What tariff does the U.S. charge on carbon products and insulators from Mexico?

In 2025, carbon products and insulators imported from Mexico paid an effective tariff rate of 3.2%, calculated as duties collected divided by customs value, which captures Section 301/232 overlays and program use that statutory rates miss.

How much carbon products and insulators does the U.S. import from Mexico?

The U.S. imported $167.7M of carbon products and insulators from Mexico in 2025, 13.3% of the tracked carbon products and insulators it imports, ranking Mexico the 2nd-largest named source. The chart above traces the full history.

What does freight add on carbon products and insulators from Mexico?

Cost, insurance, and freight ran 0.95% of customs value on carbon products and insulators from Mexico in 2025. That stacks on the duty, so the landed cost runs higher than the effective rate alone implies.

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U.S. Imports of Carbon products and insulators From Mexico

In 2025, U.S. importers brought in $167.7M of carbon products and insulators from Mexico, paying an effective tariff rate of 3.2%. That makes Mexico the 2nd-largest named source of this family, at 13.3% of tracked carbon products and insulators imports. The family-wide effective rate is 17.8%, so Mexico's goods pay 14.6 points less than average. Freight and insurance add 0.95% on top of customs value. Tracked-family figures are a floor on total bilateral trade, from USITC DataWeb data.

The current reading

Import value: $167.7M of carbon products and insulators from Mexico in 2025, customs value.
Effective tariff rate: 3.2%, calculated duties ÷ customs value, 14.6 points below the 17.8% family average.
Share of the family: 13.3%, #2 named source of carbon products and insulators.
Freight and insurance: 0.95% 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 carbon products and insulators from Mexico? In 2025, carbon products and insulators imported from Mexico paid an effective tariff rate of 3.2%, calculated as duties collected divided by customs value, which captures Section 301/232 overlays and program use that statutory rates miss.
How much carbon products and insulators does the U.S. import from Mexico? The U.S. imported $167.7M of carbon products and insulators from Mexico in 2025, 13.3% of the tracked carbon products and insulators it imports, ranking Mexico the 2nd-largest named source. The chart above traces the full history.
What does freight add on carbon products and insulators from Mexico? Cost, insurance, and freight ran 0.95% of customs value on carbon products and insulators 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.