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SITCSection 7
U.S. imports of postage-franking, ticket-issuing & similar machines with calculating device (SITC 75128) totaled $5.3M in April 2026, traded with 19 countries.
Importers of Postage-Franking, Ticket-Issuing & Similar Machines with Calculating Device paid $473K in duties in April 2026 — an effective duty rate of 10% on $4.7M in dutiable value, based on actual customs collections rather than the published tariff schedule. Postage-Franking, Ticket-Issuing & Similar Machines with Calculating Device imports of $5.3M in April 2026 ran 15% above the year-to-date monthly average of $4.6M.
Last updated: April 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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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.
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