PDF digital report · $39 · checked 22 October 2026
What is in the China Sourcing Feasibility Report
AI-assisted, generated from public data. Not tax, customs or legal advice. Each report is a PDF generated automatically from the product details you enter. It is the same report format for everyone; no person writes or reviews it.
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Full table of contents
- Executive verdict (go / caution / avoid, with the main reasons)
- Manufacturing hubs: side-by-side comparison of 2–3 Chinese hubs (specialty, price level, typical MOQ, pros and cons, sources)
- US / EU certification and compliance checklist, with estimated test costs and timelines
- Key risks: IP and design patents, Amazon category gating, quality failure modes, seasonality
- Landed cost and margin estimate per unit, with the 12.5% (9903.05.31) duty stacked and not stacked
- Indicative supplier price ranges from public B2B listings
- Supplier vetting checklist
- Next steps
- EU listing information checklist (GPSR, Regulation (EU) 2023/988)
- Category inspection checklist, with a suggested sampling plan (MIL-STD-105E)
What it adds beyond the free lookup
The free HTS lookup and the import notes give you duty rates. The report goes further for one product: a landed cost and margin estimate, a certification checklist with test cost ranges, supplier price ranges from public listings, and an inspection checklist. All of these are estimates you should confirm with suppliers, labs and a customs broker.
Sample chapter: landed cost and margin (LED desk lamp)
Excerpt from section 5 of the LED desk lamp sample report (PDF). Source notes are shortened here; the PDF has the full links.
| Line item (US$ per unit) | Not stacked (+25%) | Stacked (+37.5%) | Assumption / source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ex-factory (FOB) | 8.50 | 8.50 | Assumed $8.50 (comparable dimmable USB desk-lamp listings $3.98–6.75, plus retail packaging and a safety margin; estimate) |
| Freight to FBA | 2.00 | 2.00 | Assumption: sea consolidated, about 1.5 kg boxed |
| Import duty | 2.46 | 3.52 | Assumed HTS 9405.21.8010; general rate 3.9% checked via the USITC HTS API on 2026-10-22; 9405.21.80 listed under 9903.88.03 (+25%). May be subject to an additional 12.5% (9903.05.31); whether it stacks with other Section 301 duties should be confirmed by a licensed customs broker. Not stacked = 3.9% + 25%; stacked = 3.9% + 25% + 12.5%. 9903.05.31 in HTS · CBP CSMS #69326983 |
| Landed cost | 12.96 | 14.02 | |
| Referral fee | 5.40 | 5.40 | 15% of price (assumed) |
| FBA fulfilment | 6.90 | 6.90 | Assumed large-standard 2–3 lb billable weight: $5.92–$6.67 on the 2026 non-peak card, upper end plus the 3.5% surcharge (rate card via fbaessentials.com; official: Amazon 2026 fee update) |
| PPC advertising | 3.60 | 3.60 | 10% of price (assumption) |
| Returns/damage | 1.08 | 1.08 | 3% of price (assumption) |
| Net profit / unit | 6.06 | 4.99 | at a $35.99 selling price |
| Net margin | 17% | 14% | excludes storage, compliance tests, samples, inspection |
Data sources and update dates
- US duty rates: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), checked when each report is generated.
- Section 301 status: USITC "China Tariffs" list (current version last updated July 28, 2026) and USTR Section 301 pages.
- Certification rules: regulator and legislation pages (eCFR, FDA, FCC, CPSC, OEHHA, European Commission). Test costs come from public lab price pages where a price is shown; otherwise the report says "Quote needed".
- Supplier prices and hubs: public B2B listings and public industry pages.
- Each report shows its own "data checked" date and links its sources.
Where AI is involved
AI is used to research public pages, pick a likely HTS classification, summarise rules and write the text and tables. Duty rates are looked up from the USITC database rather than written from memory, and the calculations follow fixed formulas. There is no human review, so errors are possible: check key figures before you act.
Not tax, customs or legal advice. Only US Customs (CBP) can rule on classification. See also our Refund Policy.