Tariff Monitor

Tariffs on Imports From Brazil

In 2025, U.S. importers brought in $390.8M of goods from Brazil across the 11 manufacturing families MFG Calcs tracks, paying an effective tariff rate of 11.24%, up from 0.48% the year before. Brazil's largest tracked categories: copper semi-finished products, steel flat-rolled products, foundry and rolling equipment. Tracked-family totals are a floor on total bilateral trade, from USITC DataWeb data.

The current reading

  • Tracked imports from Brazil: $390.8M in 2025 across 11 manufacturing families, a floor on total bilateral trade.
  • Effective tariff rate paid: 11.24% (0.48% the year before), calculated duties ÷ customs value.
  • History depth: 12 years of annual named-source boards.

Largest tracked families from Brazil

  • Copper semi-finished products
  • Steel flat-rolled products
  • Foundry and rolling equipment
  • Steel bar, rod, and wire
  • Steel pipe and tube

Frequently asked questions

  • How much does the U.S. import from Brazil? Across the 11 manufacturing material and equipment families MFG Calcs tracks, U.S. imports from Brazil totaled $390.8M in customs value in 2025. That is a floor on total bilateral trade. It counts only the tracked families where Brazil ranks among the largest named sources.
  • What tariff rate do imports from Brazil actually pay? In 2025, imports from Brazil paid an effective rate of 11.24% 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 0.48%.
  • What does the U.S. import most from Brazil? Among tracked manufacturing families, Brazil's largest recent categories are copper semi-finished products, steel flat-rolled products, foundry and rolling equipment, steel bar, rod, and wire. Each has its own live rate page linked below.
  • Is the tariff burden on Brazil rising or falling? Rising: the effective rate on tracked imports from Brazil moved +10.8 points year over year to 11.24% 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 2026-05-12.