U.S. imports of Industrial Food & Drink Preparation Machinery (NES) (SITC 72722) totaled $101.0M in August 2026, imported from 67 countries.
Importers of Industrial Food & Drink Preparation Machinery (NES) paid $10.3M in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 10.26% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: August 2026 dataFilling lines, pasteurizers, homogenizers, mixing vessels, and other equipment used in the industrial manufacture of food and beverages — not elsewhere specified — are grouped here, making this one of the most commercially diverse machinery headings in the SITC schedule. The NES qualifier is critical: machinery with a more specific classification (grain milling under 72711, oil extraction under 72721) belongs in those dedicated headings rather than here. Importers sourcing complete turnkey food-processing lines should work with customs brokers to allocate individual machines to their most specific applicable heading before consolidating residual equipment under 72722.
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2.0K import shipments a month
Each machine in a multi-function line should ideally be classified under its most specific heading — milling equipment under 72711, oil-extraction equipment under 72721, and remaining food-processing machines under 72722. If the line is imported as a single integrated system, GRI 2(a) and the essential-character rule may allow classification of the whole under the heading that covers the primary function, but this determination should be confirmed with CBP or a licensed broker before importation.
Technical specifications, manufacturer catalogs, and purchase contracts that describe the machine's design purpose and intended food-industry application are the most effective supporting documents. If the equipment is configurable for non-food uses, CBP may scrutinize the principal-use claim more closely, and a binding ruling request may be warranted to lock in the classification.
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Basic heading 158 of 642 in section 7
Basic heading 72722 · $101.0M of $172.0B
Imports · August 2026
origin
Italy and Germany together supply 45% of it. China pays 31.2% duty; Italy 8.5%.
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
$101.0MYoY · free account
Exports
$62.3MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $1.3B of Industrial Food & Drink Preparation Machinery (NES).
Through August 2026 · exports 10 of 12 months reported. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.