What tariff does the U.S. charge on steel bar, rod, and wire from China?

In 2025, USITC reported an effective calculated-duty rate of 60.62% for steel bar, rod, and wire imported from China, calculated as reported Calculated Duties divided by covered customs value. It reflects the observed entry mix but does not identify the legal cause of the rate or determine an entry-specific duty.

How much steel bar, rod, and wire does the U.S. import from China?

The U.S. imported $84.6M of steel bar, rod, and wire from China in 2025, 2.9% of the tracked steel bar, rod, and wire it imports, ranking China the 10th-largest named source. The chart above traces the retained reported years; a year with no retained source row is unknown, not zero.

What does freight add on steel bar, rod, and wire from China?

Cost, insurance, and freight ran 17.01% of customs value on steel bar, rod, and wire from China in 2025. That is an additional import burden alongside the reported effective calculated-duty rate; a country-specific invoice price is still required for a comparable landed unit cost.

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U.S. Imports of Steel bar, rod, and wire From China

In 2025, U.S. importers brought in $84.6M of steel bar, rod, and wire from China; USITC reported an effective calculated-duty rate of 60.62% for that flow. That makes China the 10th-largest named source of this family, at 2.9% of tracked steel bar, rod, and wire imports. The family-wide effective calculated-duty rate is 22.09%, so China's observed rate is 38.5 points more than average. Freight and insurance add 17.01% on top of customs value. Tracked-family figures are a floor on total bilateral trade, from USITC DataWeb data.

The current reading

Import value: $84.6M of steel bar, rod, and wire from China in 2025, customs value.
Observed effective calculated-duty rate: 60.62%, reported Calculated Duties ÷ covered customs value, 38.5 points above the 22.09% family average.
Share of the family: 2.9%, #10 named source of steel bar, rod, and wire.
Reported freight and insurance: 17.01% of customs value, shown alongside the effective calculated-duty rate.
History depth: 12 years of annual named-source boards.

Frequently asked questions

What tariff does the U.S. charge on steel bar, rod, and wire from China? In 2025, USITC reported an effective calculated-duty rate of 60.62% for steel bar, rod, and wire imported from China, calculated as reported Calculated Duties divided by covered customs value. It reflects the observed entry mix but does not identify the legal cause of the rate or determine an entry-specific duty.
How much steel bar, rod, and wire does the U.S. import from China? The U.S. imported $84.6M of steel bar, rod, and wire from China in 2025, 2.9% of the tracked steel bar, rod, and wire it imports, ranking China the 10th-largest named source. The chart above traces the retained reported years; a year with no retained source row is unknown, not zero.
What does freight add on steel bar, rod, and wire from China? Cost, insurance, and freight ran 17.01% of customs value on steel bar, rod, and wire from China in 2025. That is an additional import burden alongside the reported effective calculated-duty rate; a country-specific invoice price is still required for a comparable landed unit cost.

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 2026-08-31.