U.S. imports of Parts for Tobacco Preparing and Making-Up Machinery (N.E.S.) (SITC 72853) totaled $3.4M in August 2026, imported from 33 countries.
Importers of Parts for Tobacco Preparing and Making-Up Machinery (N.E.S.) paid $340K in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 9.95% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: August 2026 dataSpare and replacement parts purpose-built for tobacco leaf-processing and cigarette-manufacturing equipment are classified in this narrow, specialized heading. The global tobacco machinery OEM market is concentrated among a small number of European and Asian manufacturers, meaning parts supply chains are often tightly controlled and sourced directly from equipment makers. As with the parent machinery heading, standard commercial entry documentation applies; the parts themselves are not regulated as tobacco products by FDA.
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396 import shipments a month
Yes. Machinery parts are industrial goods subject to standard CBP entry procedures and applicable tariff rates; they are not subject to FDA tobacco-product regulations, which govern the tobacco products themselves rather than the equipment used to make them. However, importers should ensure the parts are correctly classified to avoid confusion with tobacco-product tariff lines.
The part must be identifiable as designed principally for tobacco-preparing or making-up machinery — typically demonstrated through OEM part numbers, machine-specific tolerances, or manufacturer documentation. A generic bearing or fastener used incidentally in tobacco equipment would not qualify; a cam assembly or filter-rod-cutting blade designed for a specific cigarette-making machine would.
Basic heading 72853 · $3.4M of $172.0B
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Imports · August 2026
origin
Germany and Hungary together supply 59% of it.
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Imports
$3.4MYoY · free account
Exports
$853KYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $50.9M of Parts for Tobacco Preparing and Making-Up Machinery (N.E.S.).
Through August 2026 · exports 10 of 12 months reported. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.