Tariff Monitor

U.S. Imports of Plastic semi-finished products From Mexico

In 2025, U.S. importers brought in $1.7B of plastic semi-finished products from Mexico, paying an effective tariff rate of 1.01%. That makes Mexico the 2nd-largest named source of this family, at 12.7% of tracked plastic semi-finished products imports. The family-wide effective rate is 9.84%, so Mexico's goods pay 8.8 points less than average. Freight and insurance add 1.09% 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 plastic semi-finished products from Mexico in 2025, customs value.
  • Effective tariff rate: 1.01%, calculated duties ÷ customs value, 8.8 points below the 9.84% family average.
  • Share of the family: 12.7%, #2 named source of plastic semi-finished products.
  • Freight and insurance: 1.09% 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 plastic semi-finished products from Mexico? In 2025, plastic semi-finished products imported from Mexico paid an effective tariff rate of 1.01%, calculated as duties collected divided by customs value, which captures Section 301/232 overlays and program use that statutory rates miss.
  • How much plastic semi-finished products does the U.S. import from Mexico? The U.S. imported $1.7B of plastic semi-finished products from Mexico in 2025, 12.7% of the tracked plastic semi-finished products it imports, ranking Mexico the 2nd-largest named source. The chart above traces the full history.
  • What does freight add on plastic semi-finished products from Mexico? Cost, insurance, and freight ran 1.09% of customs value on plastic semi-finished products 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.