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

Across the 52 manufacturing material and equipment families MFG Calcs tracks, U.S. imports from Mexico totaled $98.5B in customs value in 2025. That is a floor on total bilateral trade. It counts only the tracked families where Mexico ranks among the largest named sources.

What tariff rate do imports from Mexico actually pay?

In 2025, imports from Mexico paid an effective rate of 4.84% 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 0.4%.

Is the tariff burden on Mexico rising or falling?

Rising: the effective rate on tracked imports from Mexico moved +4.4 points year over year to 4.84% in 2025. Monthly family-level detail is on each linked family page.

Tariff Monitor

Tariffs on Imports From Mexico

In 2025, U.S. importers brought in $98.5B of goods from Mexico across the 52 manufacturing families MFG Calcs tracks, paying an effective tariff rate of 4.84%, up from 0.4% the year before. Mexico's largest tracked categories: insulated wire and cable, switchgear, connectors, and controls, internal combustion engines. Tracked-family totals are a floor on total bilateral trade, from USITC DataWeb data.

The current reading

Tracked imports from Mexico: $98.5B in 2025 across 52 manufacturing families, a floor on total bilateral trade.
Effective tariff rate paid: 4.84% (0.4% the year before), calculated duties ÷ customs value.
History depth: 12 years of annual named-source boards.

Largest tracked families from Mexico

Insulated wire and cable
Switchgear, connectors, and controls
Internal combustion engines
Transformers and power supplies
Electric motors and generators

Frequently asked questions

How much does the U.S. import from Mexico? Across the 52 manufacturing material and equipment families MFG Calcs tracks, U.S. imports from Mexico totaled $98.5B in customs value in 2025. That is a floor on total bilateral trade. It counts only the tracked families where Mexico ranks among the largest named sources.
What tariff rate do imports from Mexico actually pay? In 2025, imports from Mexico paid an effective rate of 4.84% 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 0.4%.
What does the U.S. import most from Mexico? Among tracked manufacturing families, Mexico's largest recent categories are insulated wire and cable, switchgear, connectors, and controls, internal combustion engines, transformers and power supplies. Each has its own live rate page linked below.
Is the tariff burden on Mexico rising or falling? Rising: the effective rate on tracked imports from Mexico moved +4.4 points year over year to 4.84% 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.