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America’s Tariff Receipt — April 2019

Observation     2019-04: $5.2B kept
Next release   2026-10-12 (Monthly Treasury Statement, August data follows monthly)
Units         USD, net of all refunds · Frequency: monthly · Source: MTS Table 4 · Series: tt010.national.customs-kept

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.

AMERICA’S TARIFF RECEIPT — 2019-04
Collected at the border ..... $5.5B
Refunded (all causes) ....... $0.3B
KEPT ....................... $5.2B

3 negative months in a 138-month series. Refunds are court-ordered returns of duties assessed in prior months. Cumulatively since March 2025 the border has kept $327B — about $208B above the pre-2025 run rate — and the courts are now returning part of it.

FISCAL 2019 TO DATE — kept $39.9B · refunded $1.5B across 7 months

A month earlier the border kept $5.2B. In April 2018 it kept $3.4B. The record month is October 2025 at $31.4B. Negative months on record: May 2026, June 2026, July 2026 — the only ones since the series begins in 2015.

31 16 0 2023-09: 7 $B/mo2023-10: 7 $B/mo2023-11: 6 $B/mo2023-12: 6 $B/mo2024-01: 6 $B/mo2024-02: 6 $B/mo2024-03: 6 $B/mo2024-04: 6 $B/mo2024-05: 5 $B/mo2024-06: 6 $B/mo2024-07: 7 $B/mo2024-08: 7 $B/mo2024-09: 7 $B/mo2024-10: 7 $B/mo2024-11: 7 $B/mo2024-12: 7 $B/mo2025-01: 7 $B/mo2025-02: 7 $B/mo2025-03: 8 $B/mo2025-04: 16 $B/mo2025-05: 22 $B/mo2025-06: 27 $B/mo2025-07: 28 $B/mo2025-08: 30 $B/mo2025-09: 30 $B/mo2025-10: 31 $B/mo2025-11: 31 $B/mo2025-12: 28 $B/mo2026-01: 28 $B/mo2026-02: 27 $B/mo2026-03: 22 $B/mo2026-04: 22 $B/mo2026-05: -0.04 $B/mo2026-06: -26 $B/mo2026-07: -9 $B/mo2026-08: 13 $B/mo 13 2023-092025-022026-08
America's tariff take turned negative in May–June 2026 — customs duties kept, net of all refunds, $bn per month. Source: Monthly Treasury Statement, Table 4.

Every month on record

MonthCollectedRefundedRefund shareKeptMoM Δ
2026-08 $23.4B$10.5B 45% $12.8B +$21.4B
2026-07 $24.8B$33.4B 134% −$8.5B +$17.0B
2026-06 $23.6B$49.2B 208% −$25.6B −$25.5B
2026-05 $21.9B$22.0B 100% −$0.0B −$22.2B
2026-04 $23.9B$1.8B 7% $22.1B −$0.0B
2026-03 $24.0B$1.9B 8% $22.2B −$4.4B
2026-02 $27.2B$0.6B 2% $26.6B −$1.1B
2026-01 $29.5B$1.8B 6% $27.7B −$0.1B
2025-12 $29.3B$1.4B 5% $27.9B −$2.9B
2025-11 $31.7B$1.0B 3% $30.8B −$0.6B
2025-10 $33.1B$1.7B 5% $31.4B +$1.7B
2025-09 $30.5B$0.8B 3% $29.7B +$0.2B
2025-08 $30.1B$0.6B 2% $29.5B +$1.8B
2025-07 $28.4B$0.8B 3% $27.7B +$1.0B
2025-06 $27.2B$0.5B 2% $26.6B +$4.5B
2025-05 $22.8B$0.6B 3% $22.2B +$6.5B
2025-04 $16.3B$0.7B 4% $15.6B +$7.5B
2025-03 $8.7B$0.6B 7% $8.2B +$0.9B
2025-02 $7.7B$0.4B 6% $7.2B −$0.1B
2025-01 $7.9B$0.5B 7% $7.3B +$0.5B
2024-12 $7.4B$0.6B 8% $6.8B +$0.1B
2024-11 $7.4B$0.7B 9% $6.7B −$0.6B
2024-10 $7.9B$0.7B 8% $7.3B +$0.0B
2024-09 $7.7B$0.5B 6% $7.2B +$0.2B
2024-08 $7.6B$0.6B 7% $7.0B −$0.1B
2024-07 $7.6B$0.5B 6% $7.1B +$0.8B
2024-06 $6.8B$0.4B 7% $6.3B +$1.1B
2024-05 $6.2B$0.9B 15% $5.2B −$1.1B
2024-04 $7.1B$0.7B 10% $6.4B +$0.3B
2024-03 $6.6B$0.6B 9% $6.1B −$0.1B
2024-02 $6.8B$0.5B 8% $6.2B −$0.3B
2024-01 $7.0B$0.5B 7% $6.5B +$0.7B
2023-12 $6.4B$0.7B 10% $5.7B −$0.6B
2023-11 $6.7B$0.4B 6% $6.3B −$0.6B
2023-10 $7.3B$0.4B 6% $6.9B +$0.2B
2023-09 $7.1B$0.4B 6% $6.7B +$0.4B
2023-08 $6.8B$0.5B 7% $6.3B −$0.6B
2023-07 $7.4B$0.4B 6% $6.9B +$0.4B
2023-06 $7.1B$0.6B 9% $6.5B +$0.1B
2023-05 $6.7B$0.3B 5% $6.4B +$0.0B
2023-04 $6.7B$0.3B 5% $6.3B +$0.2B
2023-03 $6.7B$0.5B 8% $6.2B −$0.2B
2023-02 $6.8B$0.4B 7% $6.3B −$0.5B
2023-01 $7.6B$0.8B 10% $6.8B +$0.3B
2022-12 $7.3B$0.8B 10% $6.6B −$0.6B
2022-11 $7.8B$0.6B 8% $7.2B −$1.0B
2022-10 $8.7B$0.5B 6% $8.2B −$0.6B
2022-09 $9.4B$0.6B 7% $8.7B +$0.3B
2022-08 $9.1B$0.7B 7% $8.5B −$0.1B
2022-07 $9.0B$0.5B 6% $8.5B +$0.2B
2022-06 $9.0B$0.6B 7% $8.4B +$0.3B
2022-05 $8.5B$0.4B 5% $8.1B −$1.1B
2022-04 $9.6B$0.4B 4% $9.2B +$1.0B
2022-03 $8.6B$0.5B 6% $8.2B +$0.1B
2022-02 $8.5B$0.5B 6% $8.0B −$0.5B
2022-01 $8.9B$0.3B 3% $8.6B +$0.4B
2021-12 $8.6B$0.4B 5% $8.2B +$0.4B
2021-11 $8.4B$0.6B 7% $7.8B +$0.0B
2021-10 $8.4B$0.6B 7% $7.8B −$0.1B
2021-09 $8.3B$0.5B 6% $7.9B +$0.6B
2021-08 $7.8B$0.5B 7% $7.3B −$0.2B
2021-07 $7.9B$0.4B 5% $7.5B +$0.4B
2021-06 $7.7B$0.5B 7% $7.1B +$0.7B
2021-05 $7.0B$0.5B 8% $6.4B −$0.7B
2021-04 $7.7B$0.6B 8% $7.1B +$0.9B
2021-03 $6.9B$0.6B 9% $6.3B −$0.0B
2021-02 $6.8B$0.5B 7% $6.3B +$0.5B
2021-01 $6.4B$0.6B 9% $5.9B −$0.2B
2020-12 $6.7B$0.7B 10% $6.0B +$0.1B
2020-11 $6.8B$0.8B 12% $6.0B −$0.2B
2020-10 $6.9B$0.7B 10% $6.2B +$0.1B
2020-09 $6.9B$0.9B 13% $6.0B +$0.2B
2020-08 $6.5B$0.6B 10% $5.9B +$0.9B
2020-07 $5.9B$0.9B 15% $5.0B +$0.5B
2020-06 $5.3B$0.8B 16% $4.5B +$0.6B
2020-05 $4.5B$0.6B 14% $3.8B −$0.3B
2020-04 $4.7B$0.6B 13% $4.1B −$0.7B
2020-03 $5.4B$0.6B 11% $4.8B −$1.5B
2020-02 $6.7B$0.4B 6% $6.3B −$0.6B
2020-01 $7.3B$0.4B 5% $6.9B +$0.5B
2019-12 $6.9B$0.5B 7% $6.4B −$0.5B
2019-11 $7.4B$0.5B 6% $6.9B −$0.8B
2019-10 $8.1B$0.4B 4% $7.8B +$0.9B
2019-09 $7.2B$0.3B 5% $6.8B −$0.2B
2019-08 $7.2B$0.2B 3% $7.0B +$0.5B
2019-07 $6.8B$0.3B 4% $6.5B +$0.9B
2019-06 $5.8B$0.2B 4% $5.6B +$0.7B
2019-05 $5.1B$0.2B 3% $4.9B −$0.3B
2019-04 $5.5B$0.3B 5% $5.2B +$0.1B
2019-03 $5.4B$0.2B 4% $5.2B +$0.1B
2019-02 $5.4B$0.3B 6% $5.1B −$1.6B
2019-01 $6.7B$0.0B 1% $6.6B +$0.6B
2018-12 $6.1B$0.1B 2% $6.0B −$0.3B
2018-11 $6.5B$0.2B 3% $6.3B +$0.7B
2018-10 $5.8B$0.3B 5% $5.6B +$1.0B
2018-09 $4.8B$0.2B 4% $4.6B +$0.3B
2018-08 $4.6B$0.4B 8% $4.2B +$0.1B
2018-07 $4.3B$0.1B 2% $4.2B +$0.6B
2018-06 $3.6B$0.1B 3% $3.5B +$0.5B
2018-05 $3.2B$0.2B 6% $3.0B −$0.5B
2018-04 $3.5B$0.0B 0% $3.4B +$0.4B
2018-03 $3.3B$0.2B 6% $3.1B +$0.4B
2018-02 $2.8B$0.1B 5% $2.7B −$0.5B
2018-01 $3.3B$0.1B 4% $3.2B +$0.1B
2017-12 $3.2B$0.1B 3% $3.1B +$0.0B
2017-11 $3.2B$0.1B 4% $3.1B −$0.1B
2017-10 $3.4B$0.1B 4% $3.2B +$0.0B
2017-09 $3.3B$0.1B 4% $3.2B +$0.3B
2017-08 $3.1B$0.2B 6% $2.9B −$0.2B
2017-07 $3.3B$0.1B 4% $3.2B +$0.3B
2017-06 $3.0B$0.1B 4% $2.9B +$0.5B
2017-05 $2.6B$0.2B 7% $2.4B −$0.6B
2017-04 $3.1B$0.1B 3% $3.0B +$0.3B
2017-03 $2.8B$0.1B 4% $2.7B +$0.2B
2017-02 $2.6B$0.2B 6% $2.5B −$0.5B
2017-01 $3.1B$0.2B 5% $3.0B +$0.1B
2016-12 $3.0B$0.1B 4% $2.8B −$0.1B
2016-11 $3.1B$0.2B 6% $2.9B −$0.2B
2016-10 $3.2B$0.1B 4% $3.1B −$0.1B
2016-09 $3.3B$0.2B 5% $3.1B +$0.2B
2016-08 $3.0B$0.0B 1% $3.0B −$0.1B
2016-07 $3.2B$0.1B 4% $3.1B +$0.3B
2016-06 $2.9B$0.1B 3% $2.8B +$0.4B
2016-05 $2.6B$0.2B 6% $2.4B −$0.4B
2016-04 $3.0B$0.2B 7% $2.8B −$0.1B
2016-03 $3.0B$0.1B 5% $2.9B +$0.3B
2016-02 $2.7B$0.2B 6% $2.5B −$0.5B
2016-01 $3.2B$0.1B 4% $3.0B +$0.2B
2015-12 $3.0B$0.1B 4% $2.9B +$0.0B
2015-11 $3.0B$0.1B 4% $2.9B −$0.5B
2015-10 $3.6B$0.1B 3% $3.4B +$0.2B
2015-09 $3.4B$0.2B 7% $3.2B +$1.3B
2015-08 $3.0B$1.1B 36% $1.9B −$1.7B
2015-07 $3.7B$0.1B 3% $3.6B +$0.7B
2015-06 $3.1B$0.2B 5% $2.9B +$0.4B
2015-05 $2.7B$0.1B 4% $2.5B −$0.9B
2015-04 $3.5B$0.1B 3% $3.4B +$0.8B
2015-03 $2.8B$0.2B 7% $2.6B —

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In print: In April 2019 the US collected $5.5B in customs duties, refunded $0.3B, and kept $5.2B — US Treasury, Monthly Treasury Statement (Table 4), via the Trimtab US Trade Ledger — trimtabist.com/receipt/2019-04
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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.

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