Yes. Apparel, leather goods, and footwear from Romania are frequently classified under HTS chapters 42 and 61–64, which carry some of the highest ad-valorem (percentage-of-value) rates in the entire US tariff schedule — several silk and wool categories exceed 25%, above even the 15% all-inclusive ceiling this calculator uses as a starting estimate under the US-EU trade framework in effect since Sept 1, 2025. The exact rate depends on fiber content, construction method, and whether the item is classified as apparel versus an accessory, so confirm the precise HTS subheading before quoting a landed cost on a luxury shipment.

Food, beverage, and agricultural shipments from Romania — olive oil, wine, cheese, packaged foods, and similar categories — require FDA Prior Notice submitted electronically before the shipment arrives, in addition to standard CBP customs entry. Prior Notice must include the product description, manufacturer and shipper information, anticipated arrival details, and FDA product codes; it is separate from and does not replace the commercial customs entry itself. Missing or incomplete Prior Notice can trigger automatic refusal at the port of entry regardless of whether duty has been paid, so it needs to be filed on its own timeline (generally as early as 15 days and no later than a few hours before arrival, depending on mode of transport) rather than bundled with the customs paperwork.

The $800 duty-free threshold that used to let low-value Romania shipments skip customs duty entirely was suspended for every country by the end of August 2025 and written directly into federal regulation (19 CFR 10.151 and 19 CFR 145.31) effective June 24, 2026. That means small parcel and DTC shipments from Romania that previously cleared duty-free now require a real customs entry and full duty payment, which changes the unit economics of low-value e-commerce fulfillment models built around the old exemption. A permanent statutory elimination under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act locks this in from July 1, 2027 regardless of any future regulatory changes, so treat the exemption as gone rather than temporarily suspended when modeling costs.

Romania is a Column 1 / MFN trading partner, which is the default US tariff treatment rather than a preference program you have to apply for — there is no certificate of origin or eligibility filing required to claim it. The standard documentation is the same as any formal or informal entry: a commercial invoice showing the transaction value, a packing list, a bill of lading or air waybill, and the HTS classification supporting the declared duty rate. Because MFN is the default, the classification itself is what determines the rate; there's no separate "MFN declaration" form, so the compliance work is really about getting the HTS code and customs value right rather than proving program eligibility.