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A Chinese phone case pays 6.5% MFN into Canada plus 5% GST or 13-15% HST on the duty-paid value, and CARM registration is now mandatory before your first container clears. The 2026 playbook: thresholds, bilingual packaging, port choices, and when DDP beats DAP.

A Chinese phone case is assessed at 25.3% entering the United States in 2026 — 5.3% MFN plus 7.5% Section 301 and 12.5% forced-labour duty — and the $800 de minimis is gone. The full playbook: HTS classification, entry paperwork, freight modes, and the Prop 65 label most suppliers never mention.

Jordan runs its own tariff outside the GCC: duty by HS code plus 16% GST on CIF plus duty, with everything landing at Aqaba. Here is the full 2026 playbook: the bill-of-lading HS rule, ASEZA warehousing, freight options and sample-first ordering for Jordanian buyers.

Oman applies the GCC 5% duty plus 5% import VAT, with containers landing at Sohar and Salalah. Here is the full 2026 playbook: Bayan clearance paperwork, freight options, sample-first ordering and the MOQ rules that fit Omani counter-retail.

Kuwait applies the GCC 5% duty with no VAT, and almost everything lands at Shuwaikh Port. Here is the full 2026 playbook: clearance paperwork, freight options, sample-first ordering and the MOQ rules that fit Kuwaiti counter-retail.

What Qatar’s border actually charges Doha keeps i…