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Subheading 1 of 6 in heading 8422
Subheading 842230 · $161.0M of $472.5M
U.S. imports of filling, closing, sealing, labeling, and beverage-aerating machinery (HS 842230) totaled $161.0M in July 2026, traded with 56 countries.
Importers of Filling, Closing, Sealing, Labeling, and Beverage-Aerating Machinery paid $13.3M in duties in July 2026 — an effective duty rate of 9.8% on $135.5M in dutiable value, based on actual customs collections rather than the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: July 2026 dataContainer-filling and closing machinery — covering everything from can seamers and bottle cappers to bag-forming lines and blister-packaging equipment — is a capital-goods category central to food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and consumer-goods manufacturing. Germany and Italy lead US import supply, reflecting the concentration of world-class packaging machinery engineering in those countries, and imports from both origins are generally not subject to Section 301 measures. The heading's fourteen US tariff lines distinguish equipment by specific function (filling only, closing only, labeling, aerating, skin/blister packaging, bag forming), so a multi-function line that fills and seals must be classified by its principal function or under the NESOI residual line. Buyers should confirm whether a machine's software-driven control systems affect its classification under any applicable technology-transfer or export-control frameworks.
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1.2K shipments/mo
When a machine performs several operations covered by different subheadings — for example, filling and then sealing — CBP generally applies GRI 3(c) or the principal-function rule. If no single function is clearly principal, the machine may fall to the NESOI residual lines (e.g., 8422309190 or 8422309191). Importers should obtain a binding ruling from CBP when the machine's primary function is ambiguous, as the applicable duty rate can differ between lines.
Germany and Italy host globally recognized packaging machinery clusters — including major trade fairs such as interpack and IPACK-IMA — where decades of specialized engineering have produced equipment known for high throughput, hygienic design, and integration with automated production lines. US food, beverage, and pharmaceutical manufacturers often specify European-origin equipment to meet FDA or USDA facility standards, reinforcing the sourcing concentration from those two countries.
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HS10 import codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
HS10 export codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Schedule B export classification.
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.
ImportsExports
Imports
$161.0MYoY · Pro
Exports
$21.0MYoY · Pro
12-mo low · imports
YoY · ProThrough July 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Imports · July 2026
origin
Germany and Italy together supply 43% of it.
customs district
destination
entry
rate provision · imports
15.8% enters free of duty; the effective duty rate is 8.25%.