Tariff Monitor

U.S. Imports of Powered hand tools From Germany

In 2025, U.S. importers brought in $467.4M of powered hand tools from Germany, paying an effective tariff rate of 10.69%. That makes Germany the 4th-largest named source of this family, at 7.1% of tracked powered hand tools imports. The family-wide effective rate is 13.76%, so Germany's goods pay 3.1 points less than average. Freight and insurance add 1.18% on top of customs value. Tracked-family figures are a floor on total bilateral trade, from USITC DataWeb data.

The current reading

  • Import value: $467.4M of powered hand tools from Germany in 2025, customs value.
  • Effective tariff rate: 10.69%, calculated duties ÷ customs value, 3.1 points below the 13.76% family average.
  • Share of the family: 7.1%, #4 named source of powered hand tools.
  • Freight and insurance: 1.18% of customs value, on top of the duty.
  • History depth: 12 years of annual named-source boards.

Frequently asked questions

  • What tariff does the U.S. charge on powered hand tools from Germany? In 2025, powered hand tools imported from Germany paid an effective tariff rate of 10.69%, calculated as duties collected divided by customs value, which captures Section 301/232 overlays and program use that statutory rates miss.
  • How much powered hand tools does the U.S. import from Germany? The U.S. imported $467.4M of powered hand tools from Germany in 2025, 7.1% of the tracked powered hand tools it imports, ranking Germany the 4th-largest named source. The chart above traces the full history.
  • What does freight add on powered hand tools from Germany? Cost, insurance, and freight ran 1.18% of customs value on powered hand 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.