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SITCSection 7
U.S. imports of machines for making paper bags, sacks, or envelopes (SITC 72523) totaled $14.4M in July 2026, traded with 14 countries.
Importers of Machines for Making Paper Bags, Sacks, or Envelopes paid $687K in duties in July 2026 — an effective duty rate of 4.8% on $14.4M in dutiable value, based on actual customs collections rather than the published tariff schedule. Machines for Making Paper Bags, Sacks, or Envelopes imports of $14.4M in July 2026 ran 53% above the year-to-date monthly average of $9.4M.
Last updated: July 2026 dataBag-and-envelope-making machinery occupies a specialized niche within paper converting equipment, forming, folding, gluing, and cutting paper or paperboard into finished flexible packaging or mailing products in a single integrated process. These machines serve the flexible packaging, e-commerce fulfillment, and direct-mail industries, where throughput speed and format versatility are key purchasing criteria. Classification here requires that the machine's designed output is paper bags, sacks, or envelopes — not cartons or rigid containers, which fall under a separate heading.
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33 shipments/mo
Basic heading 377 of 642 in section 7
Basic heading 72523 · $14.4M of $175.6B
Provided the machine is designed to produce paper bags or sacks — including flat or gusseted pouches made from paper — it falls under this heading. The critical factor is that the output is a flexible paper container. If the machine also produces pouches from plastic film or foil, classification should reflect the principal material or function.
OEM technical specifications, product brochures, and sample output (or photographs of finished bags/envelopes) are the most effective supporting documents. A commercial invoice that clearly describes the machine as a paper bag or envelope former, along with the machine's rated output format, helps CBP officers confirm the classification without delay at entry.
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Imports · July 2026
origin
France and Germany together supply 90% of it.
customs district
Census does not publish district detail for this classification system.
destination
Census does not publish state detail for this classification system.
entry
Census does not publish port detail for this classification system.
ImportsExports
Imports
$14.4MYoY · Pro
Exports
$102KYoY · Pro
12-mo low · imports
YoY · ProThrough July 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.