US tariffs on pet toys from Vietnam: what applies as of November 2026
As of November 2026, a 12.5 percent Section 301 tariff applies to products of Vietnam entering the United States on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern time on July 24, 2026, except products listed in the notice's annexes. That figure comes from the notice published by the Office of the United States Trade Representative in the Federal Register. The total duty on your pet toys still depends on their HTS code, so confirm the full rate with your customs broker before you order.
- For US importers and Amazon sellers
- Written November 2026
- About 6 minutes to read
Read this first: tariffs are moving fast
US tariff rules for Vietnamese goods have changed several times since 2025, and they may change again after this page was written. We are an exporter, not a customs broker or a lawyer. This article repeats only what we read ourselves on official US government pages in November 2026, and it says plainly where we could not read further.
If you read an article from 2025 with different percentages for Vietnam, do not assume those figures still apply. We do not repeat them here, because we could not confirm their current status on an official page. Your customs broker can.
What the Federal Register notice says
The notice is titled "Notice of Actions in Section 301 Investigations of Acts, Policies, and Practices of Various Economies". It was issued by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and published as Federal Register document 2026-15181 on July 28, 2026. You can read it on govinfo, the US Government Publishing Office.
The parts that matter for a buyer of Vietnamese pet toys:
- The rate. USTR determined to "impose 12.5 percent tariffs on products of Vietnam, except as provided in Annex I and Annex II, Part A, of this Notice."
- The start. It applies to goods entered "on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern time on July 24, 2026".
- The reason. The investigations concern forced labor import prohibitions. The notice sets a 10 percent rate for an economy that imposes a forced labor import prohibition, and 12.5 percent for the others. Vietnam is in the 12.5 percent group in the notice.
- Other countries. The same action covers many economies, China among them, so the notice alone does not tell you which country now costs less for your product. That depends on every duty on your HTS code, in both countries.
Are pet toys excluded? We could not confirm it
Products listed in Annex I and Annex II, Part A are outside the 12.5 percent. In the online version of the notice, the annex product tables are published as images, so we could not read them line by line. We cannot tell you whether any wooden, hemp, coir or loofah pet toy falls under an exclusion.
The same goes for how the 12.5 percent sits on top of the normal duty for your HTS code and any other duties. The notice has stacking language for some cases, but we did not find a sentence that settles it for Vietnamese pet toys. Ask your broker to check both points against your HTS code and the current CBP guidance.
What sets the total duty on your goods
The 12.5 percent is one layer. The full bill on a shipment of natural pet toys depends on:
- The HTS code your broker assigns to each product. Coffee wood, hemp rope, coco coir and loofah are different materials and may sit under different codes. We do not publish US codes; see HS codes for natural pet toys for why a broker should confirm them.
- The normal duty on that code.
- Any exclusion in the annexes of the Section 301 notice.
- The customs value declared on the commercial invoice.
Something only a shipper sees: on our export documents a coffee wood chew is described as a wooden pet toy, because it is a toy and not food. Send that description to your broker with a sample photo. A broker classifies from what the product is and what it is made of, and a clear description saves a round of questions.
Small parcels and de minimis
US Customs and Border Protection announced that from 12:01 a.m. on August 29, 2025, goods of all countries would no longer be eligible for the de minimis duty exemption. That notice is CBP CSMS #66065494. Whether that is still the position in November 2026 we have not confirmed on an official page. If you plan to import samples or small orders by courier, ask your broker how they will be cleared. More in the end of de minimis for pet sellers.
How we handle duty when we quote
We quote FOB, CIF or DAP, and the buyer pays the import duty. We do not offer DDP as a standard service; we suggest DAP so that you keep control of the duty and the customs entry yourself. Who pays what at import is agreed before we send a price, so a tariff change does not turn into a surprise on the invoice.
- FOB: your forwarder carries the goods from Vietnam; we clear export customs.
- CIF and DAP: our forwarder carries the goods; import duty stays with you.
- Amazon shipments booked through Amazon: we still stand as the exporter on the Vietnamese export declaration.
- Certificate of origin: not every line qualifies, so we confirm it product by product before quoting.
A side-by-side of the three terms for a first order is in FOB, CIF or DAP for a small mixed order.
Questions to ask your customs broker this month
- What HTS code do you use for each of my products, and what is the normal duty on it?
- Does the 12.5 percent Section 301 tariff on products of Vietnam apply to these codes, or are any of them in Annex I or Annex II, Part A?
- How do the Section 301 tariff and the normal duty combine on my entry?
- How will you clear samples or small courier shipments now?
- Do you need a certificate of origin, and in what form?
Send us the answers with your enquiry and we prepare the documents to match. For the wider picture of buying in Vietnam, see sourcing natural pet toys from Vietnam instead of China.
Questions buyers ask about US tariffs on Vietnamese pet toys
What is the Section 301 tariff on products of Vietnam?
As of November 2026, Federal Register document 2026-15181 sets a 12.5 percent tariff on products of Vietnam entered on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern time on July 24, 2026, except products listed in Annex I and Annex II, Part A of the notice.
Is that the total duty on my pet toys?
Not necessarily. The total depends on the HTS code of each product, its normal duty and any exclusion. Your customs broker confirms the full rate.
Are dog toys excluded from the 12.5 percent?
We could not confirm it. The annex product tables in the online notice are images we could not read line by line, so ask your broker to check your HTS codes against them.
Will you ship DDP and pay the US duty for me?
We do not offer DDP as a standard service. We quote FOB, CIF or DAP and suggest DAP, so you keep control of the duty and the customs entry.
Can the rate change after I order?
US tariff rules for Vietnam have changed several times since 2025. Check the current position with your broker before you pay a deposit, and again before the goods ship.
Check the product before you check the duty
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