Cross-Border Trade Guide
HS 6109 · T-SHIRTS, SINGLETS, TANK TOPS ETC, KNIT OR CROCHETAnnual bilateral volume: $546M
Estimated Duties
~15%
MFN 0-5% + 10% GST
Transit Time
22-30 days
End to end
Compliance
Product Safety
Textile labeling
Export Rebate
0%
IVA zero-rated; IMMEX duty drawback available
DUTY CALCULATION — AUSTRALIA
Base Duty
0%
Unknown
Unknown
0%
on (CIF + duty)
Effective Total
~0%
duty only
| Product cost (FOB) | $100,000 |
| Ocean freight (est.) | $3,500 |
| Marine insurance (0.4%) | $400 |
| Estimated total landed cost | ~$103,900 |
* Estimates based on $100K FOB shipment of electronics (HS 85). Actual costs vary by exact HS code, weight/volume, and current rates.
Recent Advisories
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2026-06-03 · Read →Ten dated items as of May 19: Trump-Xi Beijing summit landed May 14-15 heavy on symbolism ($17B/yr soybeans, 200 Boeing, two new bilateral committees), rare-earths named only in US communiqué not China's, CAPE Phase 1 at 15.1M validated and $35.46B refund pool with Treasury disbursing May 12, US-Mexico bilateral opens May 25 with 52 US demands on the table, July 1 trilateral review unlikely to conclude on time, US average effective rate on China at ~31.6% base, §232 pharma 73 days from kickoff, CAPE Phase 2 timing undisclosed, forced-labor §301 entering determination, 175 days to Busan expiry.
2026-05-19 · Read →Ten dated items as of May 6: §301 excess-capacity day-one testimony aimed at China while pushing to drop the other 15, CAPE's first IEEPA refund Monday, forced-labor §301 rebuttals due Friday, Eaton's next CBP progress report May 12, US-Mexico bilateral May 25, leaked Mexican retaliation list 5–20%, Canadian Liberal minority govt April 28, US average effective tariff at 11.8% (highest since early 1940s), §301 maritime vessel fees in force since April 17, and 188 days to Busan-truce expiry.
2026-05-06 · Read →Ten dated, sourced items shaping cross-border trade as of May 3: §301 excess-capacity hearings open Monday, CAPE Phase 1 throughput at 3% in stage, May 25 US-Mexico bilateral, §232 full-value methodology one month in, pharma 100% on calendar, Mexico textile decree sunset, CBAM Q2 due July 6, single-source PRC retaliation cluster, and 191 days to the Busan-truce expiry.
2026-05-03 · Read →December 30 2024: 1,463 Chinese product categories hit with 5-50% duties. The narrative was industrial protection; the mechanics were pre-emptive USTR compliance with IMMEX carve-outs intact.
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