Tariff Monitor
U.S. Imports of Robots and automated machinery From Mexico
In 2025, U.S. importers brought in $1.0B of robots and automated machinery from Mexico, paying an effective tariff rate of 6.12%. That makes Mexico the 5th-largest named source of this family, at 8.1% of tracked robots and automated machinery imports. The family-wide effective rate is 13.61%, so Mexico's goods pay 7.5 points less than average. Freight and insurance add 0.33% on top of customs value. Tracked-family figures are a floor on total bilateral trade, from USITC DataWeb data.
The current reading
- Import value: $1.0B of robots and automated machinery from Mexico in 2025, customs value.
- Effective tariff rate: 6.12%, calculated duties ÷ customs value, 7.5 points below the 13.61% family average.
- Share of the family: 8.1%, #5 named source of robots and automated machinery.
- Freight and insurance: 0.33% 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 robots and automated machinery from Mexico? In 2025, robots and automated machinery imported from Mexico paid an effective tariff rate of 6.12%, calculated as duties collected divided by customs value, which captures Section 301/232 overlays and program use that statutory rates miss.
- How much robots and automated machinery does the U.S. import from Mexico? The U.S. imported $1.0B of robots and automated machinery from Mexico in 2025, 8.1% of the tracked robots and automated machinery it imports, ranking Mexico the 5th-largest named source. The chart above traces the full history.
- What does freight add on robots and automated machinery from Mexico? Cost, insurance, and freight ran 0.33% of customs value on robots and automated machinery 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.