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Rubber materials and products: Landed Cost by Source Country

Which country is cheapest to import rubber materials and products from? Mexico carries the lowest duty-plus-freight load (2.89% uplift from $0.659/kg landed), China the highest (57.89%). Every named source ranked, from USITC DataWeb. Free.

The short answer

  • The cheapest place to source rubber materials and products is Mexico, where duty (1.81%) plus freight (1.06%) add 2.89% to the pre-tariff price ($0.659/kg landed). China is the most expensive named source at a 57.89% uplift, a 55-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.
  • The dollar landed cost scales this family's average import unit price ($0.64/kg) by each lane's uplift, so lanes differ by their own duty and freight.
  • 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. Mexico: 2.89% loaded (duty 1.81%, freight 1.06%), $0.659/kg landed, MXN trending cheaper
  • 2. Canada: 4.16% loaded (duty 1.94%, freight 2.18%), $0.667/kg landed, CAD trending dearer
  • 3. France: 13.02% loaded (duty 8.6%, freight 4.07%), $0.723/kg landed, EUR trending flat
  • 4. Germany: 13.72% loaded (duty 9.67%, freight 3.69%), $0.728/kg landed, EUR trending flat
  • 5. Japan: 14.37% loaded (duty 9.37%, freight 4.57%), $0.732/kg landed, JPY trending flat
  • 6. South Korea: 16.12% loaded (duty 7.19%, freight 8.33%), $0.743/kg landed
  • 7. Thailand: 17.42% loaded (duty 10.6%, freight 6.17%), $0.752/kg landed
  • 8. Taiwan: 18.6% loaded (duty 11.93%, freight 5.96%), $0.759/kg landed
  • 9. India: 26.6% loaded (duty 18.48%, freight 6.85%), $0.81/kg landed
  • 10. China: 57.89% loaded (duty 45.37%, freight 8.61%), $1.01/kg landed, CNY trending flat

Sourcing concentration

  • Mexico is the largest source at 25.6% of named imports; by the Herfindahl index (1030) this family is diversified.

Frequently asked questions

  • What is the cheapest country to import rubber materials and products from? Mexico. Its effective duty of 1.81% and freight of 1.06% add 2.89% to the pre-tariff price, the lowest combined load of any named source, for a landed cost of about $0.659/kg.
  • How is the landed cost calculated? Landed cost = the family's average import unit price ($0.64/kg) times each lane's duty-plus-freight uplift. Because the base price is the family average, lanes differ by their own real duty and freight from USITC DataWeb, so the ranking is genuine even though a per-country price is not yet published.
  • How concentrated is sourcing of rubber materials and products? Mexico is the largest source at 25.6% of named imports. By the Herfindahl index (1030), this family is diversified. 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.