What the United States actually kept in customs duties, from the US Treasury’s own monthly statement: collections at the border, minus every refund. One page per month, same format, published the day Treasury’s statement lands. This is the kept book — the companion to the assessed-at-entry record, and the two are never confused.
A month earlier the border kept $6.6B. In February 2018 it kept $2.7B. The record month is October 2025 at $31.4B. Negative months on record: May 2026, June 2026 — the only ones since the series begins in 2015.
| Month | Collected | Refunded | Kept |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06 | $23.6B | $49.2B | −$25.6B |
| 2026-05 | $21.9B | $22.0B | −$0.0B |
| 2026-04 | $23.9B | $1.8B | $22.1B |
| 2026-03 | $24.0B | $1.9B | $22.2B |
| 2026-02 | $27.2B | $0.6B | $26.6B |
| 2026-01 | $29.5B | $1.8B | $27.7B |
| 2025-12 | $29.3B | $1.4B | $27.9B |
| 2025-11 | $31.7B | $1.0B | $30.8B |
| 2025-10 | $33.1B | $1.7B | $31.4B |
| 2025-09 | $30.5B | $0.8B | $29.7B |
| 2025-08 | $30.1B | $0.6B | $29.5B |
| 2025-07 | $28.4B | $0.8B | $27.7B |
| 2025-06 | $27.2B | $0.5B | $26.6B |
| 2025-05 | $22.8B | $0.6B | $22.2B |
| 2025-04 | $16.3B | $0.7B | $15.6B |
| 2025-03 | $8.7B | $0.6B | $8.2B |
| 2025-02 | $7.7B | $0.4B | $7.2B |
| 2025-01 | $7.9B | $0.5B | $7.3B |
| 2024-12 | $7.4B | $0.6B | $6.8B |
| 2024-11 | $7.4B | $0.7B | $6.7B |
| 2024-10 | $7.9B | $0.7B | $7.3B |
| 2024-09 | $7.7B | $0.5B | $7.2B |
| 2024-08 | $7.6B | $0.6B | $7.0B |
| 2024-07 | $7.6B | $0.5B | $7.1B |
| 2024-06 | $6.8B | $0.4B | $6.3B |
| 2024-05 | $6.2B | $0.9B | $5.2B |
| 2024-04 | $7.1B | $0.7B | $6.4B |
| 2024-03 | $6.6B | $0.6B | $6.1B |
| 2024-02 | $6.8B | $0.5B | $6.2B |
| 2024-01 | $7.0B | $0.5B | $6.5B |
| 2023-12 | $6.4B | $0.7B | $5.7B |
| 2023-11 | $6.7B | $0.4B | $6.3B |
| 2023-10 | $7.3B | $0.4B | $6.9B |
| 2023-09 | $7.1B | $0.4B | $6.7B |
| 2023-08 | $6.8B | $0.5B | $6.3B |
| 2023-07 | $7.4B | $0.4B | $6.9B |
| 2023-06 | $7.1B | $0.6B | $6.5B |
| 2023-05 | $6.7B | $0.3B | $6.4B |
| 2023-04 | $6.7B | $0.3B | $6.3B |
| 2023-03 | $6.7B | $0.5B | $6.2B |
| 2023-02 | $6.8B | $0.4B | $6.3B |
| 2023-01 | $7.6B | $0.8B | $6.8B |
| 2022-12 | $7.3B | $0.8B | $6.6B |
| 2022-11 | $7.8B | $0.6B | $7.2B |
| 2022-10 | $8.7B | $0.5B | $8.2B |
| 2022-09 | $9.4B | $0.6B | $8.7B |
| 2022-08 | $9.1B | $0.7B | $8.5B |
| 2022-07 | $9.0B | $0.5B | $8.5B |
| 2022-06 | $9.0B | $0.6B | $8.4B |
| 2022-05 | $8.5B | $0.4B | $8.1B |
| 2022-04 | $9.6B | $0.4B | $9.2B |
| 2022-03 | $8.6B | $0.5B | $8.2B |
| 2022-02 | $8.5B | $0.5B | $8.0B |
| 2022-01 | $8.9B | $0.3B | $8.6B |
| 2021-12 | $8.6B | $0.4B | $8.2B |
| 2021-11 | $8.4B | $0.6B | $7.8B |
| 2021-10 | $8.4B | $0.6B | $7.8B |
| 2021-09 | $8.3B | $0.5B | $7.9B |
| 2021-08 | $7.8B | $0.5B | $7.3B |
| 2021-07 | $7.9B | $0.4B | $7.5B |
| 2021-06 | $7.7B | $0.5B | $7.1B |
| 2021-05 | $7.0B | $0.5B | $6.4B |
| 2021-04 | $7.7B | $0.6B | $7.1B |
| 2021-03 | $6.9B | $0.6B | $6.3B |
| 2021-02 | $6.8B | $0.5B | $6.3B |
| 2021-01 | $6.4B | $0.6B | $5.9B |
| 2020-12 | $6.7B | $0.7B | $6.0B |
| 2020-11 | $6.8B | $0.8B | $6.0B |
| 2020-10 | $6.9B | $0.7B | $6.2B |
| 2020-09 | $6.9B | $0.9B | $6.0B |
| 2020-08 | $6.5B | $0.6B | $5.9B |
| 2020-07 | $5.9B | $0.9B | $5.0B |
| 2020-06 | $5.3B | $0.8B | $4.5B |
| 2020-05 | $4.5B | $0.6B | $3.8B |
| 2020-04 | $4.7B | $0.6B | $4.1B |
| 2020-03 | $5.4B | $0.6B | $4.8B |
| 2020-02 | $6.7B | $0.4B | $6.3B |
| 2020-01 | $7.3B | $0.4B | $6.9B |
| 2019-12 | $6.9B | $0.5B | $6.4B |
| 2019-11 | $7.4B | $0.5B | $6.9B |
| 2019-10 | $8.1B | $0.4B | $7.8B |
| 2019-09 | $7.2B | $0.3B | $6.8B |
| 2019-08 | $7.2B | $0.2B | $7.0B |
| 2019-07 | $6.8B | $0.3B | $6.5B |
| 2019-06 | $5.8B | $0.2B | $5.6B |
| 2019-05 | $5.1B | $0.2B | $4.9B |
| 2019-04 | $5.5B | $0.3B | $5.2B |
| 2019-03 | $5.4B | $0.2B | $5.2B |
| 2019-02 | $5.4B | $0.3B | $5.1B |
| 2019-01 | $6.7B | $0.0B | $6.6B |
| 2018-12 | $6.1B | $0.1B | $6.0B |
| 2018-11 | $6.5B | $0.2B | $6.3B |
| 2018-10 | $5.8B | $0.3B | $5.6B |
| 2018-09 | $4.8B | $0.2B | $4.6B |
| 2018-08 | $4.6B | $0.4B | $4.2B |
| 2018-07 | $4.3B | $0.1B | $4.2B |
| 2018-06 | $3.6B | $0.1B | $3.5B |
| 2018-05 | $3.2B | $0.2B | $3.0B |
| 2018-04 | $3.5B | $0.0B | $3.4B |
| 2018-03 | $3.3B | $0.2B | $3.1B |
| 2018-02 | $2.8B | $0.1B | $2.7B |
| 2018-01 | $3.3B | $0.1B | $3.2B |
| 2017-12 | $3.2B | $0.1B | $3.1B |
| 2017-11 | $3.2B | $0.1B | $3.1B |
| 2017-10 | $3.4B | $0.1B | $3.2B |
| 2017-09 | $3.3B | $0.1B | $3.2B |
| 2017-08 | $3.1B | $0.2B | $2.9B |
| 2017-07 | $3.3B | $0.1B | $3.2B |
| 2017-06 | $3.0B | $0.1B | $2.9B |
| 2017-05 | $2.6B | $0.2B | $2.4B |
| 2017-04 | $3.1B | $0.1B | $3.0B |
| 2017-03 | $2.8B | $0.1B | $2.7B |
| 2017-02 | $2.6B | $0.2B | $2.5B |
| 2017-01 | $3.1B | $0.2B | $3.0B |
| 2016-12 | $3.0B | $0.1B | $2.8B |
| 2016-11 | $3.1B | $0.2B | $2.9B |
| 2016-10 | $3.2B | $0.1B | $3.1B |
| 2016-09 | $3.3B | $0.2B | $3.1B |
| 2016-08 | $3.0B | $0.0B | $3.0B |
| 2016-07 | $3.2B | $0.1B | $3.1B |
| 2016-06 | $2.9B | $0.1B | $2.8B |
| 2016-05 | $2.6B | $0.2B | $2.4B |
| 2016-04 | $3.0B | $0.2B | $2.8B |
| 2016-03 | $3.0B | $0.1B | $2.9B |
| 2016-02 | $2.7B | $0.2B | $2.5B |
| 2016-01 | $3.2B | $0.1B | $3.0B |
| 2015-12 | $3.0B | $0.1B | $2.9B |
| 2015-11 | $3.0B | $0.1B | $2.9B |
| 2015-10 | $3.6B | $0.1B | $3.4B |
| 2015-09 | $3.4B | $0.2B | $3.2B |
| 2015-08 | $3.0B | $1.1B | $1.9B |
| 2015-07 | $3.7B | $0.1B | $3.6B |
| 2015-06 | $3.1B | $0.2B | $2.9B |
| 2015-05 | $2.7B | $0.1B | $2.5B |
| 2015-04 | $3.5B | $0.1B | $3.4B |
| 2015-03 | $2.8B | $0.2B | $2.6B |
This address is permanent. Refunds include drawback, liquidation refunds and protest allowances every month; the 2026 surge is the court-ordered IEEPA refunds. The assessed book (what shipments were charged at entry) is reconciled against this kept book monthly and the two are never divided into each other — how the numbers are made · corrections log.