Standard International Trade Classification
U.S. imports of Machinery for Agglomerating, Shaping or Molding Solid Mineral Fuels, Ceramic Pastes & Sand Foundry Molds (SITC 72834) totaled $20.0M in August 2026, imported from 45 countries.
Importers of Machinery for Agglomerating, Shaping or Molding Solid Mineral Fuels, Ceramic Pastes & Sand Foundry Molds paid $1.6M in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 8.23% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Machinery for Agglomerating, Shaping or Molding Solid Mineral Fuels, Ceramic Pastes & Sand Foundry Molds imports of $20.0M in August 2026 ran 15% above the year-to-date monthly average of $17.3M.
Last updated: August 2026 dataBriquetting presses for coal or biomass, extrusion presses for ceramic bodies, tunnel kiln cars, and sand core-blowing machines used in foundry operations are representative of the equipment captured by SITC 72834, which spans the forming and consolidation stage of mineral and ceramic processing. The heading's breadth — covering solid mineral fuels, ceramic pastes, unhardened cements, and foundry sand — reflects the common mechanical principle of shaping or consolidating a mineral-based feedstock rather than any single industry. Sand foundry mold-forming machines are explicitly included, making this heading relevant to metal casting supply chains as well.
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207 import shipments a month
A coal briquetting press classifies under SITC 72834 because the heading explicitly covers machinery for agglomerating solid mineral fuels. There is no separate coal-processing machinery heading that would override this classification; the agglomeration function applied to a solid mineral fuel is the controlling criterion.
Yes. SITC 72834 explicitly includes machines for forming sand foundry molds, which encompasses core-blowing and core-shooting equipment used to produce sand cores for metal casting. Importers of foundry core machines should classify them here rather than under general metalworking or casting equipment headings.
Basic heading 341 of 642 in section 7
Basic heading 72834 · $20.0M of $172.0B
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Imports · August 2026
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Italy and Germany together supply 42% of it.
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$20.0MYoY · free account
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$1.1MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $188.9M of Machinery for Agglomerating, Shaping or Molding Solid Mineral Fuels, Ceramic Pastes & Sand Foundry Molds.
Through August 2026 · exports 10 of 12 months reported. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.