Tariff Monitor
U.S. Imports of Metal-forming machine tools From Taiwan
In 2025, U.S. importers brought in $62.5M of metal-forming machine tools from Taiwan, paying an effective tariff rate of 12.73%. That makes Taiwan the 10th-largest named source of this family, at 3.6% of tracked metal-forming machine tools imports. The family-wide effective rate is 10.7%, so Taiwan's goods pay 2 points more than average. Freight and insurance add 3.56% on top of customs value. Tracked-family figures are a floor on total bilateral trade, from USITC DataWeb data.
The current reading
- Import value: $62.5M of metal-forming machine tools from Taiwan in 2025, customs value.
- Effective tariff rate: 12.73%, calculated duties ÷ customs value, 2 points above the 10.7% family average.
- Share of the family: 3.6%, #10 named source of metal-forming machine tools.
- Freight and insurance: 3.56% of customs value, on top of the duty.
- History depth: 3 years of annual named-source boards.
Frequently asked questions
- What tariff does the U.S. charge on metal-forming machine tools from Taiwan? In 2025, metal-forming machine tools imported from Taiwan paid an effective tariff rate of 12.73%, calculated as duties collected divided by customs value, which captures Section 301/232 overlays and program use that statutory rates miss.
- How much metal-forming machine tools does the U.S. import from Taiwan? The U.S. imported $62.5M of metal-forming machine tools from Taiwan in 2025, 3.6% of the tracked metal-forming machine tools it imports, ranking Taiwan the 10th-largest named source. The chart above traces the full history.
- What does freight add on metal-forming machine tools from Taiwan? Cost, insurance, and freight ran 3.56% of customs value on metal-forming machine tools from Taiwan 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.