Official data Source: US Census Bureau international trade data Data through August 2026 · updated monthly

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Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel), for the propulsion of vehicles except railway or tramway stock

In short

  • The US imported $2.46B of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, down 8.0% on the year before.
  • Mexico is the largest supplier, with 43.8% of US imports; Germany is next, with 35.2%.
  • Japan is the cheapest main supplier before and after freight and duty, landing at $1,826 each.
  • Duty paid averaged 8.2% of the value of imports in August 2026, down 25.9 points on a year earlier.
  • France is gaining share: 5.4% over the last 12 months, up from 1.5%.
  • US exports were $5.17B over the last 12 months; the largest market is Mexico, with 76.2%.

US imports, Aug 2026

$126.0M

↓ −50% vs Aug 2025

Last 12 months

$2.46B

↓ −8.0% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

8.2%

↓ −25.9 pts vs Aug 2025

Top supplier

Mexico

43.8% of US imports

US imports by month

The last 13 months, so the same month a year ago is on the left. August 2026 is highlighted. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.

Aug2025SepOctNovDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugDuty ↓Duty ↓
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MonthUS imports
August 2025$249.9M
September 2025$269.6M
October 2025$199.9M
November 2025$190.7M
December 2025$207.0M
January 2026$192.7M
February 2026$181.2M
March 2026$220.8M
April 2026$226.6M
May 2026$227.5M
June 2026$245.4M
July 2026$174.1M
August 2026$126.0M

What changed

  • US imports were $126.0M in August 2026, down 28% from July 2026 and down 50% from August 2025.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $2.46B, down 8.0% on the 12 months before.
  • Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: Germany up from 30.0% to 35.2%, France down from 8.4% to 5.3%.
  • Average price from Germany rose 69% since July 2026, to $11,430 each.
  • Duty paid on imports from Germany fell from 14.3% to 3.8% of their value since July 2026.
  • Duty paid on imports from France fell from 20.2% to 12.5% of their value since July 2026.

US trade by year

US imports were $2.46B in the 12 months to Aug 2026, down 23% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $5.17B, up 38%. In January 2022 the HS 2022 revision moved some goods between this code and 8549.21, 8549.29, 8549.31 and 3 more, so part of a change across the dashed line can be the revision. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026HS 2022Duty ↑
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PeriodUS imports
12 months to Aug 2017$3.21B
12 months to Aug 2018$3.41B
12 months to Aug 2019$3.27B
12 months to Aug 2020$2.62B
12 months to Aug 2021$3.10B
12 months to Aug 2022$3.02B
12 months to Aug 2023$2.87B
12 months to Aug 2024$3.03B
12 months to Aug 2025$2.68B
12 months to Aug 2026$2.46B
  • Mexico
  • Germany
  • Japan
  • France
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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PeriodMexicoGermanyJapanFrance
12 months to Aug 201743.0%17.2%8.8%1.3%
12 months to Aug 201842.5%15.8%10.9%1.7%
12 months to Aug 201946.4%18.2%11.9%1.5%
12 months to Aug 202042.4%22.1%9.9%0.9%
12 months to Aug 202142.6%14.9%8.2%1.8%
12 months to Aug 202240.0%19.3%8.0%1.7%
12 months to Aug 202346.9%16.7%7.8%1.9%
12 months to Aug 202455.1%19.0%4.4%2.3%
12 months to Aug 202563.4%18.4%4.0%1.5%
12 months to Aug 202660.3%20.2%5.5%5.4%
Duty paid, % of value
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PeriodMexicoGermanyJapanFranceAll countries
12 months to Aug 20170.1%2.4%1.2%0.8%0.7%
12 months to Aug 20180.1%2.5%1.4%0.6%0.9%
12 months to Aug 20190.3%2.4%1.5%0.6%1.3%
12 months to Aug 20200.6%2.5%1.2%0.8%1.4%
12 months to Aug 20212.3%2.4%0.5%0.3%2.6%
12 months to Aug 20222.2%2.3%0.5%0.1%3.0%
12 months to Aug 20232.2%2.3%1.1%0.9%2.5%
12 months to Aug 20242.3%2.3%2.1%0.0%2.9%
12 months to Aug 202516.3%8.9%6.8%6.2%14.6%
12 months to Aug 20266.9%15.4%22.4%24.5%10.6%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$2.46B−8.0%10.6%−4.0 pts$5.17B+2.8%
12 months to Aug 2025$2.68B−12%14.6%+11.7 pts$5.03B−6.9%
12 months to Aug 2024$3.03B+5.6%2.9%+0.4 pts$5.40B+1.4%
12 months to Aug 2023$2.87B−5.2%2.5%−0.6 pts$5.33B−7.8%
12 months to Aug 2022HS 2022 revision$3.02B−2.5%3.0%+0.5 pts$5.78B+4.8%
12 months to Aug 2021$3.10B+19%2.6%+1.1 pts$5.52B+25%
12 months to Aug 2020$2.62B−20%1.4%+0.1 pts$4.41B−26%
12 months to Aug 2019$3.27B−3.8%1.3%+0.4 pts$5.95B+14%
12 months to Aug 2018$3.41B+6.0%0.9%+0.2 pts$5.21B+39%
12 months to Aug 2017$3.21B0.7%$3.76B

Who supplies the US

August 2026. Small figures under each value are the change from August 2025. Landed cost by origin, below, adds freight and duty to the price.

CountryUS importsShareAverage priceDuty paidLast 13 months
Mexico$55.2M43.8%−19.0 pts$7,160 each+11%8.4%−28.7 pts
Germany$44.3M35.2%+17.3 pts$11,430 each+84%3.8%−23.3 pts
Japan$11.0M8.7%+5.6 pts$1,807 each+3.4%13.1%−5.0 pts
France$6.6M5.3%+2.6 pts$14,841 each+14%12.5%+1.4 pts
Italy$2.7M2.2%+1.4 pts$7,915 each−29%4.8%−13.7 pts
United Kingdom$1.8M1.4%+0.6 pts$9,326 each+21%10.7%−5.8 pts
Korea, South$1.1M0.9%+0.5 pts$2,782 each−20%12.5%−29.0 pts
Brazil$760K0.6%+0.3 pts$4,998 each+508%11.8%−17.3 pts
Other countries (11)$2.4M1.9%−1.7 pts$2,870 each−50%10.8%−28.3 pts
All countries$126.0M100.0%$6,037 each+5.0%8.2%−25.9 pts

The 3 largest suppliers had 86.0% of US imports over the last 12 months.

Landed cost by origin

What importers paid to land this product at a US port from each main supplier, June–August 2026: the price, freight and insurance to the first US port, and duty, per unit. Suppliers with 3% or more of these imports, cheapest landed first. Small figures under landed cost are the change from the same months a year earlier.

  • Price
  • Freight and insurance
  • Duty
CountryPriceFreight and insuranceDutyLanded costMake-up
Japan$1,580 each$40.33 each2.6% of price$206.36 each13.1% of price$1,826 each+3.1%
Mexico$6,735 each$6.40 each0.1% of price$429.27 each6.4% of price$7,171 each−14%
Germany$8,029 each$87.04 each1.1% of price$851.01 each10.6% of price$8,967 each+6.8%
France$10,869 each$359.20 each3.3% of price$2,102 each19.3% of price$13,330 each+17%
All countries$5,791 each$47.94 each0.8% of price$506.01 each8.7% of price$6,345 each−4.6%

Landed at a US port, Japan was cheapest, at $1,826 each: 74.5% below Mexico.

Landed cost from France rose 17% on a year earlier, to $13,330 each, mostly on price: $9,885 each then, $10,869 each now.

How the market is shifting

France gained the most share: 5.4% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 1.5% in the 12 months before. Austria lost the most: 2.6%, down from 6.9%. The charts show September 2024 to August 2026 for the 4 largest suppliers over the last 12 months. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.

  • Mexico
  • Germany
  • Japan
  • France
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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MonthMexicoGermanyJapanFrance
September 202456.2%18.9%4.2%0.4%
October 202464.2%10.9%3.8%1.0%
November 202461.8%19.0%2.4%1.2%
December 202459.2%17.8%5.8%1.2%
January 202562.7%23.6%3.8%1.3%
February 202561.7%15.9%3.0%1.6%
March 202562.4%27.4%4.6%0.8%
April 202567.2%16.4%3.1%1.5%
May 202574.4%13.4%5.8%0.5%
June 202566.9%18.9%4.5%2.3%
July 202562.4%21.9%3.9%4.1%
August 202562.9%17.9%3.2%2.7%
September 202558.2%26.5%2.7%2.3%
October 202565.6%10.8%5.9%6.2%
November 202570.4%6.8%4.3%6.0%
December 202563.3%17.9%5.4%6.7%
January 202666.4%15.7%5.5%5.4%
February 202663.6%16.6%5.4%7.8%
March 202654.4%23.6%7.4%5.1%
April 202657.9%23.8%7.0%2.9%
May 202664.3%18.0%5.2%5.1%
June 202664.7%20.5%4.4%5.3%
July 202643.4%30.0%6.0%8.4%
August 202643.8%35.2%8.7%5.3%
Duty paid, % of value
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MonthMexicoGermanyJapanFranceAll countries
September 20242.3%2.3%2.0%0.0%2.6%
October 20242.4%2.4%1.9%0.0%2.7%
November 20242.3%2.5%2.1%0.0%2.3%
December 20242.3%2.4%1.9%0.1%2.5%
January 20252.3%2.4%1.7%0.3%2.4%
February 20252.4%2.5%1.9%0.1%2.7%
March 202524.0%2.4%1.6%0.1%19.8%
April 202526.0%4.5%4.0%4.6%20.0%
May 202545.3%15.9%7.1%10.1%37.6%
June 202520.2%24.0%13.2%12.4%19.7%
July 202526.1%25.8%13.7%11.1%24.4%
August 202537.1%27.1%18.1%11.1%34.0%
September 202511.3%24.9%38.7%24.9%15.7%
October 20254.8%16.5%38.8%27.0%10.9%
November 202521.9%13.7%36.9%34.4%23.0%
December 20252.8%15.4%32.4%33.6%9.0%
January 20262.6%15.8%32.8%31.1%8.6%
February 20262.6%15.2%24.5%21.2%7.1%
March 20264.6%16.3%20.8%22.1%9.3%
April 20265.7%15.3%14.1%20.6%8.6%
May 20265.0%14.6%11.8%18.7%7.4%
June 20264.8%13.3%12.2%21.8%7.0%
July 20268.3%14.3%13.9%20.2%11.7%
August 20268.4%3.8%13.1%12.5%8.2%

Tariff actions touching this product

When the duty paid on this product changed and stayed changed, for its main suppliers and all countries, newest first, with the Federal Register notices that named the product in the 3 months before. Rates are medians of the 4 months either side, less any usual seasonal swing. A change shows what happened to duty paid, not why; read each notice for what it did.

  1. March–April 2026 · Duty paid: Japan 32.6% → 13.2%, Italy 25.9% → 5.1%.
  2. August–November 2025 · Duty paid: Mexico 31.6% → 8.1%, Germany 25.4% → 15.3%, Japan 10.2% → 37.8%, Italy 12.4% → 28.9%, all countries 29.2% → 13.3%.
  3. April–May 2025 · Duty paid: Mexico 2.3% → 26.1%, Germany 2.4% → 24.9%, Italy 2.1% → 11.9%, all countries 2.6% → 22.1%.

Where it enters the US

Main ports of entry over the 12 months to August 2026: US imports and share.

  1. Ysleta, TX$1.35B · 55.0%
  2. Charleston, SC$543.3M · 22.1%
  3. Savannah, GA$93.7M · 3.8%
  4. Memphis, TN$93.0M · 3.8%
  5. Newark, NJ$75.8M · 3.1%

Where US exports go

US exports were $575.8M in August 2026, up 60% from August 2025, and $5.17B over the last 12 months, up 2.8% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: Mexico, up 10%.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
Mexico$3.94B76.2%+10%
Canada$608.5M11.8%−22%
Australia$126.6M2.4%+2.3%
United Kingdom$122.0M2.4%+42%
Chile$49.8M1.0%−41%
Brazil$43.4M0.8%+11%
Thailand$38.9M0.8%+65%
Belgium$32.1M0.6%−16%
Other countries (88)$210.9M4.1%−24%
All countries$5.17B100.0%+2.8%

Markets abroad

Each country's own import figures for this product, from UN Comtrade: the 8 biggest importers outside the US in the latest year each has reported, what they bought from the US, and the change from the year before. Values usually include freight and insurance to the importer's border, so they run a little above US export figures. Countries report a year or more late; 123 have reported 2025 so far.

MarketImportsvs year beforeFrom the USUS share
Mexico$5.31Bin 2025−17%$5.10B96.1%
Germany$2.64Bin 2025−3.2%$7.3M0.3%
Turkey$2.38Bin 2025+17%$13.2M0.6%
France$1.74Bin 2025+50%$4.0M0.2%
Spain$1.63Bin 2025+17%$1.3M0.1%
Belgium$908.7Min 2025+19%$840K0.1%
Thailand$794.2Min 2025+9.3%$2.8M0.4%
Poland$778.0Min 2025−22%$388K0.0%

The biggest market outside the US is Mexico, which imported $5.31B of this product in 2025, 96.1% of that from the US.

The US supplies 96.1% of imports into Mexico, but under 10% into Germany, Turkey and France.

Of these, imports into France grew fastest: up 50% from 2024 to 2025.

Other products under heading 8408: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines). US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.

About these figures
  • Source: US Census Bureau international trade data, not seasonally adjusted, in US dollars. Retrieved November 3, 2026.
  • US imports are general imports at customs value, which excludes freight and insurance. Exports are at free-alongside-ship value.
  • Average price is customs value divided by quantity (number of items), across all of the product's 10-digit lines.
  • Duty paid is the duty Census calculates on each country's imports for consumption, as a share of their value. It moves with tariff changes, exemptions and the mix of goods within the product.
  • Landed cost adds Census's import charges (freight, insurance and other costs of bringing the goods to the first US port) and calculated duty to the customs value, per unit, across the product's 10-digit lines. It leaves out antidumping and countervailing duties, customs fees and transport inland. Prices are averages across the goods within the code, so a lower one can mean cheaper goods, not the same goods for less.
  • Markets abroad are each country's imports as it reports them to UN Comtrade, in US dollars, usually including freight and insurance. Countries report a year or more late and in their own edition of the HS codes, so one still on an older edition is missing for codes that changed in 2022.
  • Census revises recent months, so figures can change slightly. These are estimates for research and planning, not customs or legal advice.

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