Harmonized System
U.S. imports of Sawing Machines for Wood, Cork, Bone, Hard Rubber & Similar Materials (HS 846591) totaled $48.2M in August 2026, imported from 33 countries.
Importers of Sawing Machines for Wood, Cork, Bone, Hard Rubber & Similar Materials paid $5.0M in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 9.91% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Sawing Machines for Wood, Cork, Bone, Hard Rubber & Similar Materials imports of $48.2M in August 2026 ran 12% above the year-to-date monthly average of $43.1M.
Last updated: August 2026 dataTaiwan and Vietnam are the leading sources of sawing machines imported into the US under this heading, which encompasses one of the most granularly subdivided tariff schedules in the woodworking machinery chapter — spanning rip saws, panel saws, band saws, radial arm saws, tilting arbor table saws, miter saws, scroll saws, cross-cut and optimizing saws, and sawmill machines, each further split by new vs. used condition and, for several types, by unit value thresholds. Chinese-origin sawing machines are subject to Section 301 tariffs, a material cost factor given China's position as the third-largest supplier. Importers should pay close attention to value-bracket breakpoints — for example, panel saws valued under $3,000 (8465910053) versus $3,000 and over (8465910058) — as misclassification at the value threshold triggers a different tariff line.
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1.3K import shipments a month
Several new woodworking saw types under 846591 are split by declared unit value. New panel saws valued under $3,000 each fall under 8465910053, while those valued at $3,000 or more fall under 8465910058. New band saws split at $1,000 per unit (8465910064 below, 8465910068 at or above). The value used is the transaction value per machine as declared on the commercial invoice; importers should ensure invoice pricing is itemized per unit to support the correct line.
Yes. Line 8465910091 covers sawing machines for hard materials not elsewhere specified — capturing machines designed for cork, bone, hard rubber, hard plastics, or similar non-wood hard materials that do not fit the wood-specific lines. Importers of machines marketed for plastics or composite cutting should evaluate whether 8465910091 or a wood-specific line better reflects the machine's principal design and use.
Subheading 1 of 9 in heading 8465
Subheading 846591 · $48.2M of $145.1M
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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.
Imports · August 2026
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Taiwan and Germany together supply 43% of it. Thailand pays 15.4% duty; Canada 0.0%.
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entry
rate provision · imports
9.6% enters free of duty; duty collected equals 9.91% of imports for consumption.
ImportsExports
Imports
$48.2MYoY · free account
Exports
$2.7MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $503.5M of Sawing Machines for Wood, Cork, Bone, Hard Rubber & Similar Materials and exported $48.0M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.