Sourcing comparison · Toys & Games
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 | $13,188 |
| $250,000 | $65,938 |
| $1,000,000 | $263,750 |
Savings scale linearly with volume. Enter your exact figure to model it precisely.
Calculate your exact volume →Sourcing toys & games is now a tariff decision as much as a supplier decision. Switch the origin from China (35%) to Mexico (10%) and an importer reclaims about $26,375 for every $100,000 purchased. Unlike freight or FX, the duty rate is set by which country's stamp the goods carry — a choice made at the contract, not at the port. The breakdown below itemises both duty stacks so the figure is auditable, not asserted.
Start with the two duty stacks side by side. A China origin attracts a 0% Most-Favoured-Nation base duty, a 25% Section 301 surcharge, and a 10% Section 122 reciprocal surcharge on its toys & games, an effective 35% once the $49.74 in processing fees are added. From Mexico, the entry is assessed a 0% Most-Favoured-Nation base duty and a 10% Section 122 reciprocal surcharge on its toys & games, an effective 10% once the $49.74 in processing fees are added. Because Section 301 adds 25% to China entries and nothing to Mexico, that single measure accounts for most of the gap between the two stacks. The reciprocal Section 122 charge is the most volatile element of this comparison, set to expire and therefore worth modelling in both states. Because the MPF and HMF ($49.74 combined) track customs value rather than origin, they wash out of the comparison entirely. The arithmetic difference between the stacks is $2,637.50 per $10,000 entry, all of it in the duty layers since the processing fees are origin-blind. A $25,000 order therefore differs by about $6,594, and a $100,000 year by roughly $26,375. At order level, $25,000 of goods carries roughly $6,594 more duty from China than from Mexico.
Classified in HTS chapter 9503, 9504, toys & games spans products like Action figures, Dolls, Board games, and LEGO-style bricks. The US imports toys & games at scale, so the origin mix for this category is unusually sensitive to tariff policy. China, in Asia-Pacific, ships the US mainly consumer electronics, computers servers, and clothing garments. China has no agreement to soften the stack, so its toys & games carries the full column-1 plus surcharge load. Mexico, in North America, ships the US mainly passenger vehicles, auto parts components, and consumer electronics. Under USMCA, Mexico-origin toys & games that meets the rules of origin can clear duty-free entirely — a decisive edge where qualification holds. Moving between Asia-Pacific and North America changes more than duty, so treat the tariff saving as one input among several. Mexico is surfaced as a credible alternative, not just the cheapest line — it is among the origins a US buyer of toys & games could realistically qualify. Sourcing diversification has shifted from resilience theatre to margin necessity, and a documented second source like Mexico is how buyers act on it.
Anchor your own volume to these tiers: $13,188 at $50,000, $65,938 at $250,000, $263,750 at $1,000,000, and about $26,375 at $100,000. 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. Read the $26,375 as a transition budget — if re-sourcing to Mexico costs less than the annual saving, it pays back inside a year. Diligence on Mexico is commercial, not regulatory: supplier capacity, MOQ, tooling and re-qualification cost — the duty advantage itself is already settled above. Lock the comparison to a quote date; a surcharge added or lifted can change the ranking between negotiation and purchase order. Use the Tariff Savings Finder to test your real numbers and see alternatives beyond Mexico. One origin still carries the Section 122 surcharge, due to expire mid-2026; the ranking can shift once it lapses.
At $100,000 of annual import value, switching from China to Mexico saves an estimated $26,375 in duties and fees, because the effective tariff rate falls from 35% to 10%. 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.
Mexico-origin toys & games is assessed a 0% Most-Favoured-Nation base duty and a 10% Section 122 reciprocal surcharge, for an effective 10% duty rate before the Merchandise Processing Fee ($36.55) and Harbor Maintenance Fee ($13.19).
China carries an effective 35% rate versus 10% for Mexico. The gap is driven mainly by the 25% Section 301 surcharge that applies to Chinese-origin goods and stacks on top of every other layer.
Possibly. One of these origins currently carries the Section 122 reciprocal surcharge, which is scheduled to expire in mid-2026. The Tariff Savings Finder lets you toggle a post-expiry view to see whether the ranking shifts once that surcharge is removed.
Tariff rates from Tax Foundation, USITC, and Penn Wharton Budget Model. Last verified May 13, 2026.
