Tariff Monitor

Tariffs on Imports From United Kingdom

In 2025, U.S. importers brought in $10.1B of goods from United Kingdom across the 37 manufacturing families MFG Calcs tracks, paying an effective tariff rate of 5.43%, up from 0.6% the year before. United Kingdom's largest tracked categories: turbines and fluid-power drives, internal combustion engines, lifting and handling equipment. Tracked-family totals are a floor on total bilateral trade, from USITC DataWeb data.

The current reading

  • Tracked imports from United Kingdom: $10.1B in 2025 across 37 manufacturing families, a floor on total bilateral trade.
  • Effective tariff rate paid: 5.43% (0.6% the year before), calculated duties ÷ customs value.
  • History depth: 12 years of annual named-source boards.

Largest tracked families from United Kingdom

  • Turbines and fluid-power drives
  • Internal combustion engines
  • Lifting and handling equipment
  • Measuring and inspection instruments
  • Filtering and separation equipment

Frequently asked questions

  • How much does the U.S. import from United Kingdom? Across the 37 manufacturing material and equipment families MFG Calcs tracks, U.S. imports from United Kingdom totaled $10.1B in customs value in 2025. That is a floor on total bilateral trade. It counts only the tracked families where United Kingdom ranks among the largest named sources.
  • What tariff rate do imports from United Kingdom actually pay? In 2025, imports from United Kingdom paid an effective rate of 5.43% 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 0.6%.
  • What does the U.S. import most from United Kingdom? Among tracked manufacturing families, United Kingdom's largest recent categories are turbines and fluid-power drives, internal combustion engines, lifting and handling equipment, measuring and inspection instruments. Each has its own live rate page linked below.
  • Is the tariff burden on United Kingdom rising or falling? Rising: the effective rate on tracked imports from United Kingdom moved +4.8 points year over year to 5.43% 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 2026-05-12.