_pct': 0.0,
  ...
}

Citation

HS6 MFN tariff rates — US, EU, UK and China (sample).
Compiled by tariffpedia (https://tariffpedia.com/), verified 2026-08-03.
Licensed CC BY 4.0.

License

CC BY 4.0. Derived from public government tariff schedules; attribution to tariffpedia.com requested.