Austria Tariff Rates 2026: 15% on US Imports

As an EU member, Austria is covered by the US-EU trade deal that caps tariffs at an all-inclusive 15% ceiling, effective July 1, 2026. This 15% headline rate replaced the prior reciprocal layer — Austrian goods had paid 20% under the IEEPA regime before the Supreme Court struck those tariffs down on February 20, 2026. Steel and aluminum articles remain at 50% under Section 232, on top of the base layer but not stacking on the metal content itself.

There is no bilateral US-Austria free trade agreement; the trade relationship runs entirely through the EU common commercial policy, so Austrian exports are now governed by the July 2026 US-EU framework and its 15% all-inclusive ceiling. Austria is a high-value precision-manufacturing economy, and its US-bound trade skews toward advanced machinery, engineered components, and branded consumer products rather than bulk commodities. Vienna's exporters compete directly with German and Swiss suppliers in the same industrial categories.

Key Products Imported from Austria

Top US imports from Austria include machinery and mechanical appliances, firearms (notably Glock pistols), vehicle parts and engines, iron and steel products, specialty and pharmaceutical chemicals, optical and medical instruments, engineered wood products, and beverages (Red Bull). Austrian precision components and industrial machinery are the largest categories by value.

Recent Changes

Feb 20, 2026: the Supreme Court struck down the IEEPA reciprocal tariffs 6-3, and a $166B refund pool is now being paid to importers who overpaid. Effective July 1, 2026, the US-EU deal set a 15% all-inclusive ceiling for Austrian goods, replacing the earlier reciprocal layer. When Section 122 hit its 150-day limit and expired July 24, 2026 — being replaced nationally by the Section 301 forced-labor tariff (10% standard / 12.5% for a 46-economy tier) — the EU deal's 15% ceiling continued to govern Austrian imports. The $800 de minimis exemption has been eliminated for all shipments.

Tips for Importers

If you paid the IEEPA reciprocal surcharge on Austrian goods during 2025, review liquidation dates and file for a refund from the $166B pool before your protest window closes. There is no US-Austria FTA to claim, so focus on precise HTS classification — the 15% ceiling is all-inclusive, so confirm whether a product's MFN duty is absorbed within it or assessed separately. For steel/aluminum articles, pursue Section 232 product-exclusion requests, and use FTZ admission or duty drawback to defer or recover duties on components that are re-exported.