U.S. imports of Machines for Working Wire (SITC 73395) totaled $9.8M in August 2026, imported from 26 countries.
Importers of Machines for Working Wire paid $1.2M in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 11.99% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Machines for Working Wire imports of $9.8M in August 2026 ran 10% below the year-to-date monthly average of $11.0M.
Last updated: August 2026 dataWire-working machines encompass a broad range of equipment — straightening, cutting, bending, forming, and coiling machines — used to convert wire rod or drawn wire into finished or semi-finished products such as springs, mesh, nails, and formed wire components. The heading is commercially significant to the construction, automotive, and consumer-goods sectors, all of which depend on high-speed wire-forming lines. Correct classification requires distinguishing wire-working machines from draw-benches (73391) and from wire-weaving or wire-netting machines, which fall under textile or other machinery headings.
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Straightening-and-cutting machines, CNC wire-bending centers, spring coiling machines, nail-making machines, and wire-mesh welding lines all fall within this category. The common thread is that the input material is wire and the machine shapes, cuts, or forms it without removing material by machining.
A machine that performs both drawing and forming presents a classification challenge. CBP's general rule for multi-function machines looks to the principal function; if drawing is incidental to the forming operation, the machine may classify as a wire-working machine under 73395. If drawing is the primary purpose, 73391 may apply. A binding ruling from CBP is the most reliable way to resolve the ambiguity before importation.
Basic heading 413 of 642 in section 7
Basic heading 73395 · $9.8M of $172.0B
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Imports · August 2026
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Spain and Germany together supply 72% of it. China pays 41.9% duty; Spain 10.0%.
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$9.8MYoY · free account
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$1.5MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $117.0M of Machines for Working Wire.
Through August 2026 · exports 10 of 12 months reported. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.