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

Across the 56 manufacturing material and equipment families MFG Calcs tracks, U.S. imports from China totaled $58.2B in customs value in 2025. That is a floor on total bilateral trade. It counts only the tracked families where China ranks among the largest named sources.

What tariff rate do imports from China actually pay?

In 2025, imports from China paid an effective rate of 42.17% 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 18.02%.

Is the tariff burden on China rising or falling?

Rising: the effective rate on tracked imports from China moved +24.2 points year over year to 42.17% in 2025. Monthly family-level detail is on each linked family page.

Tariff Monitor

Tariffs on Imports From China

In 2025, U.S. importers brought in $58.2B of goods from China across the 56 manufacturing families MFG Calcs tracks, paying an effective tariff rate of 42.17%, up from 18.02% the year before. China's largest tracked categories: batteries and storage cells, insulated wire and cable, switchgear, connectors, and controls. Tracked-family totals are a floor on total bilateral trade, from USITC DataWeb data.

The current reading

Tracked imports from China: $58.2B in 2025 across 56 manufacturing families, a floor on total bilateral trade.
Effective tariff rate paid: 42.17% (18.02% the year before), calculated duties ÷ customs value.
History depth: 12 years of annual named-source boards.

Largest tracked families from China

Batteries and storage cells
Insulated wire and cable
Switchgear, connectors, and controls
Transformers and power supplies
Valves and fluid controls

Frequently asked questions

How much does the U.S. import from China? Across the 56 manufacturing material and equipment families MFG Calcs tracks, U.S. imports from China totaled $58.2B in customs value in 2025. That is a floor on total bilateral trade. It counts only the tracked families where China ranks among the largest named sources.
What tariff rate do imports from China actually pay? In 2025, imports from China paid an effective rate of 42.17% 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 18.02%.
What does the U.S. import most from China? Among tracked manufacturing families, China's largest recent categories are batteries and storage cells, insulated wire and cable, switchgear, connectors, and controls, transformers and power supplies. Each has its own live rate page linked below.
Is the tariff burden on China rising or falling? Rising: the effective rate on tracked imports from China moved +24.2 points year over year to 42.17% 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.