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HS 8507.60

Lithium ion batteries

In short

  • The US imported $16.80B of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, down 30% on the year before.
  • China is the largest supplier, with 37.0% of US imports; Japan is next, with 19.0%.
  • Vietnam is the cheapest main supplier before and after freight and duty, landing at $48.66 each.
  • Duty paid averaged 18.1% of the value of imports in August 2026, the same as a year earlier.
  • Japan is gaining share: 16.5% over the last 12 months, up from 9.6%.
  • 4 Federal Register notices named this product's tariff codes in the last 12 months.

US imports, Aug 2026

$1.31B

↓ −24% vs Aug 2025

Last 12 months

$16.80B

↓ −30% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

18.1%

0.0 pts vs Aug 2025

Top supplier

China

37.0% 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.

Aug2025SepOctNovDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugChina ↑Duty ↓
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MonthUS imports
August 2025$1.71B
September 2025$1.16B
October 2025$1.37B
November 2025$1.43B
December 2025$1.81B
January 2026$1.23B
February 2026$1.17B
March 2026$1.28B
April 2026$1.63B
May 2026$1.25B
June 2026$1.38B
July 2026$1.78B
August 2026$1.31B

What changed

  • US imports were $1.31B in August 2026, down 27% from July 2026 and down 24% from August 2025.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $16.80B, down 30% on the 12 months before.
  • Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: Canada up from 4.3% to 8.2%, Thailand down from 11.3% to 1.3%.
  • Average price from China fell 50% since July 2026, to $56.96 each.
  • Duty paid on imports from China rose from 27.3% to 34.5% of their value since July 2026.
  • Duty paid on imports from Korea, South rose from 8.0% to 11.3% of their value since July 2026.

US trade by year

US imports were $16.80B in the 12 months to Aug 2026, up 585% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $3.85B, up 213%. 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 ↑Duty ↑
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PeriodUS imports
12 months to Aug 2017$2.45B
12 months to Aug 2018$2.82B
12 months to Aug 2019$3.53B
12 months to Aug 2020$4.17B
12 months to Aug 2021$6.83B
12 months to Aug 2022$11.66B
12 months to Aug 2023$16.36B
12 months to Aug 2024$20.70B
12 months to Aug 2025$24.12B
12 months to Aug 2026$16.80B
  • China
  • Japan
  • Korea, South
  • Malaysia
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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PeriodChinaJapanKorea, SouthMalaysia
12 months to Aug 201742.9%21.9%21.0%1.1%
12 months to Aug 201842.5%19.1%23.9%1.5%
12 months to Aug 201953.4%11.7%21.3%0.9%
12 months to Aug 202046.6%13.0%18.4%1.3%
12 months to Aug 202146.5%12.5%19.9%2.8%
12 months to Aug 202264.0%8.1%10.3%1.9%
12 months to Aug 202368.7%5.8%8.8%1.0%
12 months to Aug 202471.8%7.2%5.8%1.1%
12 months to Aug 202564.5%9.6%9.0%2.0%
12 months to Aug 202643.7%16.5%13.2%6.0%
Duty paid, % of value
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PeriodChinaJapanKorea, SouthMalaysiaAll countries
12 months to Aug 20173.4%3.4%0.5%3.4%2.7%
12 months to Aug 20183.4%3.4%0.4%3.4%2.6%
12 months to Aug 20193.4%3.4%1.0%3.4%2.8%
12 months to Aug 202010.3%3.4%1.4%3.4%6.3%
12 months to Aug 20217.7%3.3%1.0%3.4%4.9%
12 months to Aug 20229.5%3.4%1.0%3.4%7.2%
12 months to Aug 20238.3%3.3%0.8%3.4%6.7%
12 months to Aug 20247.7%3.4%1.3%3.4%6.4%
12 months to Aug 202513.3%10.2%4.9%8.4%11.0%
12 months to Aug 202631.6%13.0%7.0%15.3%19.8%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$16.80B−30%19.8%+8.8 pts$3.85B−24%
12 months to Aug 2025$24.12B+17%11.0%+4.6 pts$5.04B+13%
12 months to Aug 2024$20.70B+27%6.4%−0.3 pts$4.47B+70%
12 months to Aug 2023$16.36B+40%6.7%−0.5 pts$2.62B+53%
12 months to Aug 2022HS 2022 revision$11.66B+71%7.2%+2.2 pts$1.71B+11%
12 months to Aug 2021$6.83B+64%4.9%−1.3 pts$1.55B−7.8%
12 months to Aug 2020$4.17B+18%6.3%+3.5 pts$1.68B+21%
12 months to Aug 2019$3.53B+25%2.8%+0.2 pts$1.39B−2.0%
12 months to Aug 2018$2.82B+15%2.6%−0.1 pts$1.42B+15%
12 months to Aug 2017$2.45B2.7%$1.23B

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
China$483.9M37.0%−25.4 pts$56.96 each−22%34.5%+15.3 pts
Japan$248.6M19.0%+7.1 pts$63.81 each+110%10.1%−10.8 pts
Malaysia$113.7M8.7%+5.0 pts$63.76 each+100%11.7%−5.9 pts
Korea, South$108.7M8.3%+1.5 pts$31.50 each+97%11.3%−1.1 pts
Canada$107.4M8.2%+7.4 pts$4,717 each+205%0.1%−1.5 pts
Vietnam$61.4M4.7%+2.6 pts$43.60 each+66%15.7%+0.6 pts
Taiwan$49.1M3.8%+1.4 pts$83.97 each+25%10.1%−6.2 pts
Poland$41.6M3.2%+1.0 pts$21.26 each−90%7.8%−4.8 pts
Other countries (42)$91.7M7.0%−0.6 pts$152.52 each+65%6.9%−6.1 pts
All countries$1.31B100.0%$59.36 each+22%18.1%0.0 pts

The 3 largest suppliers had 73.5% 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
Vietnam$41.51 each$1.42 each3.4% of price$5.73 each13.8% of price$48.66 each+87%
Malaysia$54.61 each$1.45 each2.6% of price$6.74 each12.3% of price$62.79 each+42%
Japan$60.23 each$0.81 each1.3% of price$6.36 each10.6% of price$67.40 each+89%
Korea, South$82.41 each$1.00 each1.2% of price$6.28 each7.6% of price$89.69 each+146%
Taiwan$79.43 each$1.29 each1.6% of price$9.53 each12.0% of price$90.25 each+26%
China$74.71 each$1.51 each2.0% of price$23.43 each31.4% of price$99.66 each+32%
Canada$341.73 each$26.41 each7.7% of price$0.36 each0.1% of price$368.50 each+182%
Thailand$1,084 each$4.79 each0.4% of price$12.83 each1.2% of price$1,101 each+401%
All countries$74.64 each$1.58 each2.1% of price$12.92 each17.3% of price$89.14 each+58%

Landed at a US port, Vietnam was cheapest, at $48.66 each: 22.5% below Malaysia.

Landed cost from Thailand rose 401% on a year earlier, to $1,101 each, mostly on price: $188.20 each then, $1,084 each now.

How the market is shifting

Japan gained the most share: 16.5% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 9.6% in the 12 months before. China lost the most: 43.7%, down from 64.5%. 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.

  • China
  • Japan
  • Korea, South
  • Malaysia
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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MonthChinaJapanKorea, SouthMalaysia
September 202471.4%7.1%5.8%1.2%
October 202461.6%8.9%5.3%1.7%
November 202468.5%7.4%4.0%1.6%
December 202469.0%5.5%8.8%1.1%
January 202574.5%6.8%8.3%1.7%
February 202563.2%8.7%12.6%2.1%
March 202560.4%13.9%9.3%2.2%
April 202565.4%12.0%10.2%1.8%
May 202557.9%14.6%10.2%2.5%
June 202540.1%16.2%22.2%3.5%
July 202561.3%11.1%12.1%2.9%
August 202562.5%12.0%6.8%3.7%
September 202544.1%18.4%13.9%4.6%
October 202552.7%18.2%9.9%3.6%
November 202549.7%15.5%16.0%4.4%
December 202560.4%12.4%10.8%3.1%
January 202638.5%14.4%21.3%5.6%
February 202632.2%16.8%20.7%6.8%
March 202640.3%19.1%7.4%9.7%
April 202641.9%16.0%19.8%5.5%
May 202640.1%20.1%9.3%8.2%
June 202640.1%14.3%15.4%8.1%
July 202640.5%16.5%8.0%5.0%
August 202637.0%19.0%8.3%8.7%
Duty paid, % of value
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MonthChinaJapanKorea, SouthMalaysiaAll countries
September 20245.1%3.3%2.1%3.4%4.5%
October 20248.2%3.3%2.3%3.4%6.3%
November 20246.0%3.4%1.8%3.4%5.1%
December 20245.3%3.4%2.7%3.4%4.6%
January 20257.5%3.4%2.1%3.4%6.4%
February 20259.3%3.4%2.8%3.4%6.7%
March 202520.8%3.4%0.5%3.4%13.8%
April 202523.1%9.7%3.3%9.4%17.6%
May 202528.5%16.6%10.2%12.3%21.4%
June 202535.3%19.4%9.5%13.4%21.8%
July 202527.2%16.9%9.0%13.4%21.6%
August 202519.3%20.9%12.4%17.7%18.1%
September 202534.9%18.4%11.9%20.2%24.2%
October 202536.1%15.5%11.3%20.7%24.5%
November 202531.6%15.6%6.0%21.5%22.9%
December 202519.5%13.5%9.7%21.1%16.8%
January 202641.0%13.6%6.4%21.2%24.3%
February 202624.6%11.8%2.7%16.3%15.8%
March 202631.7%13.5%12.0%13.3%19.1%
April 202637.2%13.4%2.9%12.8%19.9%
May 202637.2%11.2%6.7%11.7%20.2%
June 202634.1%10.0%5.4%12.9%18.8%
July 202627.3%11.4%8.0%12.4%15.6%
August 202634.5%10.1%11.3%11.7%18.1%

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. December 2025–March 2026 · Duty paid: China 28.2% → 35.7%, Korea, South 10.5% → 4.7%, all countries 23.5% → 17.9%.
  2. September 2025 · Duty paid: China 27.9% → 33.2%.
  3. April–June 2025 · Duty paid: China 8.5% → 27.9%, Japan 3.4% → 18.1%, Korea, South 3.0% → 10.9%, all countries 6.6% → 21.5%.
  4. February 2020 · Duty paid: China 16.6% → 6.7%.
  5. August–September 2019 · Duty paid: China 3.4% → 16.6%, all countries 2.8% → 8.6%.

Federal Register notices from the last 12 months that list this product's tariff codes. A notice can add a duty, exclude products from one or only mention them, so read each for what it changes. Search the Federal Register for 8507.60

Where it enters the US

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

  1. Los Angeles, CA$3.33B · 19.9%
  2. Oakland, CA$2.52B · 15.0%
  3. Long Beach, CA$1.11B · 6.6%
  4. Laredo, TX$1.01B · 6.0%
  5. Charleston, SC$725.0M · 4.3%

Where US exports go

US exports were $444.1M in August 2026, up 15% from August 2025, and $3.85B over the last 12 months, down 24% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: China, up 436%.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
Mexico$1.56B40.5%+6.6%
Canada$680.5M17.7%−56%
Netherlands$215.0M5.6%+19%
China$194.5M5.0%+436%
Australia$161.6M4.2%−77%
United Kingdom$160.2M4.2%+7.1%
Korea, South$124.3M3.2%+115%
Japan$87.7M2.3%−20%
Other countries (159)$669.1M17.4%−17%
All countries$3.85B100.0%−24%

Other products under heading 8507: electric storage batteries, including separators therefor; parts thereof. US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.

ProductUS importsUS exports
Parts of electric storage batteries, including separators thereforHS 8507.90$2.99B$673.8M
Lead-acid storage batteries of a kind used for starting piston enginesHS 8507.10$2.12B$752.9M
Lead-acid storage batteries not elsewhere specifiedHS 8507.20$1.20B$810.1M
Nickel-metal hydride batteriesHS 8507.50$630.6M$23.6M
Nickel-cadmium storage batteriesHS 8507.30$75.5M$134.6M
Storage batteries not elsewhere specifiedHS 8507.80$69.8M$74.6M
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.
  • Tariff notices are from the Federal Register, matched to this product by the HTS numbers in their text.
  • 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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