U.S. imports of Machine Tools for Working Metals Without Material Removal, N.E.S. (SITC 73399) totaled $8.6M in August 2026, imported from 29 countries.
Importers of Machine Tools for Working Metals Without Material Removal, N.E.S. paid $621K in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 7.27% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Machine Tools for Working Metals Without Material Removal, N.E.S. imports of $8.6M in August 2026 ran 24% below the year-to-date monthly average of $11.2M.
Last updated: August 2026 dataServing as the residual catch-all for metal-forming machine tools that work without cutting or abrading — including bending, folding, straightening, flattening, and similar operations — this heading captures equipment that does not fit more specific categories for presses, punching machines, or rolling mills. Sintered metal carbides and cermets are explicitly included as workpiece materials, reflecting the heading's relevance to hard-metal component manufacturing. Because it is an 'N.E.S.' category, correct use requires systematically ruling out all more specific SITC headings before applying it.
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139 import shipments a month
The 'not elsewhere specified' designation means 73399 applies only after confirming the machine does not fit a named heading — such as presses (73318), punching machines (73317), draw-benches (73391), thread rollers (73393), or wire-working machines (73395). If the machine's primary function matches any of those descriptions, the specific heading takes precedence.
No — the SITC heading explicitly includes machines for working sintered metal carbides and cermets alongside conventional metals, so the workpiece material alone does not change the classification. What matters is the process (non-material-removing forming) and the absence of a more specific heading.
Basic heading 433 of 642 in section 7
Basic heading 73399 · $8.6M of $172.0B
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Imports · August 2026
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Germany and Canada together supply 63% of it. China pays 37.2% duty; Canada 0.2%.
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Census does not publish district detail for this classification system.
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$8.6MYoY · free account
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$3.7MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $129.4M of Machine Tools for Working Metals Without Material Removal, N.E.S..
Through August 2026 · exports 10 of 12 months reported. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.