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Usually buy locally: 735.5% in US duties today. Here's why, and what to do instead.
Porcelain & ceramic tiles for a home in the United States: usually buy locally.
Ceramic and porcelain tile from China is under anti-dumping and countervailing orders running to hundreds of percent. Buy tile in the US (or from Spain or Italy).
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Usually buy locally Ceramic and porcelain tile from China is under anti-dumping and countervailing orders running to hundreds of percent. Buy tile in the US (or from Spain or Italy).
| Tariff | Today | From 1 Jan 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Normal US duty (HTS 6907.21 / 6907.22) | 8.5% | 8.5% |
| Section 301 China tariff (2018) | 25% | 25% |
| Section 301 China tariff (2026) Not charged on goods that pay Section 232 | 12.5% | 12.5% |
| Anti-dumping (330.69%) and countervailing (358.81%) duties, ceramic tile (A-570-108 / C-570-109) China-wide anti-dumping cash deposit plus the all-others countervailing rate. | 689.5% | 689.5% |
| Total | 735.5% | 735.5% |
Even before the rules below, porcelain tiles rarely pay off from China for a home in the United States.
Production takes 3–5 weeks after the deposit; made-to-order pieces need 1–3 weeks first for samples and sign-off. Cartons on pallets or crates; about 900–1,100 m² fills a 20′ by weight. In Foshan we source them in the ceramics and stone district.
For each category we take a typical piece (a sofa, a 10-seat dining table, 10 metres of kitchen cabinets…) at the retail level you choose, the price a Foshan factory charges for comparable materials and build, and land it properly: our sourcing, inspection and service fee (about 35% of the factory price), its share of a 40′ container (to a US home through our logistics partner, priced from a client's real shipment to Dallas in October 2026, adjusted to Los Angeles; to Sydney at index freight rates), insurance, every duty and tariff for the category, customs and port charges, GST in Australia, and delivery to the house.
The verdict also weighs things that don't show in the price: anti-dumping orders, bans (engineered stone in Australia), and certifications a plumber, electrician or inspector will ask for. "Usually buy locally" means the duties or rules make it a poor bet for most homes, not that it is impossible. "Check before buying" means the standard duties make it a poor buy, but a factory with its own lower rate or a different construction can change that: we check the factory and the classification and confirm the landed cost in writing before you order.
Rates and rules last checked 15 October 2026.
Usually buy locally. Ceramic and porcelain tile from China is under anti-dumping and countervailing orders running to hundreds of percent. Buy tile in the US (or from Spain or Italy).
About 735.5% today: Normal US duty (HTS 6907.21 / 6907.22) 8.5%, Section 301 China tariff (2018) 25%, Section 301 China tariff (2026) 12.5%, Anti-dumping (330.69%) and countervailing (358.81%) duties, ceramic tile (A-570-108 / C-570-109) 689.5%.
Production takes 3–5 weeks; with samples, inspection, loading, the sea crossing and customs, plan on about 17 weeks door to door for made-to-order pieces.