How much does the U.S. import from Afghanistan?

across the 16 manufacturing material and equipment families MFG Calcs tracks, U.S. imports from Afghanistan totaled $161K in customs value in 2025. That is a floor on total bilateral trade. It excludes manufacturing products outside the tracked family universe.

What effective calculated-duty rate is observed for imports from Afghanistan?

In 2025, imports from Afghanistan had an effective calculated-duty rate of 10.66% across tracked families. The rate is reported Calculated Duties divided by the customs value covered by those duty observations, which reflects the combined product, origin, preference and tariff mix in USITC's statistics. A year earlier the rate was 2.04%.

Is the tariff burden on Afghanistan rising or falling?

Rising: the effective rate on tracked imports from Afghanistan moved +8.6 points year over year to 10.66% in 2025. Monthly family-level detail is on each linked family page.

Tariff Monitor

Tariffs on Imports From Afghanistan

In 2025, U.S. importers brought in $161K of goods from Afghanistan across 16 manufacturing families MFG Calcs tracks, carrying an effective calculated-duty rate of 10.66%, up from 2.04% the year before. Afghanistan's largest tracked categories: switchgear, connectors, and controls, iron and steel castings and articles, lifting and handling equipment. Tracked-family totals are a floor on total bilateral trade, from USITC DataWeb data.

The current reading

Tracked imports from Afghanistan: $161K in 2025 across 16 manufacturing families, a floor on total bilateral trade.
Observed effective calculated-duty rate: 10.66% (2.04% the year before), reported Calculated Duties ÷ covered customs value.
History depth: 2 years of annual named-source boards.

Largest tracked families from Afghanistan

Switchgear, connectors, and controls
Iron and steel castings and articles
Lifting and handling equipment
Insulated wire and cable
Turbines and fluid-power drives

Frequently asked questions

How much does the U.S. import from Afghanistan? across the 16 manufacturing material and equipment families MFG Calcs tracks, U.S. imports from Afghanistan totaled $161K in customs value in 2025. That is a floor on total bilateral trade. It excludes manufacturing products outside the tracked family universe.
What effective calculated-duty rate is observed for imports from Afghanistan? In 2025, imports from Afghanistan had an effective calculated-duty rate of 10.66% across tracked families. The rate is reported Calculated Duties divided by the customs value covered by those duty observations, which reflects the combined product, origin, preference and tariff mix in USITC's statistics. A year earlier the rate was 2.04%.
What does the U.S. import most from Afghanistan? Among tracked manufacturing families, Afghanistan's largest recent categories are switchgear, connectors, and controls, iron and steel castings and articles, lifting and handling equipment, insulated wire and cable. Each has its own live rate page linked below.
Is the tariff burden on Afghanistan rising or falling? Rising: the effective rate on tracked imports from Afghanistan moved +8.6 points year over year to 10.66% in 2025. Monthly family-level detail is on each linked family page.

About this data

Reference statistics derived from USITC published data. Not a customs ruling. MFN-Free and Special-rate fields describe statutory line coverage only; final entry liability requires origin, date, eligibility, exclusions and other transaction facts. Calculated Duties are statistical estimates, not a cash-collections ledger. Confirm classification, origin, program eligibility, and final entry liability with a licensed customs broker.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05.