What is the cheapest country to import internal combustion engines from?

Canada. Its effective duty of 2.71% and freight of 0.32% add 3.04% to the pre-tariff price, the lowest combined load of any named source.

Why is there no dollar landed cost for internal combustion engines?

This family's lines report mixed units of quantity, so DataWeb cannot publish one implied unit price for it. We rank lanes by the real duty-plus-freight uplift instead, which is the honest comparison until a per-family unit price lands.

How concentrated is sourcing of internal combustion engines?

Mexico is the largest source at 35.9% of named imports. By the Herfindahl index (1780), this family is moderately concentrated. A concentrated map means fewer places to move volume if one lane's duty jumps.

Sourcing Signal

Internal combustion engines: Landed Cost by Source Country

Which country is cheapest to import internal combustion engines from? Canada carries the lowest duty-plus-freight load (3.04% uplift), China the highest (62.9%). Every named source ranked, from USITC DataWeb. Free.

The short answer

The cheapest place to source internal combustion engines is Canada, where duty (2.71%) plus freight (0.32%) add 3.04% to the pre-tariff price. China is the most expensive named source at a 62.9% uplift, a 59.86-point spread across lanes.

How to read this

Each source country's rank comes from its own real effective duty and freight share (USITC DataWeb), combined as (1 + duty) x (1 + freight). Lower is a cheaper lane.
This family reports mixed units, so there is no single dollar unit price; lanes are ranked by the duty-plus-freight uplift only.
The FX tag is a short-window cost direction from the currency's recent drift, not a dollar recompute.

Every source country ranked, cheapest first

1. Canada: 3.04% loaded (duty 2.71%, freight 0.32%), CAD trending dearer
2. Mexico: 9.76% loaded (duty 9.31%, freight 0.41%), MXN trending cheaper
3. United Kingdom: 13.19% loaded (duty 11.61%, freight 1.42%)
4. South Korea: 13.39% loaded (duty 7.59%, freight 5.39%)
5. Italy: 15.9% loaded (duty 12.92%, freight 2.64%), EUR trending flat
6. Japan: 16.86% loaded (duty 13.7%, freight 2.78%), JPY trending flat
7. Germany: 17.17% loaded (duty 14.32%, freight 2.49%), EUR trending flat
8. Austria: 18.25% loaded (duty 16.63%, freight 1.39%), EUR trending flat
9. India: 22.34% loaded (duty 17.77%, freight 3.88%)
10. China: 62.9% loaded (duty 54%, freight 5.78%), CNY trending flat

Sourcing concentration

Mexico is the largest source at 35.9% of named imports; by the Herfindahl index (1780) this family is moderately concentrated.

Frequently asked questions

What is the cheapest country to import internal combustion engines from? Canada. Its effective duty of 2.71% and freight of 0.32% add 3.04% to the pre-tariff price, the lowest combined load of any named source.
Why is there no dollar landed cost for internal combustion engines? This family's lines report mixed units of quantity, so DataWeb cannot publish one implied unit price for it. We rank lanes by the real duty-plus-freight uplift instead, which is the honest comparison until a per-family unit price lands.
How concentrated is sourcing of internal combustion engines? Mexico is the largest source at 35.9% of named imports. By the Herfindahl index (1780), this family is moderately concentrated. A concentrated map means fewer places to move volume if one lane's duty jumps.

About this data

A sourcing-comparison indicator, not a customs quote. Lane ranking uses each country's real effective duty and freight share from USITC DataWeb; a dollar landed cost, where shown, scales the family's average import unit price and does not price a specific shipment. FX is a short-window cost direction, not a currency recompute. Confirm classification and duty with a licensed broker before you buy.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.