Can two cars of one model clear differently?

Yes, and it happens often. Manufacturers run one nameplate on lines on different continents, so a Acura can qualify for 0% while its twin from the same model year pays 10%. That is exactly why every VIN is checked on its own.

Does every Acura from the USA get zero duty?

No. The zero rate covers cars finally assembled in the States, and Acura is built in several countries at once. Two cars of the same model can carry different rates, so the answer only comes from the plant country read off the VIN.

How do you know where my Acura was assembled?

From the production data tied to the VIN, which carries the country and city of the plant. You type in the number, we read the plant and compare it with the condition for the preference. That beats the first character of the VIN, which points only to the manufacturer's country.

What if the Acura was assembled in Mexico?

Then the car enters the EU at the standard 10% rather than 0%. Where you bought it makes no difference: a car won at a sale in the States but assembled in Mexico or Canada fails the origin condition and clears like any other import.

When did zero duty start applying?

The preference has run since 2026-07-01 under the EU–US Agreement on Reciprocal Trade. It covers passenger cars finally assembled in the United States; cars from plants in other countries continue to clear at 10%. Checking origin by VIN remains the necessary step before you count on a rate.

Acura from the USA — which models get 0% duty

There is no single rate for the Acura badge. Duty follows the plant that built the individual car: an American line means 0%, a line outside the States means 10%. VAT at 23% is charged on the value with duty added, so the gap reaches further than one line of the bill. The VIN of a single car decides.

Which Acura models are assembled in the USA?

Acura models split into two groups here: 68,008 cars carry an American assembly plant in their data, the rest a European, Mexican, Canadian or Asian one. Group one qualifies for 0% duty, group two for 10%. We take the assembly country from production data, not from the model name.

Model	Assembly countries	Status	Cars in our database
MDX	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	27,254
RDX	United States	Can be 0%	16,694
TL	Japan, United States	Depends on the car	15,690
TLX	United States	Can be 0%	11,639
TSX	Japan	No preference	10,240
ILX	United States	Can be 0%	7,255
Integra	Japan, United States	Depends on the car	3,452
RL	Japan	No preference	1,618
RSX	Japan	No preference	1,433
RLX	Japan	No preference	693
ZDX	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	537
CL	United States	Can be 0%	502
ADX	Mexico	No preference	218
Legend	Japan	No preference	114
NSX	Japan, United States	Depends on the car	27
Vigor	Japan	No preference	15
CSX	Canada	No preference	7
SLX	Japan	No preference	1

Models of “American” brands without zero duty

The zero rate is out of reach for Acura cars from plants outside the USA, even when an American dealer sold them and you bid on them at a sale in the States. The preference in force since 2026-07-01 looks at the place of final assembly, so 10% stands. The VIN shows it plainly.

Model	Assembly countries	Status	Cars in our database
TSX	Japan	No preference	10,240
RL	Japan	No preference	1,618
RSX	Japan	No preference	1,433
RLX	Japan	No preference	693
ADX	Mexico	No preference	218
Legend	Japan	No preference	114
Vigor	Japan	No preference	15
CSX	Canada	No preference	7
SLX	Japan	No preference	1

Made in USA • Tax 0%

How do you check a specific car?

Start with the first three characters of the VIN — on a US-assembled Acura that is most often 19U. It is a good hint rather than proof: the prefix describes the manufacturer and the country, while we reach for the record of the actual plant, so the answer covers this one car.

How much will you save?

The saving has two sources and both are percentages: 10% of duty disappears, and the 23% VAT base drops by exactly the line that was never added. On a Acura from a line outside the USA neither effect fires. The calculator shows both routes from the same inputs.

Work out the import cost

Zero-duty paperwork — our job

You put nothing together yourself. We check the origin of your Acura by VIN, prepare the clearance paperwork and see the case through. If the production data points to assembly outside the USA, we declare the car at 10% — no surprises when you come to collect it.

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