U.S. imports of Postage-Franking, Ticket-Issuing & Similar Machines with Calculating Device (SITC 75128) totaled $6.5M in August 2026, imported from 27 countries.
Importers of Postage-Franking, Ticket-Issuing & Similar Machines with Calculating Device paid $599K in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 9.14% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: August 2026 dataPostage-franking meters, transit ticket printers, and analogous machines that embed a calculating device to compute fees or fares form a specialized niche within office and commercial equipment trade. These machines are subject to domestic postal-authority approval requirements in many destination markets, meaning import admissibility can depend on regulatory certification beyond standard customs clearance. Ticket-issuing machines for transportation and entertainment venues represent the fastest-evolving segment, as digital ticketing increasingly displaces physical print mechanisms.
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80 import shipments a month
Yes. Postage meters and franking machines used on US mail must be approved by the United States Postal Service (USPS) regardless of their country of manufacture. Customs clearance and USPS meter authorization are separate processes; an importer may clear the device through CBP but still be unable to operate it legally without USPS approval.
The critical factor is the integrated calculating function: a ticket-issuing machine that computes fares, fees, or seat assignments as part of its core operation belongs here, while a printer that simply outputs pre-formatted ticket images without an embedded calculating mechanism would classify under a printer or office machine heading.
Basic heading 458 of 642 in section 7
Basic heading 75128 · $6.5M of $172.0B
Imports · August 2026
origin
Indonesia and Canada together supply 50% of it. Thailand pays 12.5% duty; Canada 0.0%.
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.
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Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $72.5M of Postage-Franking, Ticket-Issuing & Similar Machines with Calculating Device.
Through August 2026 · exports 10 of 12 months reported. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.