Tariff Monitor

U.S. Imports of Steel fasteners From Japan

In 2025, U.S. importers brought in $571.7M of steel fasteners from Japan, paying an effective tariff rate of 32.32%. That makes Japan the 3rd-largest named source of this family, at 9.5% of tracked steel fasteners imports. The family-wide effective rate is 35.91%, so Japan's goods pay 3.6 points less than average. Freight and insurance add 4.75% on top of customs value. Tracked-family figures are a floor on total bilateral trade, from USITC DataWeb data.

The current reading

  • Import value: $571.7M of steel fasteners from Japan in 2025, customs value.
  • Effective tariff rate: 32.32%, calculated duties ÷ customs value, 3.6 points below the 35.91% family average.
  • Share of the family: 9.5%, #3 named source of steel fasteners.
  • Freight and insurance: 4.75% 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 steel fasteners from Japan? In 2025, steel fasteners imported from Japan paid an effective tariff rate of 32.32%, calculated as duties collected divided by customs value, which captures Section 301/232 overlays and program use that statutory rates miss.
  • How much steel fasteners does the U.S. import from Japan? The U.S. imported $571.7M of steel fasteners from Japan in 2025, 9.5% of the tracked steel fasteners it imports, ranking Japan the 3rd-largest named source. The chart above traces the full history.
  • What does freight add on steel fasteners from Japan? Cost, insurance, and freight ran 4.75% of customs value on steel fasteners 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.