What changed in U.S. tariffs and trade, and what it means for the goods you move. Written by the import.tax Editors from the same Census and tariff data behind the rest of the site; every figure is checked against that data before it is published.
Tariffs
Importers paid $21.0 billion in duty in July 2026, 24% less than a year earlier, on imports that were 12% larger. Lower rates on goods from China account for most of the fall.
Tariffs
From Sept. 29 the duties cover every company, not only those in Annex III. Imports from the EU, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland and Liechtenstein, 84.4% of that trade, face 15% on patented goods, not 100%.
Tariffs
A 50% duty has applied since Aug. 22 to 1,431 tariff lines from Canada, most under the heading named for motor vehicles. From Sept. 29, listed beer, wine, spirits, whey and large motorcycles are barred instead.
Imports
Imports under HS 8471 and 8473 reached $157.6 billion in May–July 2026, 91% more than a year earlier. Mexico supplied a record 43.7% of the machines, which paid 0.01% in duty.
Imports
July alone brought in $325.6 billion, 12% more than a year earlier and the most for any month since March 2025. All eight of the largest contributors paid a lower effective duty rate than a year before.
Exports
Barrels shipped rose 29% and the average value per barrel 42%, to $97.18. Japan, South Korea and Singapore took more than all of the extra barrels; shipments to everyone else fell 2.0%.