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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 iron & steel

HS chapter 72, all origins, from official duty receipts. Burden 0.1% in 2017-06 → peak 29.3% in 2026-05 → 27.6% in 2026-06, on $604M of duty in the latest month.

Duty collected as % of all iron & steel import value, monthly, all origins. Peak 29.3% (2026-05).

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

Who pays it — top origins, 2026-06

Canada 26.2% paid $99M duty Korea, South 48.3% paid $86M duty Brazil 29.2% paid $83M duty Mexico 24.8% paid $40M duty Japan 46.4% paid $39M duty Taiwan 46.8% paid $36M duty Germany 44.6% paid $35M duty

Sweden 45.0% paid $16M duty

China 50.1% paid $15M duty

Netherlands 30.0% paid $15M 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 iron & steel · the whole tariff story · any origin: tariff_burden(origin: "Vietnam", commodity: "72") · any code: tariff_lookup(hs, origin) via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

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