Tariff Monitor
Tariffs on Imports From Australia
In 2025, U.S. importers brought in $108.8M of goods from Australia across the 2 manufacturing families MFG Calcs tracks, paying an effective tariff rate of 5.02%, up from 0.01% the year before. Australia's largest tracked categories: steel flat-rolled products, nickel and nickel alloys. Tracked-family totals are a floor on total bilateral trade, from USITC DataWeb data.
The current reading
- Tracked imports from Australia: $108.8M in 2025 across 2 manufacturing families, a floor on total bilateral trade.
- Effective tariff rate paid: 5.02% (0.01% the year before), calculated duties ÷ customs value.
- History depth: 12 years of annual named-source boards.
Largest tracked families from Australia
- Steel flat-rolled products
- Nickel and nickel alloys
Frequently asked questions
- How much does the U.S. import from Australia? Across the 2 manufacturing material and equipment families MFG Calcs tracks, U.S. imports from Australia totaled $108.8M in customs value in 2025. That is a floor on total bilateral trade. It counts only the tracked families where Australia ranks among the largest named sources.
- What tariff rate do imports from Australia actually pay? In 2025, imports from Australia paid an effective rate of 5.02% across tracked families. The rate is calculated duties divided by customs value, which captures Section 301/232 overlays, exclusions, and trade-program use that statutory rates cannot. A year earlier the rate was 0.01%.
- What does the U.S. import most from Australia? Among tracked manufacturing families, Australia's largest recent categories are steel flat-rolled products, nickel and nickel alloys. Each has its own live rate page linked below.
- Is the tariff burden on Australia rising or falling? Rising: the effective rate on tracked imports from Australia moved +5 points year over year to 5.02% 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; verify rates with a licensed customs broker before relying on them.
Last reviewed 2026-08-25.