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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 articles of iron & steel

HS chapter 73, all origins, from official duty receipts. Burden 1% in 2017-06 → peak 42.1% in 2025-07 → 41.4% in 2026-06, on $1.3B of duty in the latest month.

Duty collected as % of all articles of iron & steel import value, monthly, all origins. Peak 42.1% (2025-07).

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

Who pays it — top origins, 2026-06

China 57.6% paid $334M duty Mexico 24.3% paid $115M duty Korea, South 46.3% paid $103M duty Taiwan 51.6% paid $102M duty India 45.2% paid $99M duty Canada 33.0% paid $84M duty Vietnam 38.5% paid $58M duty Germany 33.0% paid $57M duty Japan 48.8% paid $47M duty Italy 42.2% paid $40M duty

Sectoral measures in force

Implementation of Duties on Aluminum Pursuant to Proclamation 10895 Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the Uni
measure 9903.85.67 · Federal Register citation +200%

Procedures for Submissions by Certain Steel and Aluminum Producers Committing to New U.S. Steel or Aluminum Pr
measure 9903.82.02 · Federal Register citation +50%

Chapter 99 measure
measure 9903.82.14 +50%

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%

Procedures for Submissions by Certain Steel and Aluminum Producers Committing to New U.S. Steel or Aluminum Pr
measure 9903.82.04 · Federal Register citation +25%

Chapter 99 measure
measure 9903.82.09 +25%

Go deeper

What America imports in articles of iron & steel · the whole tariff story · any origin: tariff_burden(origin: "Vietnam", commodity: "73") · any code: tariff_lookup(hs, origin) via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

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