Highest Tariff Product Categories
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Highest Tariff Product Categories
Using the Imposed Tariff Rate by Product Set data (updated June 9, 2026), metals dominate the top of the rate chart. Aluminum articles average about 43%, articles of iron or steel about 43%, and iron/steel about 36%. Copper sits near 22%. Furniture is a consumer-facing standout near 16%.
Why Metals Lead
Industrial policy and trade remedies historically concentrate on steel and aluminum. That shows up clearly in weighted averages and in the long list of HTS-8 lines at or above 25%.
High Volume, Moderate Rate
Machinery and electrical equipment move hundreds of billions in imports at more moderate average rates — still enough dollars to matter. See machinery and electronics.
Low-Rate Contrasts
Pharmaceuticals, coffee/spices, and fertilizers show near-zero weighted averages in the same file. Duty is rarely the bottleneck there — freight, regulation, or commodity prices dominate. Compare pharma and coffee.
Tools
- Aluminum tariff calculator
- Steel tariff calculator
- Copper tariff calculator
- Furniture tariff calculator
- Category tariff calculator
- HTS-8 tariff calculator
Hub
Bookmark official data sources and note the vintage date beside every saved estimate.
Teach teammates the difference between a planning rate and a broker-confirmed classification.
When publishing internal memos, include both the percentage and the dollar impact on a sample shipment.
Link related calculators instead of pasting duplicate methodology sections into every document.
Review open orders after major policy or court developments that change tariff authorities.
For consumer education, stress uncertainty and partial pass-through rather than one scary headline number.
For finance teams, pair tariff scenarios with working-capital timing.
Keep compliance counsel in the loop when amounts become material to the business.
Bookmark official data sources and note the vintage date beside every saved estimate.
Teach teammates the difference between a planning rate and a broker-confirmed classification.
When publishing internal memos, include both the percentage and the dollar impact on a sample shipment.
Link related calculators instead of pasting duplicate methodology sections into every document.
Review open orders after major policy or court developments that change tariff authorities.
For consumer education, stress uncertainty and partial pass-through rather than one scary headline number.
For finance teams, pair tariff scenarios with working-capital timing.
Keep compliance counsel in the loop when amounts become material to the business.
Bookmark official data sources and note the vintage date beside every saved estimate.
Teach teammates the difference between a planning rate and a broker-confirmed classification.
When publishing internal memos, include both the percentage and the dollar impact on a sample shipment.
Link related calculators instead of pasting duplicate methodology sections into every document.
Review open orders after major policy or court developments that change tariff authorities.
For consumer education, stress uncertainty and partial pass-through rather than one scary headline number.
For finance teams, pair tariff scenarios with working-capital timing.
Keep compliance counsel in the loop when amounts become material to the business.
Bookmark official data sources and note the vintage date beside every saved estimate.
Teach teammates the difference between a planning rate and a broker-confirmed classification.
When publishing internal memos, include both the percentage and the dollar impact on a sample shipment.
Link related calculators instead of pasting duplicate methodology sections into every document.
Review open orders after major policy or court developments that change tariff authorities.
For consumer education, stress uncertainty and partial pass-through rather than one scary headline number.
For finance teams, pair tariff scenarios with working-capital timing.
Keep compliance counsel in the loop when amounts become material to the business.
Bookmark official data sources and note the vintage date beside every saved estimate.
Teach teammates the difference between a planning rate and a broker-confirmed classification.
When publishing internal memos, include both the percentage and the dollar impact on a sample shipment.
Link related calculators instead of pasting duplicate methodology sections into every document.
Review open orders after major policy or court developments that change tariff authorities.
For consumer education, stress uncertainty and partial pass-through rather than one scary headline number.
For finance teams, pair tariff scenarios with working-capital timing.
Keep compliance counsel in the loop when amounts become material to the business.
Bookmark official data sources and note the vintage date beside every saved estimate.
Teach teammates the difference between a planning rate and a broker-confirmed classification.
When publishing internal memos, include both the percentage and the dollar impact on a sample shipment.
Link related calculators instead of pasting duplicate methodology sections into every document.
Review open orders after major policy or court developments that change tariff authorities.
For consumer education, stress uncertainty and partial pass-through rather than one scary headline number.
For finance teams, pair tariff scenarios with working-capital timing.
Keep compliance counsel in the loop when amounts become material to the business.
Bookmark official data sources and note the vintage date beside every saved estimate.
Teach teammates the difference between a planning rate and a broker-confirmed classification.
When publishing internal memos, include both the percentage and the dollar impact on a sample shipment.
Link related calculators instead of pasting duplicate methodology sections into every document.
Review open orders after major policy or court developments that change tariff authorities.
For consumer education, stress uncertainty and partial pass-through rather than one scary headline number.
For finance teams, pair tariff scenarios with working-capital timing.
Keep compliance counsel in the loop when amounts become material to the business.
Bookmark official data sources and note the vintage date beside every saved estimate.
Teach teammates the difference between a planning rate and a broker-confirmed classification.
When publishing internal memos, include both the percentage and the dollar impact on a sample shipment.
Link related calculators instead of pasting duplicate methodology sections into every document.
Review open orders after major policy or court developments that change tariff authorities.
For consumer education, stress uncertainty and partial pass-through rather than one scary headline number.
For finance teams, pair tariff scenarios with working-capital timing.
Keep compliance counsel in the loop when amounts become material to the business.
Bookmark official data sources and note the vintage date beside every saved estimate.
Teach teammates the difference between a planning rate and a broker-confirmed classification.
When publishing internal memos, include both the percentage and the dollar impact on a sample shipment.
Link related calculators instead of pasting duplicate methodology sections into every document.
Review open orders after major policy or court developments that change tariff authorities.
For consumer education, stress uncertainty and partial pass-through rather than one scary headline number.
For finance teams, pair tariff scenarios with working-capital timing.
Keep compliance counsel in the loop when amounts become material to the business.
Bookmark official data sources and note the vintage date beside every saved estimate.
Teach teammates the difference between a planning rate and a broker-confirmed classification.
When publishing internal memos, include both the percentage and the dollar impact on a sample shipment.
Link related calculators instead of pasting duplicate methodology sections into every document.
Review open orders after major policy or court developments that change tariff authorities.
For consumer education, stress uncertainty and partial pass-through rather than one scary headline number.
For finance teams, pair tariff scenarios with working-capital timing.
Keep compliance counsel in the loop when amounts become material to the business.
Bookmark official data sources and note the vintage date beside every saved estimate.
Teach teammates the difference between a planning rate and a broker-confirmed classification.
When publishing internal memos, include both the percentage and the dollar impact on a sample shipment.
Link related calculators instead of pasting duplicate methodology sections into every document.
Review open orders after major policy or court developments that change tariff authorities.
For consumer education, stress uncertainty and partial pass-through rather than one scary headline number.
For finance teams, pair tariff scenarios with working-capital timing.
Keep compliance counsel in the loop when amounts become material to the business.
Bookmark official data sources and note the vintage date beside every saved estimate.
Teach teammates the difference between a planning rate and a broker-confirmed classification.
When publishing internal memos, include both the percentage and the dollar impact on a sample shipment.
Link related calculators instead of pasting duplicate methodology sections into every document.
Review open orders after major policy or court developments that change tariff authorities.
For consumer education, stress uncertainty and partial pass-through rather than one scary headline number.
For finance teams, pair tariff scenarios with working-capital timing.
Keep compliance counsel in the loop when amounts become material to the business.
Bookmark official data sources and note the vintage date beside every saved estimate.
Teach teammates the difference between a planning rate and a broker-confirmed classification.
When publishing internal memos, include both the percentage and the dollar impact on a sample shipment.
Link related calculators instead of pasting duplicate methodology sections into every document.
Review open orders after major policy or court developments that change tariff authorities.
For consumer education, stress uncertainty and partial pass-through rather than one scary headline number.
For finance teams, pair tariff scenarios with working-capital timing.
Keep compliance counsel in the loop when amounts become material to the business.
Bookmark official data sources and note the vintage date beside every saved estimate.
Teach teammates the difference between a planning rate and a broker-confirmed classification.
When publishing internal memos, include both the percentage and the dollar impact on a sample shipment.
Link related calculators instead of pasting duplicate methodology sections into every document.