U.S. imports of Parts of Textile Fiber Preparation Machines (Excluding Card Clothing) (HS 844832) totaled $820K in August 2026, imported from 25 countries.
Importers of Parts of Textile Fiber Preparation Machines (Excluding Card Clothing) paid $86K in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 10.42% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: August 2026 dataReplacement and wear parts for fiber-opening, cleaning, combing, and ginning machinery — excluding card clothing, which has its own line — are split at the 10-digit level between parts of cotton gins (8448320010) and all other fiber-preparation machine parts (8448320090). Germany leads US imports, with Australia and Italy also significant sources; the presence of Australia reflects that country's substantial cotton-gin equipment manufacturing base serving export markets. Parts of cotton gins are a commercially distinct subset given the seasonal, harvest-driven demand cycle of the US cotton belt.
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Cotton gin parts (8448320010) are separated because cotton ginning is a distinct, large-scale agricultural processing operation with its own supply chain and seasonal procurement cycle. The separate line allows trade statistics to track this commercially significant segment independently from parts used in wool scouring, combing, or synthetic fiber opening equipment, all of which fall under 8448320090.
US cotton ginning runs primarily from late summer through early winter, so gin operators typically import replacement parts in the preceding months to avoid mid-season downtime. Importers should account for lead times from European and Australian suppliers and consider bonded warehouse strategies to stage inventory ahead of peak demand without incurring immediate duty liability.
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Imports
$820KYoY · free account
Exports
$715KYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $11.3M of Parts of Textile Fiber Preparation Machines (Excluding Card Clothing) and exported $16.6M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
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Subheading 6 of 11 in heading 8448
Subheading 844832 · $820K of $11.8M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8448320090 | Pts of Mach for Prepar Textile Fibrs, NESOI | $637K | 10.24% | 96.86% | $65K |
| 8448320010 | Parts of Cotton Gins | $183K | 11.07% | 91.54% | $20K |
HS10 export codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Schedule B export classification.
| Code | Description | Export Value |
|---|---|---|
| 8448320010 | Parts of Cotton Gins | $630K |
| 8448320090 | Pts of Mach for Prepar Textile Fibrs, NESOI | $84K |
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
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Germany and India together supply 43% of it.
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rate provision · imports
4.3% enters free of duty; duty collected equals 10.42% of imports for consumption.