U.S. imports of Pulp & Paper Machinery (End-Use 21150) totaled $739.7M in August 2026, imported from 91 countries.
Importers of Pulp & Paper Machinery paid $62.5M in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 8.33% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Pulp & Paper Machinery imports of $739.7M in August 2026 ran 17% above the year-to-date monthly average of $633.1M.
Last updated: August 2026 dataImported pulp and paper machinery supplies US mills with specialized forming, pressing, and drying equipment that may not be domestically produced at competitive cost or lead time. Certain imported paper machinery lines have been subject to antidumping investigations historically, making origin verification an important step in procurement. Equipment is classified under HTS Chapter 84, and the correct subheading turns on the machine's specific function within the pulp-to-paper production sequence.
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13.2K import shipments a month
End-Use codes describe different products on the import and export sides. Cross-direction exports are not shown for this slug.
Antidumping and countervailing duty orders are product- and country-specific and change over time. Importers should query the USITC and Commerce Department ADCVD order databases by the specific 10-digit HTS subheading before finalizing a purchase, as duty liability can significantly affect landed cost.
Customs classification generally turns on whether the machine performs a primary paper-forming function (e.g., wet-end forming, pressing, drying) versus an auxiliary finishing or converting function (e.g., cutting, coating, rewinding). Multi-function lines may need to be classified by their principal function or broken into components, which is a common source of classification disputes best resolved with a licensed customs broker.
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Commodity 21150 · $739.7M of $146.7B
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12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $7.5B of Pulp & Paper Machinery.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Imports · August 2026
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Germany and Italy together supply 40% of it.
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