Tariff Monitor

U.S. Imports of Metal-cutting machine tools From Germany

In 2025, U.S. importers brought in $954.3M of metal-cutting machine tools from Germany, paying an effective tariff rate of 8.3%. That makes Germany the 2nd-largest named source of this family, at 22% of tracked metal-cutting machine tools imports. The family-wide effective rate is 9.45%, so Germany's goods pay 1.1 points less than average. Freight and insurance add 1.56% on top of customs value. Tracked-family figures are a floor on total bilateral trade, from USITC DataWeb data.

The current reading

  • Import value: $954.3M of metal-cutting machine tools from Germany in 2025, customs value.
  • Effective tariff rate: 8.3%, calculated duties ÷ customs value, 1.1 points below the 9.45% family average.
  • Share of the family: 22%, #2 named source of metal-cutting machine tools.
  • Freight and insurance: 1.56% of customs value, on top of the duty.
  • History depth: 6 years of annual named-source boards.

Frequently asked questions

  • What tariff does the U.S. charge on metal-cutting machine tools from Germany? In 2025, metal-cutting machine tools imported from Germany paid an effective tariff rate of 8.3%, calculated as duties collected divided by customs value, which captures Section 301/232 overlays and program use that statutory rates miss.
  • How much metal-cutting machine tools does the U.S. import from Germany? The U.S. imported $954.3M of metal-cutting machine tools from Germany in 2025, 22% of the tracked metal-cutting machine tools it imports, ranking Germany the 2nd-largest named source. The chart above traces the full history.
  • What does freight add on metal-cutting machine tools from Germany? Cost, insurance, and freight ran 1.56% of customs value on metal-cutting machine tools from Germany in 2025. That stacks on the duty, so the landed cost runs higher than the effective rate alone implies.

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.