Tariff Monitor

U.S. Imports of Steel flat-rolled products From Japan

In 2025, U.S. importers brought in $293.9M of steel flat-rolled products from Japan, paying an effective tariff rate of 9.86%. That makes Japan the 7th-largest named source of this family, at 4.5% of tracked steel flat-rolled products imports. The family-wide effective rate is 23.88%, so Japan's goods pay 14 points less than average. Freight and insurance add 8.23% on top of customs value. Tracked-family figures are a floor on total bilateral trade, from USITC DataWeb data.

The current reading

  • Import value: $293.9M of steel flat-rolled products from Japan in 2025, customs value.
  • Effective tariff rate: 9.86%, calculated duties ÷ customs value, 14 points below the 23.88% family average.
  • Share of the family: 4.5%, #7 named source of steel flat-rolled products.
  • Freight and insurance: 8.23% of customs value, on top of the duty.
  • History depth: 11 years of annual named-source boards.

Frequently asked questions

  • What tariff does the U.S. charge on steel flat-rolled products from Japan? In 2025, steel flat-rolled products imported from Japan paid an effective tariff rate of 9.86%, calculated as duties collected divided by customs value, which captures Section 301/232 overlays and program use that statutory rates miss.
  • How much steel flat-rolled products does the U.S. import from Japan? The U.S. imported $293.9M of steel flat-rolled products from Japan in 2025, 4.5% of the tracked steel flat-rolled products it imports, ranking Japan the 7th-largest named source. The chart above traces the full history.
  • What does freight add on steel flat-rolled products from Japan? Cost, insurance, and freight ran 8.23% of customs value on steel flat-rolled products 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.