Tariff Monitor

U.S. Imports of Batteries and storage cells From Mexico

In 2025, U.S. importers brought in $1.7B of batteries and storage cells from Mexico, paying an effective tariff rate of 1.51%. That makes Mexico the 4th-largest named source of this family, at 6.3% of tracked batteries and storage cells imports. The family-wide effective rate is 16.02%, so Mexico's goods pay 14.5 points less than average. Freight and insurance add 0.63% on top of customs value. Tracked-family figures are a floor on total bilateral trade, from USITC DataWeb data.

The current reading

  • Import value: $1.7B of batteries and storage cells from Mexico in 2025, customs value.
  • Effective tariff rate: 1.51%, calculated duties ÷ customs value, 14.5 points below the 16.02% family average.
  • Share of the family: 6.3%, #4 named source of batteries and storage cells.
  • Freight and insurance: 0.63% of customs value, on top of the duty.
  • History depth: 3 years of annual named-source boards.

Frequently asked questions

  • What tariff does the U.S. charge on batteries and storage cells from Mexico? In 2025, batteries and storage cells imported from Mexico paid an effective tariff rate of 1.51%, calculated as duties collected divided by customs value, which captures Section 301/232 overlays and program use that statutory rates miss.
  • How much batteries and storage cells does the U.S. import from Mexico? The U.S. imported $1.7B of batteries and storage cells from Mexico in 2025, 6.3% of the tracked batteries and storage cells it imports, ranking Mexico the 4th-largest named source. The chart above traces the full history.
  • What does freight add on batteries and storage cells from Mexico? Cost, insurance, and freight ran 0.63% of customs value on batteries and storage cells from Mexico 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.