# ETRX — US Effective Tariff Rate Index

> A rules-based monthly index of the realized effective US tariff rate — calculated duties as a share of the customs value of US imports for consumption — by country of origin and HS chapter, computed from official US Census Bureau trade data. First print settles; revisions are logged, never restated. Free to cite with attribution.

Latest print: June 2026 — headline effective tariff rate 7.13% (−10 bps month over month). Next print: 2026-09-03.

## Latest values (June 2026)
- United States — all imports ex 98/99 (headline) (ETRX-US): 7.13% effective rate, −10 bps vs prior month
- United States — all imports incl 98/99 (companion) (ETRX-US-INCL): 6.81% effective rate, −8 bps vs prior month
- Steel — all origins (HS 72+73) (ETRX-STEEL): 35.71% effective rate, −96 bps vs prior month
- Pharmaceuticals — all origins (HS 30) (ETRX-PHARMA): 0.16% effective rate, +3 bps vs prior month
- Apparel — all origins (HS 61+62) (ETRX-APPAREL): 22.14% effective rate, +49 bps vs prior month
- China — electronics (HS 85) (ETRX-CN-85): 19.62% effective rate, −8 bps vs prior month
- China — machinery (HS 84) (ETRX-CN-84): 23.99% effective rate, −8 bps vs prior month
- China — toys (HS 95) (ETRX-CN-95): 11.93% effective rate, −59 bps vs prior month
- European Union — vehicles (HS 87) (ETRX-EU-87): 13.92% effective rate, −101 bps vs prior month
- Mexico — vehicles (HS 87) (ETRX-MX-87): 9.40% effective rate, −43 bps vs prior month
- Canada — aluminum (HS 76) (ETRX-CA-76): 33.32% effective rate, −74 bps vs prior month
- Canada — wood (HS 44) (ETRX-CA-44): 4.60% effective rate, +15 bps vs prior month
- Canada — vehicles (HS 87) (ETRX-CA-87): 8.36% effective rate, −168 bps vs prior month

## Data
- Settlement panel (CSV): https://etrxindex.com/etrx.csv
- Latest print (JSON): https://etrxindex.com/latest.json
- Per-series JSON: https://etrxindex.com/series/<series-id-lowercase>.json
- Charts (PNG/SVG, credited): https://etrxindex.com/charts/<series-id-lowercase>.png

## Methodology
- Rulebook: https://etrxindex.com/methodology.html
- Verify a number from source data: https://etrxindex.com/verify.html
- Formula: effective rate = CAL_DUT_MO / CON_VAL_MO (Census International Trade API, imports for consumption). Headline excludes HS chapters 98 and 99. Calculated duty excludes antidumping/countervailing duties.

## Citation
- Cite as: ETRX — US Effective Tariff Rate Index, <month> print, https://etrxindex.com
- License: Free for citation, journalism, research and non-commercial use with attribution (CC BY-NC 4.0). Commercial redistribution and use as a settlement reference require a license.

## Pages
- Index: https://etrxindex.com/
- Series: https://etrxindex.com/series.html
- Release calendar: https://etrxindex.com/calendar.html
- About: https://etrxindex.com/about.html
- Press: https://etrxindex.com/press.html