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๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตย ย Japanย Import Tariffs & Duties

US import duty rates, Section 301 and 232 surcharges, and top imported products from Japan. All data based on 2025 US trade filings.

2025 Import Value$92.7B
HTS Codes3,246
Avg Effective Duty12.1%
YoY Change+311.3%vs $22.5B in 2024

Special Tariff Alerts

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Section 232 โ€” Steel

25% tariff on steel imports under Section 232 national security authority.

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Section 232 โ€” Aluminum

10% tariff on aluminum imports under Section 232 national security authority.

Top 20 Imported Products from Japan (2025)

#HTS CodeDescriptionImport ValueDuties Paid
1870323PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLES WITH SPARK-IGNITION INTERNAL COMBUSTION RECIPROCATING PISTON ENGINE, CYLINDER CAPACITY OVER 1,500 CC BUT NOT OVER 3,000 CC$14.0B$2.4B
2870340PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLES, WITH BOTH APRK-IG INTRNL COMBUST AND ELECTRIC MOTOR, OTHER THAN THOSE CHARGES BY PLUGGIN TO EXTERNAL ELECTRIC POWER$10.6B$1.9B
3300215IMMUNOLOGICAL PRODUCTS, PUT UP IN MEASURED DOSES OR IN FORMS OR PACKINGS FOR RETAIL SALE$4.6B$32,338
4870324PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLES WITH SPARK-IGNITION INTERNAL COMBUSTION RECIPROCATING PISTON ENGINE, CYCLINDER CAPACITY OVER 3,000 CC$4.6B$741M
5870360MOTOR VEHICLES WITH BOTH SPARK-IG AND ELECTRIC MOTOR, CAPABLE OF CHARGE BY PLUGGING TO EXTNL PWR$3.8B$709M
6870840GEAR BOXES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES$2.6B$370M
7850760LITHIUM ION BATTERIES$2.5B$334M
8300490MEDICAMENTS, IN MEASURED DOSES, ETC. (EXCLUDING VACCINES, ETC., COATED BANDAGES ETC. AND PHARMACEUTICAL GOODS), NESOI$2.1B$1M
9382499CHEMICAL PRODUCTS AND PREPARATIONS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES, N.E.S.O.I.; RESIDUAL PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES, N.E.S.O.I$1.9B$145M
10880730PARTS OF PLANES OR HELICOPTERS, NESOI$1.9B$80M
11870322PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLES WITH SPARK-IGNITION INTERNAL COMBUSTION RECIPROCATING PISTON ENGINE, CYLINDER CAPACITY OVER 1,000 CC BUT NOT OVER 1,500 CC$1.8B$309M
12840991PARTS FOR USE WITH SPARK-IGNITION INTERNAL COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES (INCLUDING ROTARY ENGINES), NESOI$1.5B$278M
13870380MOTOR VEHICLES WITH ONLY ELECTRIC MOTOR,NESOI$1.4B$194M
14850440ELECTRICAL STATIC CONVERTERS; POWER SUPPLIES FOR ADP MACHINES OR UNITS OF 8471$1.2B$97M
15870899PARTS AND ACCESSORIES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES, NESOI$1.2B$195M
16870850DRIVE AXLES WITH DIFFERENTIAL FOR MOTOR VEHICLES$876M$124M
17850300PARTS OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, GENERATORS, GENERATING SETS AND ROTAARY CONVERTERS$865M$190M
18850450ELECTRICAL INDUCTORS NESOI$822M$11M
19852589TELEVISION CAMERAS, DIGITAL CAMERAS AND VIDEO CAMERA RECORDERS, NESOI$822M$75M
20840721OUTBOARD ENGINES FOR MARINE PROPULSION$785M$67M

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