U.S. imports of Mail Sorting, Folding, Inserting, Opening & Stamp-Affixing Machines (SITC 75193) totaled $4.6M in August 2026, imported from 18 countries.
Importers of Mail Sorting, Folding, Inserting, Opening & Stamp-Affixing Machines paid $279K in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 6.13% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: August 2026 dataHigh-speed mailroom automation equipment — including folder-inserters, envelope openers, and postage-stamp affixers or cancellers — serves direct-mail, financial-services, and government mailing operations that process large daily volumes. These machines are typically capital goods purchased infrequently but in significant unit values, making accurate classification important for duty and depreciation purposes. Unlike postage-franking meters (75128), the machines here do not necessarily incorporate a calculating device; their defining function is physical handling and processing of mail pieces.
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171 import shipments a month
When a single machine integrates folding, inserting, and postage application, classification depends on which function is principal. If the postage-application component incorporates a calculating device that computes postage, the machine may shift to the franking-machine heading (75128). If postage application is a minor ancillary feature and the primary function is folding and inserting, it generally remains under the mail-handling heading. A detailed functional analysis and consultation with a licensed customs broker is advisable.
Both postal-authority sorting equipment and commercial folder-inserters can fall under this heading, but large-scale optical character recognition (OCR) sorting systems used by postal services may incorporate ADP components significant enough to warrant classification under computer or ADP peripheral headings. The degree of integrated data-processing capability relative to the mechanical mail-handling function determines the correct heading.
Basic heading 488 of 642 in section 7
Basic heading 75193 · $4.6M of $172.0B
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Imports · August 2026
origin
United Kingdom and Germany together supply 78% of it. United Kingdom pays 11.7% duty; Canada 0.0%.
customs district
Census does not publish district detail for this classification system.
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Census does not publish state detail for this classification system.
entry
Census does not publish port detail for this classification system.
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Imports
$4.6MYoY · free account
Exports
$778KYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $58.0M of Mail Sorting, Folding, Inserting, Opening & Stamp-Affixing Machines.
Through August 2026 · exports 10 of 12 months reported. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.