U.S. imports of Paper Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Machinery, Not Elsewhere Specified (SITC 72529) totaled $43.3M in August 2026, imported from 29 countries.
Importers of Paper Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Machinery, Not Elsewhere Specified paid $3.4M in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 7.85% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Paper Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Machinery, Not Elsewhere Specified imports of $43.3M in August 2026 ran 70% above the year-to-date monthly average of $25.5M.
Last updated: August 2026 dataResidual machinery for the paper and paperboard production chain that does not fit the more specific headings — such as specialized winding, rewinding, or embossing equipment — is captured here as an NES (not elsewhere specified) category. Correct use of this heading requires a prior classification analysis confirming that the machine does not belong under pulping, papermaking, cutting, bag-making, carton-forming, or molding machinery headings. The NES designation makes this a frequent subject of customs queries, and detailed OEM documentation is especially important to justify its use.
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Equipment such as paper rewinders, embossers, perforators, and specialized surface-treatment machines that do not perform pulping, sheet forming, cutting, or container making often end up here. The NES heading is a residual category, so the importer must be able to demonstrate that no more specific heading applies.
Start with the specific headings for pulping, papermaking, cutting, bag-making, carton-forming, and molding machinery and document why each is inapplicable. If none fits, the NES heading is appropriate. Retaining OEM technical literature, engineering drawings, and a written classification analysis in the import file is advisable in case CBP requests justification.
Basic heading 247 of 642 in section 7
Basic heading 72529 · $43.3M of $172.0B
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Imports · August 2026
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Italy and Canada together supply 64% of it.
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$43.3MYoY · free account
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$3.5MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $286.4M of Paper Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Machinery, Not Elsewhere Specified.
Through August 2026 · exports 10 of 12 months reported. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.