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

Across the 36 manufacturing material and equipment families MFG Calcs tracks, U.S. imports from India totaled $12.0B in customs value in 2025. That is a floor on total bilateral trade. It counts only the tracked families where India ranks among the largest named sources.

What tariff rate do imports from India actually pay?

In 2025, imports from India paid an effective rate of 20.11% across tracked families. The rate is calculated duties divided by customs value, which captures Section 301/232 overlays, exclusions, and trade-program use that statutory rates cannot. A year earlier the rate was 2.28%.

Is the tariff burden on India rising or falling?

Rising: the effective rate on tracked imports from India moved +17.8 points year over year to 20.11% in 2025. Monthly family-level detail is on each linked family page.

Tariff Monitor

Tariffs on Imports From India

In 2025, U.S. importers brought in $12.0B of goods from India across the 36 manufacturing families MFG Calcs tracks, paying an effective tariff rate of 20.11%, up from 2.28% the year before. India's largest tracked categories: gears and power transmission, transformers and power supplies, switchgear, connectors, and controls. Tracked-family totals are a floor on total bilateral trade, from USITC DataWeb data.

The current reading

Tracked imports from India: $12.0B in 2025 across 36 manufacturing families, a floor on total bilateral trade.
Effective tariff rate paid: 20.11% (2.28% the year before), calculated duties ÷ customs value.
History depth: 12 years of annual named-source boards.

Largest tracked families from India

Gears and power transmission
Transformers and power supplies
Switchgear, connectors, and controls
Turbines and fluid-power drives
Insulated wire and cable

Frequently asked questions

How much does the U.S. import from India? Across the 36 manufacturing material and equipment families MFG Calcs tracks, U.S. imports from India totaled $12.0B in customs value in 2025. That is a floor on total bilateral trade. It counts only the tracked families where India ranks among the largest named sources.
What tariff rate do imports from India actually pay? In 2025, imports from India paid an effective rate of 20.11% across tracked families. The rate is calculated duties divided by customs value, which captures Section 301/232 overlays, exclusions, and trade-program use that statutory rates cannot. A year earlier the rate was 2.28%.
What does the U.S. import most from India? Among tracked manufacturing families, India's largest recent categories are gears and power transmission, transformers and power supplies, switchgear, connectors, and controls, turbines and fluid-power drives. Each has its own live rate page linked below.
Is the tariff burden on India rising or falling? Rising: the effective rate on tracked imports from India moved +17.8 points year over year to 20.11% 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; verify rates with a licensed customs broker before relying on them.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.