U.S. imports of Filling, Closing, Sealing, Labeling, and Beverage-Aerating Machinery (HS 842230) totaled $177.2M in September 2026, imported from 57 countries.
Importers of Filling, Closing, Sealing, Labeling, and Beverage-Aerating Machinery paid $14.3M in duties in September 2026, an average duty rate of 8.07% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Filling, Closing, Sealing, Labeling, and Beverage-Aerating Machinery imports of $177.2M in September 2026 ran 11% above the year-to-date monthly average of $160.3M.
Last updated: September 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 import shipments a month
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.
Subheading 2 of 6 in heading 8422
Subheading 842230 · $177.2M of $551.3M
ImportsExports
Imports
$177.2MYoY · free account
Exports
$39.3MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to September 2026, the U.S. imported $1.9B of Filling, Closing, Sealing, Labeling, and Beverage-Aerating Machinery and exported $384.5M.
Through September 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Imports · September 2026
origin
Germany and Italy together supply 52% of it. Japan pays 12.5% duty; Mexico 0.4%.
customs district
destination
entry
rate provision · imports
8.2% enters free of duty; duty collected equals 8.07% of imports for consumption.
HS10 import codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
Mac Fr Fil, Close, Seal, Cap, Label, Bot, Can or Contain
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.
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