How much does the U.S. import from Nicaragua?

Across the 1 manufacturing material and equipment families MFG Calcs tracks, U.S. imports from Nicaragua totaled $817.3M in customs value in 2025. That is a floor on total bilateral trade. It counts only the tracked families where Nicaragua ranks among the largest named sources.

What tariff rate do imports from Nicaragua actually pay?

In 2025, imports from Nicaragua paid an effective rate of 16.93% across tracked families. The rate is calculated duties divided by customs value, which captures Section 301/232 overlays, exclusions, and trade-program use that statutory rates cannot. A year earlier the rate was 0.05%.

Is the tariff burden on Nicaragua rising or falling?

Rising: the effective rate on tracked imports from Nicaragua moved +16.9 points year over year to 16.93% in 2025. Monthly family-level detail is on each linked family page.

Tariff Monitor

Tariffs on Imports From Nicaragua

In 2025, U.S. importers brought in $817.3M of goods from Nicaragua across the 1 manufacturing families MFG Calcs tracks, paying an effective tariff rate of 16.93%, up from 0.05% the year before. Nicaragua's largest tracked categories: insulated wire and cable. Tracked-family totals are a floor on total bilateral trade, from USITC DataWeb data.

The current reading

Tracked imports from Nicaragua: $817.3M in 2025 across 1 manufacturing families, a floor on total bilateral trade.
Effective tariff rate paid: 16.93% (0.05% the year before), calculated duties ÷ customs value.
History depth: 12 years of annual named-source boards.

Largest tracked families from Nicaragua

Insulated wire and cable

Frequently asked questions

How much does the U.S. import from Nicaragua? Across the 1 manufacturing material and equipment families MFG Calcs tracks, U.S. imports from Nicaragua totaled $817.3M in customs value in 2025. That is a floor on total bilateral trade. It counts only the tracked families where Nicaragua ranks among the largest named sources.
What tariff rate do imports from Nicaragua actually pay? In 2025, imports from Nicaragua paid an effective rate of 16.93% across tracked families. The rate is calculated duties divided by customs value, which captures Section 301/232 overlays, exclusions, and trade-program use that statutory rates cannot. A year earlier the rate was 0.05%.
Is the tariff burden on Nicaragua rising or falling? Rising: the effective rate on tracked imports from Nicaragua moved +16.9 points year over year to 16.93% in 2025. Monthly family-level detail is on each linked family page.

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 2026-08-25.