Sourcing comparison · Natural Gas (LNG)
Tariff & fee savings only, assuming equal product cost — your actual landed cost also depends on price and freight, which vary by supplier.
| Annual import value | Estimated duty & fee savings / year |
|---|---|
| $50,000 | $6,594 |
| $250,000 | $32,969 |
| $1,000,000 | $131,875 |
Savings scale linearly with volume. Enter your exact figure to model it precisely.
Calculate your exact volume →Few procurement levers move landed cost on natural gas (lng) as fast as switching country of origin. Switch the origin from Russia (12.5%) to Ukraine (0%) and an importer reclaims about $13,188 for every $100,000 purchased. Origin is one of the few cost levers a US importer controls outright, and it has rarely mattered more. The sections that follow show where every dollar of the difference comes from.
Start with the two duty stacks side by side. Sourced from Russia, the goods face a 12.5% forced-labor Section 301 duty on its natural gas (lng), an effective 12.5% once the $49.74 in processing fees are added. From Ukraine, the entry is assessed no tariff layers on its natural gas (lng), an effective 0% once the $49.74 in processing fees are added. The Merchandise Processing Fee and Harbor Maintenance Fee are charged on customs value, not origin, so they sit at $49.74 on either stack and never contribute to the gap. Net the two and the duty-and-fee difference is $1,318.75 on a single $10,000 shipment — the 12.5% effective-rate gap in dollars. Scaled up, expect near $3,297 per $25,000 order and around $13,188 once annual buying reaches $100,000. On a $25,000 purchase order that is about $3,297 of duty difference — the kind of figure that shows up directly in a quarter's gross margin.
Classified in HTS chapter 2711, natural gas (lng) spans products like LNG, Pipeline natural gas, CNG, and Industrial methane. The US imports natural gas (lng) at scale, so the origin mix for this category is unusually sensitive to tariff policy. On carve-outs: natural gas is generally duty-free under US tariff schedules and is not subject to S122. Russia's trade profile leans toward crude oil petroleum, steel iron products, and aluminum products, and it sits in Europe. Russia trades without a special US agreement, so column-1 rates and every surcharge apply to its natural gas (lng) in full. Ukraine, in Europe, ships the US mainly steel iron products, agricultural equipment, and chemicals industrial compounds. Ukraine trades without a special US agreement, so column-1 rates and every surcharge apply to its natural gas (lng) in full. Shared Europe routing keeps logistics roughly comparable and leaves the duty gap as the decisive number. A switch to Ukraine still hinges on capacity, certification and lead time, but the duty advantage is the part that is already quantified. Sourcing diversification has shifted from resilience theatre to margin necessity, and a documented second source like Ukraine is how buyers act on it.
Where Ukraine is a viable supplier, expect roughly $13,188 at $100,000, rising to about $32,969 at $250,000 and $131,875 at $1,000,000 as volume grows. Every figure is produced by the same tariff engine behind the site's calculators, holding FOB value, freight and insurance constant so only the duty effect of origin shows through. These figures reflect tariff and fee savings only, assuming equal product cost — your actual landed cost also depends on price and freight, which vary by supplier. If any price premium from Ukraine is smaller than the duty saving, the switch still wins on net landed cost. Before acting, confirm the Ukraine supplier classifies under the same HTS heading, can meet your volume and certifications, and faces no product-specific exclusion or quota that shifts the duty. Re-run the figures close to your decision: the duty landscape for natural gas (lng) has shifted repeatedly through the year. Open the Tariff Savings Finder to rank every feasible origin for your specific volume.
At $100,000 of annual import value, switching from Russia to Ukraine saves an estimated $13,188 in duties and fees, because the effective tariff rate falls from 12.5% to 0%. The saving scales linearly with volume. These figures reflect tariff and fee savings only, assuming equal product cost — your actual landed cost also depends on price and freight, which vary by supplier.
Ukraine-origin natural gas (lng) is assessed no tariff layers, for an effective 0% duty rate before the Merchandise Processing Fee ($36.55) and Harbor Maintenance Fee ($13.19).
Russia carries an effective 12.5% rate versus 0% for Ukraine. The gap comes from differences in the base, Section 232 and bilateral rates that apply to each origin.
Tariff rates from Tax Foundation, USITC, and Penn Wharton Budget Model; retaliatory and industry data from the ITA Foreign Retaliations Database and U.S. Census Bureau (NAICS). Last verified .
