Tariff Monitor

U.S. Imports of Packaging and filling machinery From South Korea

In 2025, U.S. importers brought in $306.0M of packaging and filling machinery from South Korea, paying an effective tariff rate of 9.26%. That makes South Korea the 5th-largest named source of this family, at 5.2% of tracked packaging and filling machinery imports. The family-wide effective rate is 9.26%, so South Korea's goods pay about the family average. Freight and insurance add 8.47% on top of customs value. Tracked-family figures are a floor on total bilateral trade, from USITC DataWeb data.

The current reading

  • Import value: $306.0M of packaging and filling machinery from South Korea in 2025, customs value.
  • Effective tariff rate: 9.26%, calculated duties ÷ customs value, about the 9.26% family average.
  • Share of the family: 5.2%, #5 named source of packaging and filling machinery.
  • Freight and insurance: 8.47% 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 packaging and filling machinery from South Korea? In 2025, packaging and filling machinery imported from South Korea paid an effective tariff rate of 9.26%, calculated as duties collected divided by customs value, which captures Section 301/232 overlays and program use that statutory rates miss.
  • How much packaging and filling machinery does the U.S. import from South Korea? The U.S. imported $306.0M of packaging and filling machinery from South Korea in 2025, 5.2% of the tracked packaging and filling machinery it imports, ranking South Korea the 5th-largest named source. The chart above traces the full history.
  • What does freight add on packaging and filling machinery from South Korea? Cost, insurance, and freight ran 8.47% of customs value on packaging and filling machinery from South Korea 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.