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U.S. imports of other industrial machines (End-Use 21180) totaled $7.9B in April 2026, traded with 143 countries.
Importers of Other Industrial Machines paid $923.5M in duties in April 2026 — an effective duty rate of 18% on $5.0B in dutiable value, based on actual customs collections rather than the published tariff schedule. Other Industrial Machines imports of $7.9B in April 2026 ran 13% above the year-to-date monthly average of $7.0B.
Last updated: April 2026 dataImported industrial machinery outside the major named categories supplies US manufacturers with specialized production equipment, often sourced from engineering-intensive economies. Section 301 tariffs have materially affected sourcing decisions for machinery imported from China across much of Chapter 84, prompting some buyers to shift procurement to alternative suppliers in Europe, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. Correct HTS classification is critical not only for duty calculation but also for determining whether a specific machine falls within the scope of any active antidumping or countervailing duty order.
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Antidumping orders are defined by a scope description and a set of covered HTS subheadings, but the scope description — not the HTS code — is the controlling legal standard. Importers should obtain the full scope language from the relevant Commerce Department order and compare it against their product's specifications. When scope coverage is uncertain, a scope ruling request to Commerce is the appropriate mechanism to obtain a binding determination.
For most industrial machinery, US Customs and Border Protection applies a 'substantial transformation' test: the country of origin is where the machine underwent the last substantial transformation that gave it its essential character. Assembly operations that merely combine components without changing their fundamental nature may not constitute substantial transformation, meaning the origin — and any associated Section 301 or antidumping liability — could follow the components rather than the assembly location. A binding ruling from CBP is the most reliable way to resolve origin questions for high-value equipment.
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