U.S. imports of Brewery Machinery (HS 843840) totaled $3.1M in August 2026, imported from 16 countries.
Importers of Brewery Machinery paid $374K in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 12.15% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Brewery Machinery imports of $3.1M in August 2026 ran 15% above the year-to-date monthly average of $2.7M.
Last updated: August 2026 dataDedicated brewery machinery — covering equipment for mashing, lautering, fermentation, filtration, and packaging in beer production — is a specialized capital-goods category driven by both large commercial breweries and the craft brewing sector. Germany and the United Kingdom are historically prominent suppliers of high-specification brewing systems, while China has grown as a source of more cost-competitive equipment; Canada and Denmark round out the top supplier group. The single US tariff line (8438400000) covers the full range of brewery-specific machinery.
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HTS 843840 is limited to machinery specifically designed for brewing beer — mash tuns, lauter tuns, brew kettles, fermenters, and related dedicated brewing equipment. General-purpose tanks, pumps, or heat exchangers that are not brewery-specific typically classify in other headings (e.g., Chapter 84 headings for industrial machinery or Chapter 73 for tanks), even if used in a brewery.
Large brewing systems often arrive in multiple shipments of components. Under GRI 2(a) and CBP's incomplete or unfinished goods rules, importers may be able to classify the complete system under 843840 even when components arrive separately, provided they file a binding ruling or use a blanket classification approach. Detailed technical documentation — engineering drawings, system descriptions, and supplier invoices itemizing components — is essential to support this treatment.
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Subheading 7 of 8 in heading 8438
Subheading 843840 · $3.1M of $156.7M
ImportsExports
Imports
$3.1MYoY · free account
Exports
$345KYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $30.6M of Brewery Machinery and exported $5.6M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
HS10 import codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
| Code | Description | Imports for consumption | Average duty rate | Dutiable Share | Duty Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8438400000 | Brewery Machinery | $3.1M | 12.15% | 87.03% | $374K |
HS10 export codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Schedule B export classification.
| Code | Description | Export Value |
|---|---|---|
| 8438400000 | Brewery Machinery | $345K |
Import lines come from the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule and export lines from Schedule B. The two are numbered by different agencies, so the same 10-digit code can appear in both tables describing a different product.
Imports · August 2026
origin
United Kingdom and China together supply 54% of it. China pays 22.3% duty; Canada 0.0%.
customs district
destination
entry
rate provision · imports
13.0% enters free of duty; duty collected equals 12.15% of imports for consumption.