Tariff Monitor

U.S. Imports of Adhesives and sealants From Japan

In 2025, U.S. importers brought in $45.4M of adhesives and sealants from Japan, paying an effective tariff rate of 10.86%. That makes Japan the 7th-largest named source of this family, at 3.6% of tracked adhesives and sealants imports. The family-wide effective rate is 11.27%, so Japan's goods pay 0.4 points less than average. Freight and insurance add 7.28% on top of customs value. Tracked-family figures are a floor on total bilateral trade, from USITC DataWeb data.

The current reading

  • Import value: $45.4M of adhesives and sealants from Japan in 2025, customs value.
  • Effective tariff rate: 10.86%, calculated duties ÷ customs value, 0.4 points below the 11.27% family average.
  • Share of the family: 3.6%, #7 named source of adhesives and sealants.
  • Freight and insurance: 7.28% 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 adhesives and sealants from Japan? In 2025, adhesives and sealants imported from Japan paid an effective tariff rate of 10.86%, calculated as duties collected divided by customs value, which captures Section 301/232 overlays and program use that statutory rates miss.
  • How much adhesives and sealants does the U.S. import from Japan? The U.S. imported $45.4M of adhesives and sealants from Japan in 2025, 3.6% of the tracked adhesives and sealants it imports, ranking Japan the 7th-largest named source. The chart above traces the full history.
  • What does freight add on adhesives and sealants from Japan? Cost, insurance, and freight ran 7.28% of customs value on adhesives and sealants from Japan 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.