U.S. imports of Not Advanced Technology (Hi-Tech 00) totaled $212.5B in September 2026, imported from 232 countries.
Importers of Not Advanced Technology paid $21.5B in duties in September 2026, an average duty rate of 10.10% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: September 2026 dataProducts classified under the 'Not Advanced Technology' grouping fall outside the Census Bureau's ten advanced technology product (ATP) categories and serve as the residual complement to the ATP universe within total US trade statistics. Analysts use this segment to isolate how non-high-tech merchandise — ranging from agricultural commodities to basic manufactures — drives the overall US trade balance independent of technology-intensive sectors. Shifts in this grouping often reflect commodity price cycles, energy trade volumes, and consumer goods flows rather than R&D-driven supply chains.
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10.8M import shipments a month
The Census Bureau defines advanced technology products by their high R&D content and leading-edge technology across ten specific sectors. Any product that does not meet those sector-specific criteria is counted in the 'Not Advanced Technology' residual, regardless of its HTS chapter.
Separating non-ATP trade allows economists to distinguish cyclical, commodity-driven swings in the trade balance from structural trends in technology-intensive exports and imports, providing a cleaner read on US industrial competitiveness.
ImportsExports
Imports
$212.5BYoY · free account
Exports
$151.2BYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to September 2026, the U.S. imported $2.4T of Not Advanced Technology and exported $1.8T.
Through September 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Imports · September 2026
origin
China pays 25.4% duty; Canada 4.3%.
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Census does not publish district detail for this classification system.
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Census does not publish state detail for this classification system.
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Census does not publish port detail for this classification system.
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