U.S. imports of machinery for extracting or preparing animal, vegetable & microbial fats or oils (HS 847920) totaled $1.4M in August 2026, imported from 21 countries.
Importers of Machinery for Extracting or Preparing Animal, Vegetable & Microbial Fats or Oils paid $140K in duties in August 2026, an effective tariff rate of 10.24% of the $1.4M imported — duty actually collected as a share of that value, not the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: August 2026 dataClassified under a single 10-digit line (8479200000), this heading covers industrial equipment used to extract and process edible and industrial oils from animal tissues, oilseeds, and microbial sources — a critical input sector for food manufacturing, biodiesel production, and oleochemical refining. China is the leading supplier of this equipment to the US market, with Denmark and Malaysia also notable sources. Importers should confirm that equipment designed for specific feedstocks (e.g., palm oil versus soybean) is not more specifically classifiable under pressing or filtering machinery headings elsewhere in Chapter 84.
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Yes — the 2022 HS revision explicitly added microbial fats and oils to this heading, so equipment designed for fermentation-derived lipid extraction now falls under 8479200000 alongside traditional animal and vegetable oil machinery. Importers of newer bioprocessing equipment should confirm the machine's function aligns with extraction or preparation rather than fermentation, which may point to a different heading.
Potentially. Presses of a general nature may be classifiable under other Chapter 84 headings depending on their design and the specificity of their application. Equipment purpose-built for oilseed extraction is most defensibly placed at 8479200000, but multi-use hydraulic or mechanical presses warrant a classification analysis, ideally supported by a binding ruling request to CBP.
HSChapter 84
Subheading 11 of 13 in heading 8479
Subheading 847920 · $1.4M of $1.4B
ImportsExports
Imports
$1.4MYoY · free account
Exports
$960KYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
YoY · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $16.5M of Machinery for Extracting or Preparing Animal, Vegetable & Microbial Fats or Oils.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
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HS10 import codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
| Code | Description | Import Value | Effective Tariff % | Dutiable Share | Duty Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8479200000 | Mach F Extract or Prep of Animal or Veg Fat or Oil | $1.4M | 10.24% | 98.91% | $140K |
HS10 export codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Schedule B export classification.
| Code | Description | Export Value |
|---|---|---|
| 8479200000 | Mach F Extract or Prep of Animal or Veg Fat or Oil | $960K |
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 66% of it.
customs district
destination
entry
rate provision · imports
1.1% enters free of duty; duty collected equals 10.24% of total import value.