What Poland ships to the United States
Of the 300 largest U.S. import headings (four-digit HTS product groups), Poland is one of the top 15 suppliers on 73. Those headings were worth $3.75 billion in March–July 2026, 56.8% of all U.S. imports from Poland in the period.
The table groups those headings by HS chapter. Goods outside the 300 largest headings, and headings where Poland is not among the top 15 origins, count toward the total above but are not in the table.
| HS chapter | Value (March–July 2026) | Share of covered value | Largest headings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 Machinery, mechanical appliances and computers · shipping guide | $1.43 billion | 38.3% | 8411 Turbojets, turbopropellers and other gas turbines ($734 million); 8483 Transmission shafts and cranks ($187 million); 8481 Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances, for pipes ($120 million); 8407 Spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion ($95.3 million) |
| 85 Electrical machinery, electronics and parts · shipping guide | $541 million | 14.4% | 8544 Insulated wire, cable and other insulated electric conductors ($217 million); 8507 Electric storage batteries, including separators therefor ($149 million); 8525 Transmission apparatus for radio-broadcasting or television ($73.7 million); 8543 Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions ($47.6 million) |
| 87 Vehicles other than railway rolling stock · shipping guide | $250 million | 6.7% | 8708 Parts and accessories of motor vehicles ($225 million); 8714 Parts and accessories of vehicles of headings 8711 to 8713 ($25.1 million) |
| 94 Furniture, bedding, lamps and prefabricated buildings · shipping guide | $219 million | 5.8% | 9403 Other furniture and parts thereof ($149 million); 9401 Seats ($69.6 million) |
| 71 Pearls, precious stones, precious metals and jewelry · shipping guide | $211 million | 5.6% | 7106 Silver, unwrought or in semimanufactured forms ($189 million); 7112 Waste and scrap of precious metal ($18.9 million); 7118 Coin ($3.0 million) |
| 74 Copper and articles of copper · shipping guide | $203 million | 5.4% | 7403 Refined copper and copper alloys, unwrought ($203 million) |
| 90 Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments · shipping guide | $171 million | 4.6% | 9021 Orthopedic appliances, including crutches ($84.3 million); 9027 Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis ($48.3 million); 9032 Automatic regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus ($38.9 million) |
| 16 Preparations of meat and fish · shipping guide | $91.1 million | 2.4% | 1604 Prepared or preserved fish ($71.6 million); 1602 Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects ($19.5 million) |
Each heading code links to its U.S. import market page, showing every origin's share and effective duty rate. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade API, U.S. imports for consumption by HS10 and country of origin, public domain (work of the u.s. federal government); method as in our tariff-rates research.
Container ports in Poland
Which port your cargo leaves from depends on where the factory is and which carrier service it books on. Send us the pickup address and we'll route it. Each port below links to a page with its UN/LOCODE, function classifiers and the lanes that serve it.
Look up any seaport's UN/LOCODE in the port code finder, or an airport's IATA/ICAO code in the airport code finder.
U.S. import duties on goods from Poland
- Base rate (HTS Column 1). Your product's HTS classification sets it; the shipping route does not. Poland has no free trade agreement with the United States, so the general rate applies.How FTA claims work.
- Section 301 (forced labor). Poland is reported in the 10% tier of the Section 301 forced-labor action (in force from 2026-07-24), subject to its general and economy-specific exemption lists. Confirm the exempt tariff lines with your broker before pricing.
- Section 232 (applies whatever the origin). Steel, aluminum and copper pay duty on full customs value in annex tiers of 50%, 25% and 15% since 2026-04-06. Vehicles and parts, lumber and furniture, trucks, semiconductors and drones fall under their own proclamations. Dated entries are on the tariff updates tracker.
- IEEPA and Section 122: no longer in force. The IEEPA tariffs ended on 2026-02-24 after the Supreme Court decision of 2026-02-20, with refunds ordered; the Section 122 surcharge that replaced them expired on 2026-07-24. Neither applies to entries filed now.
- Fees on top of duty. The merchandise processing fee (MPF) and, for ocean cargo, the harbor maintenance fee (HMF).
Estimate the total for your HTS code with Poland as origin in the tariff simulator. No code yet? Find it in the HTS code finder. The tariff facts above carry the dates shown on the tracker; confirm with your broker before you price.
U.S. import duty pages for goods from Poland
Worked duty pages for the highest-value tariff lines imported from Poland: the Column 1 rate, every Chapter 99 line and a $10,000 example.
Rates are our tariff engine's total for a commercial entry today. Open a page for the duty lines behind a rate and how it changed by entry date, browse all import duty pages, or price your own shipment.
Transit time from Poland to the USA
Airlift has not published a planning range from Poland to the USA, so this page does not quote one. Ask for the current sailing when you request a quote, or search live sailings for any port pair.
Documents for shipping from Poland to the USA
In Poland, the EU export declaration is lodged electronically through the Automated Export System (AES) with the customs office of export before the goods leave the EU (European Commission — What is exportation); your forwarder or customs agent at origin files it. On the U.S. side, every ocean import needs the same documents, whatever the origin:
- Importer Security Filing (ISF, "10+2"). Required by CBP for cargo arriving by vessel, filed before the container is laden; Airlift files it in-house. Details · glossary · CBP — Importer Security Filing (10+2)
- Customs bond. A continuous or single-entry bond in the importer's name, arranged through the customs broker before the entry is filed. Details
- Commercial invoice. Seller, buyer, terms of sale, a full description and value per line, and the country of origin; the entry is built on it. Details
- Packing list. Marks, package count, weights and dimensions per package, matching the invoice and the bill of lading. · glossary
Airlift's customs clearance service covers document review, HTS classification support, ISF and entry coordination through our licensed broker network at the port of entry. Not enough cargo to fill a container? See LCL ocean freight.
Shipping from Poland to the USA: FAQs
In the Census sample for March–July 2026, U.S. imports for consumption from Poland totaled $6.60 billion. Among the 300 largest U.S. import headings, the biggest from Poland were machinery, mechanical appliances and computers; electrical machinery, electronics and parts; vehicles other than railway rolling stock. The table on this page lists the headings with their values.
Other origin countries
See every origin by region in shipping to the USA by country of origin, or browse Airlift's shipping route guides.
Trade figures: U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade API, U.S. imports for consumption by HS10 and country of origin (March–July 2026, data pulled 2026-09-03), public domain (work of the u.s. federal government). Port codes: UNECE UN/LOCODE 2024-2. Tariff facts: the dated entries on the tariff updates tracker and the sources linked above. Reviewed September 2026.
Request a quote: shipping from Poland to the USA
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