U.S. imports of machinery for preparing or making up tobacco (HS 847810) totaled $17.3M in August 2026, imported from 14 countries.
Importers of Machinery for Preparing or Making Up Tobacco paid $1.2M in duties in August 2026, an effective tariff rate of 6.67% of the $17.3M imported — duty actually collected as a share of that value, not the published tariff schedule. Machinery for Preparing or Making Up Tobacco imports of $17.3M in August 2026 ran 99% above the year-to-date monthly average of $8.7M.
Last updated: August 2026 dataIndustrial cigarette-making machines (8478100010) and other tobacco preparation equipment (8478100090) — including leaf-processing, cutting, and rod-forming machinery — serve the commercial tobacco manufacturing sector and are classified under this heading. Italy and Germany are the leading US import sources, reflecting the historic concentration of tobacco machinery engineering in those countries. Importers should be aware that tobacco manufacturing equipment may be subject to TTB and FDA regulatory considerations at the end-use level, though the machinery itself does not trigger mandatory admissibility review at the port of entry.
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Machinery specifically designed for preparing or making up tobacco — including cutting, blending, and conditioning equipment — is classified under heading 8478 rather than the general food-processing machinery headings of Chapter 84. The key is that the machine is purpose-built for tobacco; general-purpose cutters or blenders not dedicated to tobacco would be classified elsewhere.
The US tariff line 8478100010 is reserved for industrial cigarette-making machines — high-speed rod-forming and wrapping equipment used in commercial cigarette production. All other tobacco preparation machinery, such as leaf threshers, dryers, or cigar-making equipment, falls under the residual line 8478100090. The distinction turns on whether the machine's specific function is cigarette rod formation.
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Subheading 1 of 2 in heading 8478
Subheading 847810 · $17.3M of $20.7M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8478100090 | Mach for Preparing or Making Up Tobacco, NESOI | $15.6M | 7.01% | 87.40% | $1.1M |
| 8478100010 | Industrial Cigarette-Making Machines | $1.8M | 3.63% | 31.39% | $64K |
HS10 export codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Schedule B export classification.
| Code | Description | Export Value |
|---|---|---|
| 8478100090 | Mach for Preparing or Making Up Tobacco, NESOI | $4.2M |
| 8478100010 | Industrial Cigarette-Making Machines | $1.9M |
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
$17.3MYoY · free account
Exports
$6.1MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
YoY · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $90.4M of Machinery for Preparing or Making Up Tobacco.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Imports · August 2026
origin
Italy and Germany together supply 89% of it. China pays 19.4% duty; Paraguay 0.0%.
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entry
rate provision · imports
18.3% enters free of duty; duty collected equals 6.67% of total import value.