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

Across the 56 manufacturing material and equipment families MFG Calcs tracks, U.S. imports from Japan totaled $42.9B in customs value in 2025. That is a floor on total bilateral trade. It counts only the tracked families where Japan ranks among the largest named sources.

What tariff rate do imports from Japan actually pay?

In 2025, imports from Japan paid an effective rate of 10.36% 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 1.34%.

Is the tariff burden on Japan rising or falling?

Rising: the effective rate on tracked imports from Japan moved +9 points year over year to 10.36% in 2025. Monthly family-level detail is on each linked family page.

Tariff Monitor

Tariffs on Imports From Japan

In 2025, U.S. importers brought in $42.9B of goods from Japan across the 56 manufacturing families MFG Calcs tracks, paying an effective tariff rate of 10.36%, up from 1.34% the year before. Japan's largest tracked categories: internal combustion engines, batteries and storage cells, semiconductor and display equipment. Tracked-family totals are a floor on total bilateral trade, from USITC DataWeb data.

The current reading

Tracked imports from Japan: $42.9B in 2025 across 56 manufacturing families, a floor on total bilateral trade.
Effective tariff rate paid: 10.36% (1.34% the year before), calculated duties ÷ customs value.
History depth: 12 years of annual named-source boards.

Largest tracked families from Japan

Internal combustion engines
Batteries and storage cells
Semiconductor and display equipment
Turbines and fluid-power drives
Electric motors and generators

Frequently asked questions

How much does the U.S. import from Japan? Across the 56 manufacturing material and equipment families MFG Calcs tracks, U.S. imports from Japan totaled $42.9B in customs value in 2025. That is a floor on total bilateral trade. It counts only the tracked families where Japan ranks among the largest named sources.
What tariff rate do imports from Japan actually pay? In 2025, imports from Japan paid an effective rate of 10.36% 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 1.34%.
What does the U.S. import most from Japan? Among tracked manufacturing families, Japan's largest recent categories are internal combustion engines, batteries and storage cells, semiconductor and display equipment, turbines and fluid-power drives. Each has its own live rate page linked below.
Is the tariff burden on Japan rising or falling? Rising: the effective rate on tracked imports from Japan moved +9 points year over year to 10.36% 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.