Tariff Monitor

U.S. Imports of Steel bar, rod, and wire From Mexico

In 2025, U.S. importers brought in $417.4M of steel bar, rod, and wire from Mexico, paying an effective tariff rate of 14.57%. That makes Mexico the 2nd-largest named source of this family, at 14.2% of tracked steel bar, rod, and wire imports. The family-wide effective rate is 22.09%, so Mexico's goods pay 7.5 points less than average. Freight and insurance add 2.57% on top of customs value. Tracked-family figures are a floor on total bilateral trade, from USITC DataWeb data.

The current reading

  • Import value: $417.4M of steel bar, rod, and wire from Mexico in 2025, customs value.
  • Effective tariff rate: 14.57%, calculated duties ÷ customs value, 7.5 points below the 22.09% family average.
  • Share of the family: 14.2%, #2 named source of steel bar, rod, and wire.
  • Freight and insurance: 2.57% 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 steel bar, rod, and wire from Mexico? In 2025, steel bar, rod, and wire imported from Mexico paid an effective tariff rate of 14.57%, calculated as duties collected divided by customs value, which captures Section 301/232 overlays and program use that statutory rates miss.
  • How much steel bar, rod, and wire does the U.S. import from Mexico? The U.S. imported $417.4M of steel bar, rod, and wire from Mexico in 2025, 14.2% of the tracked steel bar, rod, and wire it imports, ranking Mexico the 2nd-largest named source. The chart above traces the full history.
  • What does freight add on steel bar, rod, and wire from Mexico? Cost, insurance, and freight ran 2.57% of customs value on steel bar, rod, and wire 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.