Tariff Monitor
U.S. Imports of Internal combustion engines From Germany
In 2025, U.S. importers brought in $2.1B of internal combustion engines from Germany; USITC reported an effective calculated-duty rate of 14.32% for that flow. That makes Germany the 4th-largest named source of this family, at 7.4% of tracked internal combustion engines imports. The family-wide effective calculated-duty rate is 12.59%, so Germany's observed rate is 1.7 points more than average. Freight and insurance add 2.49% on top of customs value. Tracked-family figures are a floor on total bilateral trade, from USITC DataWeb data.
The current reading
- Import value: $2.1B of internal combustion engines from Germany in 2025, customs value.
- Observed effective calculated-duty rate: 14.32%, reported Calculated Duties ÷ covered customs value, 1.7 points above the 12.59% family average.
- Share of the family: 7.4%, #4 named source of internal combustion engines.
- Reported freight and insurance: 2.49% 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 internal combustion engines from Germany? In 2025, USITC reported an effective calculated-duty rate of 14.32% for internal combustion engines imported from Germany, 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 internal combustion engines does the U.S. import from Germany? The U.S. imported $2.1B of internal combustion engines from Germany in 2025, 7.4% of the tracked internal combustion engines it imports, ranking Germany the 4th-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 internal combustion engines from Germany? Cost, insurance, and freight ran 2.49% of customs value on internal combustion engines from Germany 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.