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The following chart shows tariff rates on dutiable imports plus total imports from 1821 to 2016.
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Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
The Smoot-Hawley Act in June 1930 hiked tariffs on more than 20,000 dutiable exports to an average of 59%.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2025
That number has declined over the ensuing decades; in 2023, the average U.S. tariff on all imports was 2.4 percent, while the average U.S. tariff on dutiable imports was 7.4 percent, according to the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 1 Apr. 2025
His final act as a congressman was spearheading the McKinley Tariff Act of 1890, which set the average tariff on dutiable imports at around 50 percent.
—Aroop Mukharji, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
The law raised dutiable tariffs — tariffs on goods subject to import duties — by about 6 percentage points, on average, Mitchener said.
—Greg Iacurci,ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
During this period, tariffs on dutiable goods often averaged 40% to 50%, especially in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
—Erik Guzik / The Conversation, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2024
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Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
The Smoot-Hawley Act in June 1930 hiked tariffs on more than 20,000 dutiable exports to an average of 59%.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2025
That number has declined over the ensuing decades; in 2023, the average U.S. tariff on all imports was 2.4 percent, while the average U.S. tariff on dutiable imports was 7.4 percent, according to the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 1 Apr. 2025
His final act as a congressman was spearheading the McKinley Tariff Act of 1890, which set the average tariff on dutiable imports at around 50 percent.
—Aroop Mukharji, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
The law raised dutiable tariffs — tariffs on goods subject to import duties — by about 6 percentage points, on average, Mitchener said.
—Greg Iacurci,ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
During this period, tariffs on dutiable goods often averaged 40% to 50%, especially in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
—Erik Guzik / The Conversation, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Dutiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dutiable. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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dutiable
adjective
du·ti·able
ˈd(y)üt-ē-ə-bəl 
: subject to a tax
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