Tariff Monitor

U.S. Imports of Hand tools From India

In 2025, U.S. importers brought in $144.9M of hand tools from India, paying an effective tariff rate of 22.3%. That makes India the 4th-largest named source of this family, at 5.4% of tracked hand tools imports. The family-wide effective rate is 24.8%, so India's goods pay 2.5 points less than average. Freight and insurance add 6.03% on top of customs value. Tracked-family figures are a floor on total bilateral trade, from USITC DataWeb data.

The current reading

  • Import value: $144.9M of hand tools from India in 2025, customs value.
  • Effective tariff rate: 22.3%, calculated duties ÷ customs value, 2.5 points below the 24.8% family average.
  • Share of the family: 5.4%, #4 named source of hand tools.
  • Freight and insurance: 6.03% 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 hand tools from India? In 2025, hand tools imported from India paid an effective tariff rate of 22.3%, calculated as duties collected divided by customs value, which captures Section 301/232 overlays and program use that statutory rates miss.
  • How much hand tools does the U.S. import from India? The U.S. imported $144.9M of hand tools from India in 2025, 5.4% of the tracked hand tools it imports, ranking India the 4th-largest named source. The chart above traces the full history.
  • What does freight add on hand tools from India? Cost, insurance, and freight ran 6.03% of customs value on hand tools from India 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.