U.S. imports of Dried & Dehydrated Foods (NAICS 311423) totaled $99.7M in August 2026, imported from 101 countries.
Importers of Dried & Dehydrated Foods paid $10.5M in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 10.53% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Dried & Dehydrated Foods imports of $99.7M in August 2026 ran 15% above the year-to-date monthly average of $86.9M.
Last updated: August 2026 dataDried and dehydrated foods — including dehydrated vegetables, fruit powders, dried herbs, and dehydrated meal components — serve as critical inputs for spice blending, snack manufacturing, and emergency food supply chains. Moisture content and water activity specifications are commercially significant because they affect both shelf stability and HTS classification, with some dehydrated products classified differently from their fresh or frozen counterparts. FDA's FSMA Foreign Supplier Verification Program places the compliance burden on US importers to verify that overseas dehydration facilities meet food-safety standards equivalent to domestic requirements.
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2.5K import shipments a month
For many commodities, HTS headings distinguish between products based on moisture thresholds — for example, dried versus fresh or chilled forms of the same vegetable may fall under entirely different chapters with different duty rates. Importers should obtain laboratory moisture analysis documentation from suppliers to support the declared classification.
Bulk dehydrated food ingredients must comply with FDA labeling regulations applicable to food for further manufacturing, including accurate common or usual name, country of origin, and allergen declarations where applicable. FSMA also requires importers to maintain records of foreign supplier verification activities for each product and supplier.
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National industry 2 of 3 in naics industry 31142
National industry 311423 · $99.7M of $1.0B
Imports · August 2026
origin
China pays 42.9% duty; Mexico <0.1%.
customs district
Census does not publish district detail for this classification system.
destination
Census publishes state breakdowns for NAICS to the 4-digit level only. See NAICS 3114 for those.
entry
Census does not publish port detail for this classification system.
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Imports
$99.7MYoY · free account
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$51.1MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $1.0B of Dried & Dehydrated Foods and exported $645.5M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.