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

among retained top-source rows across 53 tracked manufacturing family boards, U.S. imports from Germany totaled $39.2B in customs value in 2025. That is a floor on total bilateral trade. It includes only tracked family boards where Germany appears among the retained largest sources.

What effective calculated-duty rate is observed for imports from Germany?

In 2025, imports from Germany had an effective calculated-duty rate of 11.28% 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 1.56%.

Is the tariff burden on Germany rising or falling?

Rising: the effective rate on tracked imports from Germany moved +9.7 points year over year to 11.28% in 2025. Monthly family-level detail is on each linked family page.

Tariff Monitor

Tariffs on Imports From Germany

In 2025, U.S. importers brought in $39.2B of goods from Germany among retained top-source rows across 53 tracked family boards, carrying an effective calculated-duty rate of 11.28%, up from 1.56% the year before. Germany's largest tracked categories: turbines and fluid-power drives, robots and automated machinery, switchgear, connectors, and controls. Tracked-family totals are a floor on total bilateral trade, from USITC DataWeb data.

The current reading

Tracked imports from Germany: $39.2B in 2025 across 53 manufacturing families, a floor on total bilateral trade.
Observed effective calculated-duty rate: 11.28% (1.56% the year before), reported Calculated Duties ÷ covered customs value.
History depth: 12 years of annual named-source boards.

Largest tracked families from Germany

Turbines and fluid-power drives
Robots and automated machinery
Switchgear, connectors, and controls
Internal combustion engines
Lifting and handling equipment

Frequently asked questions

How much does the U.S. import from Germany? among retained top-source rows across 53 tracked manufacturing family boards, U.S. imports from Germany totaled $39.2B in customs value in 2025. That is a floor on total bilateral trade. It includes only tracked family boards where Germany appears among the retained largest sources.
What effective calculated-duty rate is observed for imports from Germany? In 2025, imports from Germany had an effective calculated-duty rate of 11.28% 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 1.56%.
What does the U.S. import most from Germany? Among tracked manufacturing families, Germany's largest recent categories are turbines and fluid-power drives, robots and automated machinery, switchgear, connectors, and controls, internal combustion engines. Each has its own live rate page linked below.
Is the tariff burden on Germany rising or falling? Rising: the effective rate on tracked imports from Germany moved +9.7 points year over year to 11.28% 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 2026-08-31.