HTS 9804: Articles (including not over 50 cigars, or 300 cigarettes, or 2 kilograms of smoking tobacco or a proportionate amount of each, and not over 1 liter of alcoholic beverages), reasonable and appropriate, and intended exclusively, for the bona fide personal use of, and (except for articles consumed in use) to be taken out of the United States by, any person arriving in the United States who is leaving a vessel, vehicle or aircraft, engaged in international traffic, on which he is employed, with the intention of resuming such employment
18 codes. Pick one to see its duty from every country of origin. From the USITC schedule, Revision 20 (2026).
- 9804.00.05Household effects and books used abroad 1+ year by arriving personRegular dutyFree
- 9804.00.10Arriving person's professional tools and books taken abroadRegular dutyFree
- 9804.00.15Professional tools and books owned and used abroad by immigrantsRegular dutyFree
- 9804.00.20Clothing and personal effects of nonresident visitors, for own useRegular dutyFree
- 9804.00.25Nonresident's tobacco (50 cigars/200 cigarettes/2 kg max), 1 L alcoholRegular dutyFree
- 9804.00.30Nonresident's gifts up to $100 (incl. up to 100 cigars), 72+ hour stayRegular dutyFree
- 9804.00.35Nonresidents' cars, boats, aircraft and similar for personal transportRegular dutyFree
- 9804.00.40Goods up to $200 (max 4 L alcohol) carried by travelers in transitRegular dutyFree
- 9804.00.45Returning residents' personal and household effects taken abroadRegular dutyFree
- 9804.00.50Metal honors (medals, trophies) given to returning residents abroadRegular dutyFree
- 9804.00.55Game animals, birds and fish killed abroad by returning residentsRegular dutyFree
- 9804.00.60Cars rented abroad by U.S. residents, imported for own transportRegular dutyFree, for such temporary periods as the Secretary of the Treasury by regulation may prescribe
- 9804.00.65Resident's purchases abroad up to $800 (1 L alcohol, 200 cigarettes)Regular dutyFree
- 9804.00.70Returning resident's purchases up to $1,600 from U.S. possessionsRegular dutyFree
- 9804.00.72Returning resident's purchases up to $800 from beneficiary countriesRegular dutyFree
- 9804.00.75Replacements for unsatisfactory 9804.00.70 items returned in 60 daysRegular dutyFree
- 9804.00.80Crew members' personal-use articles, incl. limited tobacco and alcoholRegular dutyFree
- 9804.00.85Personal effects of U.S. citizens who died abroad (owned by estate)Regular dutyFree