The average US household pays $760–$1,500 extra per year because of import tariffs. Enter your spending below to find your number in 30 seconds.
Enter your approximate monthly household spending in each category. Leave blank if it doesn't apply.
Each spending category has a different proportion of imported goods. Electronics are ~80% imported; groceries are ~17%. We apply the relevant import share to your spending.
Current US tariff rates vary by category and country of origin. We use weighted-average effective rates based on actual import data from the Yale Budget Lab's April 2026 analysis.
Not all tariff costs are passed to consumers — retailers absorb some. We use empirical pass-through coefficients (typically 80–90%) to reflect realistic price increases.
The result: your spending × import share × tariff rate × pass-through = additional dollars your household pays each year because of tariffs.
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Yale Budget Lab (April 2026) estimates that Trump-era import tariffs cost the average US household between $760 and $1,500 per year, with a central estimate around $1,130. Higher-spending households pay more; lower-income households are proportionally harder hit.
Clothing, electronics, toys, and appliances are the hardest-hit categories — these have high import shares (60–80%) and face tariff rates of 20–27%. Groceries are less affected because most US food is domestically produced, though imported produce, coffee, and seafood are impacted.
The Section 122 baseline 10% tariff is set to expire on July 24, 2026 unless Congress extends it. If it expires without extension, some tariff costs would decrease. We'll update this calculator the moment any changes take effect.
This is an estimate, not an exact figure. Actual costs depend on the specific brands you buy, where retailers source their products, and whether stores have absorbed part of the tariff cost in their margins. We use peer-reviewed economic methodology from Yale Budget Lab, but individual results will vary.
Tariff levels can change at any time via executive action, trade negotiations, or Congressional action. Section 122 expires July 24, 2026. Some tariffs have been reduced via bilateral trade deals; others have increased. Sign up for our update emails to stay informed.
Yes. The rates in this calculator incorporate tariffs on Chinese imports (which represent a large share of US consumer goods imports), as well as the baseline tariffs applied to most other countries under Section 122 and related actions.