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Steel pipe and tube: Landed Cost by Source Country

Which country is cheapest to import steel pipe and tube from? Canada carries the lowest duty-plus-freight load (22.5% uplift from $1.85/kg landed), Taiwan the highest (48.99%). Every named source ranked, from USITC DataWeb. Free.

The short answer

  • The cheapest place to source steel pipe and tube is Canada, where duty (20.65%) plus freight (1.53%) add 22.5% to the pre-tariff price ($1.85/kg landed). Taiwan is the most expensive named source at a 48.99% uplift, a 26.49-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 ($1.51/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. Canada: 22.5% loaded (duty 20.65%, freight 1.53%), $1.85/kg landed, CAD trending dearer
  • 2. Italy: 23.62% loaded (duty 17.06%, freight 5.6%), $1.86/kg landed, EUR trending flat
  • 3. Mexico: 26.77% loaded (duty 23.22%, freight 2.88%), $1.91/kg landed, MXN trending cheaper
  • 4. Japan: 27.18% loaded (duty 20.12%, freight 5.88%), $1.92/kg landed, JPY trending flat
  • 5. Germany: 33.28% loaded (duty 23.04%, freight 8.32%), $2.01/kg landed, EUR trending flat
  • 6. Turkey: 34.53% loaded (duty 30.66%, freight 2.96%), $2.03/kg landed
  • 7. South Korea: 35.92% loaded (duty 25.49%, freight 8.31%), $2.05/kg landed
  • 8. Austria: 37.17% loaded (duty 30.28%, freight 5.29%), $2.07/kg landed, EUR trending flat
  • 9. India: 42.23% loaded (duty 27.8%, freight 11.29%), $2.14/kg landed
  • 10. Taiwan: 48.99% loaded (duty 34.92%, freight 10.43%), $2.24/kg landed

Sourcing concentration

  • South Korea is the largest source at 16.2% of named imports; by the Herfindahl index (710) this family is diversified.

Frequently asked questions

  • What is the cheapest country to import steel pipe and tube from? Canada. Its effective duty of 20.65% and freight of 1.53% add 22.5% to the pre-tariff price, the lowest combined load of any named source, for a landed cost of about $1.85/kg.
  • How is the landed cost calculated? Landed cost = the family's average import unit price ($1.51/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 steel pipe and tube? South Korea is the largest source at 16.2% of named imports. By the Herfindahl index (710), 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.