TRADE TARIFFS ON THE OUTDOOR INDUSTRY
Outdoor companies produce some of the most high-tech, innovative products in the world designed to enhance the outdoor experience. These are unique products, distinct from ready-made mass-market goods that often fall under the same categories in the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule. While the average import tariff is less than 2 percent, outdoor products face on an import tariff on average of about 14 percent and as high as 17.6 percent for a backpack, 32 percent for a polar fleece jacket and 37.5 percent for pair of hiking boots with a waterproof, breathable liner.