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The US Trade Ledger — every US container gateway, every partner country, every month — and what each one actually paid at the border.

The tariff on electronics & electrical equipment

HS chapter 85, all origins, from official duty receipts. Burden 0.6% in 2017-06 → peak 11.4% in 2025-09 → 5% in 2026-06, on $2.7B of duty in the latest month.

Duty collected as % of all electronics & electrical equipment import value, monthly, all origins. Peak 11.4% (2025-09).

Duty dollars collected on the chapter, monthly. Excludes AD/CVD and fees; assessed at entry.

Who pays it — top origins, 2026-06

China 19.6% paid $1020M duty Vietnam 3.0% paid $270M duty Mexico 2.2% paid $195M duty Japan 6.4% paid $126M duty Germany 9.2% paid $114M duty Korea, South 2.9% paid $110M duty Taiwan 2.0% paid $107M duty Thailand 2.0% paid $100M duty

Malaysia 3.2% paid $88M duty

India 2.5% paid $63M duty

Sectoral measures in force

Notice of Implementation of Additional Duties on Products of India Pursuant to the President's Executive Order
measure 9903.01.84 · Federal Register citation +25%

Chapter 99 measure
measure 9903.79.01 +25%

Go deeper

What America imports in electronics & electrical equipment · the whole tariff story · any origin: tariff_burden(origin: "Vietnam", commodity: "85") · any code: tariff_lookup(hs, origin) via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “The tariff on electronics & electrical equipment” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff-on-electronics