U.S. exports of Grain Milling & Cereal Working Machinery (Non-Farm) (SITC 72711) totaled $6.1M in August 2026.
Importers of Grain Milling & Cereal Working Machinery (Non-Farm) paid $242K in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 13.87% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Grain Milling & Cereal Working Machinery (Non-Farm) imports of $1.7M in August 2026 ran 25% below the year-to-date monthly average of $2.3M.
Last updated: August 2026 dataIndustrial-scale roller mills, plansifters, purifiers, and dehulling equipment used in flour milling, semolina production, and dried-legume processing fall within this heading — explicitly excluding farm-type machinery used at the point of harvest. These machines are capital-intensive assets central to the global food-processing infrastructure, and their procurement often involves long lead times and project-based sourcing from specialized manufacturers. Trade professionals should note that the non-farm restriction is a key classification boundary: on-farm grain cleaners or combine attachments belong in agricultural machinery headings rather than here.
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Farm-type machinery is designed for field or on-farm use — such as combine harvesters, grain cleaners attached to combines, or portable threshers — and is classified under agricultural machinery headings. Industrial grain milling machinery (72711) is designed for fixed, commercial-scale processing facilities such as flour mills, feed mills, or legume-processing plants, regardless of where it is physically located.
Large milling systems often arrive disassembled across multiple shipments. CBP allows importers to classify the complete machine under a single heading using the 'unassembled goods' rule (GRI 2(a)), provided the components are imported together or under a single contract and are clearly identified as parts of a complete system. Advance coordination with a customs broker is advisable to avoid misclassification of individual components.
Basic heading 72711 · $6.1M of $76.2B
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Exports · August 2026
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Brazil and Canada together take 89% of it.
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$1.7MYoY · free account
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$6.1MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $24.7M of Grain Milling & Cereal Working Machinery (Non-Farm).
Through August 2026 · exports 10 of 12 months reported. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.