The State Tariff Tracker

The State Tariff Tracker (“Tracker”) is a first-of-its-kind database that provides a comprehensive estimate of tariffs paid by state on all imports from all countries. The Tracker breaks down imports and tariff costs by country, product, and month, capturing savings from free trade agreements (FTAs) and preference programs, as well as additional duties due to Section 301 or 232 actions at the state level. As of February 2025, the Tracker offers monthly data from 2013 through 2024.

Key features of the Tracker include:

  • Comprehensive data on historical tariffs paid by state on all products from all countries.
  • Savings from FTAs, preference programs, and legislative actions by state.
  • Additional costs of major tariff actions (e.g., Section 301, 232, IEEPA) paid by state.

With over 1 billion data points, the Tracker offers unparalleled insight into state-level trade, providing critical details to educate on the nuances of trade and inform policy decisions.

Immediate impact of the Tracker data:

Following the Feb. 1, 2025 announcement of new tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China, TPW used the Tracker to estimate the additional tariffs that would have been added in each state to trade from Jan.-Nov. 2024 (the latest available data at the time). In total, the tariffs could have added $700 million in new taxes per day upon implementation, with imports into Texas alone facing about $1 billion each week.

Since the Tracker is the only source for tariff costs by state, TPW was able to show not only the impact in terms of dollars, but also the change it would represent from the status quo. For a state like Montana, which currently pays very little tariffs because about 95% of its imports come from Canada and Mexico (mostly duty-free from USMCA), the proposals would have represented a staggering 2,625% increase in import taxes.

Axios picked up the data for an article titled “Which states may feel the brunt of Trump’s tariffs” that was among the site’s top stories on Feb. 3.

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