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

In 2018, carbon products and insulators imported from Russia paid an effective tariff rate of 0.05%, 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 Russia?

The U.S. imported $51.8M of carbon products and insulators from Russia in 2018, 3.5% of the tracked carbon products and insulators it imports, ranking Russia the 6th-largest named source. The chart above traces the full history.

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

In 2018, U.S. importers brought in $51.8M of carbon products and insulators from Russia, paying an effective tariff rate of 0.05%. That makes Russia the 6th-largest named source of this family, at 3.5% of tracked carbon products and insulators imports. The family-wide effective rate is 17.8%, so Russia's goods pay 17.8 points less than average. Tracked-family figures are a floor on total bilateral trade, from USITC DataWeb data.

The current reading

Import value: $51.8M of carbon products and insulators from Russia in 2018, customs value.
Effective tariff rate: 0.05%, calculated duties ÷ customs value, 17.8 points below the 17.8% family average.
Share of the family: 3.5%, #6 named source of carbon products and insulators.
History depth: 5 years of annual named-source boards.

Frequently asked questions

What tariff does the U.S. charge on carbon products and insulators from Russia? In 2018, carbon products and insulators imported from Russia paid an effective tariff rate of 0.05%, 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 Russia? The U.S. imported $51.8M of carbon products and insulators from Russia in 2018, 3.5% of the tracked carbon products and insulators it imports, ranking Russia the 6th-largest named source. The chart above traces the full history.

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.