Standard International Trade Classification
U.S. exports of Bearing Housings without Ball or Roller Bearings; Plain Shaft Bearings (SITC 74822) totaled $123.5M in August 2026.
Importers of Bearing Housings without Ball or Roller Bearings; Plain Shaft Bearings paid $20.4M in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 23.11% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: August 2026 dataBare bearing housings — sold without a rolling-element insert — and plain shaft bearings (sleeve, journal, and bush bearings) are grouped under SITC 74822, reflecting their distinct commercial role as either structural mounting components or low-speed, high-load friction-bearing elements. Plain shaft bearings in bronze, babbitt, PTFE-lined, or sintered metal grades serve applications in heavy machinery, marine propulsion, and hydroelectric equipment where rolling-element bearings are impractical. The classification boundary with SITC 74821 (housings incorporating rolling bearings) is a recurring source of entry disputes when housings are shipped with bearing inserts as loose, unassembled components.
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8.0K import shipments a month
This is a genuine classification gray area. CBP may treat unassembled components as a set classified by the essential character of the whole — potentially under 74821 — or may classify each component separately. Importers shipping housings and bearing inserts in the same shipment should consider requesting a binding ruling to avoid post-entry reclassification.
Common materials include leaded bronze, babbitt (tin- or lead-based white metal), sintered iron-copper, and PTFE-lined composites. At the SITC level, all plain shaft bearings fall under 74822 regardless of material. At the HTS 10-digit level, material composition can influence subheading placement, so importers should obtain a material certification from the manufacturer.
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$88.0MYoY · free account
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$123.5MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $998.5M of Bearing Housings without Ball or Roller Bearings; Plain Shaft Bearings.
Through August 2026 · exports 10 of 12 months reported. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Exports · August 2026
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Basic heading 93 of 642 in section 7
Basic heading 74822 · $123.5M of $76.2B