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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 vehicles & parts

HS chapter 87, all origins, from official duty receipts. Burden 1.1% in 2017-06 → peak 19.6% in 2025-05 → 12.5% in 2026-06, on $3.6B of duty in the latest month.

Duty collected as % of all vehicles & parts import value, monthly, all origins. Peak 19.6% (2025-05).

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

Who pays it — top origins, 2026-06

Mexico 9.4% paid $999M duty Japan 14.1% paid $537M duty Korea, South 13.8% paid $416M duty China 44.4% paid $394M duty Canada 8.4% paid $331M duty Germany 13.4% paid $304M duty

Slovakia 14.9% paid $111M duty

United Kingdom 11.6% paid $84M duty Italy 13.2% paid $47M duty India 20.8% paid $44M 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 9903.40.05 +25%

Chapter 99 measure
measure 9903.40.10 +25%

Amending the Procedures To Administer Import Adjustment Offset Amounts for Certain Imports of Automobile Parts
measure 9903.74.08 · Federal Register citation +25%

Implementing Certain Tariff-Related Elements of the U.S.-Korea Strategic Trade and Investment Deal
measure 9903.76.02 · Federal Register citation +25%

Implementing Certain Tariff-Related Elements of the U.S.-Korea Strategic Trade and Investment Deal
measure 9903.76.03 · Federal Register citation +25%

Go deeper

What America imports in vehicles & parts · the whole tariff story · any origin: tariff_burden(origin: "Vietnam", commodity: "87") · any code: tariff_lookup(hs, origin) via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

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