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

U.S. imports from Australia totaled $893.7M in customs value in 2025, across the 57 manufacturing material and equipment families MFG Calcs tracks. 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 Australia?

In 2025, imports from Australia had an effective calculated-duty rate of 9.64% 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 0.36%.

Is the tariff burden on Australia rising or falling?

Rising: the effective rate on tracked imports from Australia moved +9.3 points year over year to 9.64% in 2025. Monthly family-level detail is on each linked family page.

Tariff Monitor

Tariffs on Imports From Australia

In 2025, U.S. importers brought in $893.7M of goods from Australia across 57 manufacturing families MFG Calcs tracks, carrying an effective calculated-duty rate of 9.64%, up from 0.36% the year before. Australia's largest tracked categories: steel flat-rolled products, nickel and nickel alloys, robots and automated machinery. Tracked-family totals are a floor on total bilateral trade, from USITC DataWeb data.

The current reading

Tracked imports from Australia: $893.7M in 2025 across 57 manufacturing families, a floor on total bilateral trade.
Observed effective calculated-duty rate: 9.64% (0.36% the year before), reported Calculated Duties ÷ covered customs value.
History depth: 12 years of annual named-source boards.

Largest tracked families from Australia

Steel flat-rolled products
Nickel and nickel alloys
Robots and automated machinery
Switchgear, connectors, and controls
Filtering and separation equipment

Frequently asked questions

How much does the U.S. import from Australia? U.S. imports from Australia totaled $893.7M in customs value in 2025, across the 57 manufacturing material and equipment families MFG Calcs tracks. 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 Australia? In 2025, imports from Australia had an effective calculated-duty rate of 9.64% 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 0.36%.
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, robots and automated machinery, switchgear, connectors, and controls. 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 +9.3 points year over year to 9.64% 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 2026-10-01.