U.S. imports of Refrigerating or Freezing Equipment, N.E.S.; Heat Pumps (SITC 74145) totaled $589.5M in August 2026, imported from 61 countries.
Importers of Refrigerating or Freezing Equipment, N.E.S.; Heat Pumps paid $21.3M in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 3.62% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Refrigerating or Freezing Equipment, N.E.S.; Heat Pumps imports of $589.5M in August 2026 ran 20% above the year-to-date monthly average of $490.7M.
Last updated: August 2026 dataHeat pumps and refrigerating or freezing equipment not elsewhere specified under SITC form a residual but commercially significant category, capturing industrial chillers, process cooling systems, and heat-pump units used in HVAC, food processing, and industrial manufacturing. Heat pumps in particular have grown in strategic importance as energy-efficiency mandates tighten across commercial and industrial sectors. Equipment incorporating certain refrigerants remains subject to EPA import-notification requirements, and units from specific origins may be subject to antidumping or Section 301 trade measures depending on the product configuration.
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8.2K import shipments a month
This heading captures refrigerating and freezing equipment that does not fit the more specific SITC categories for household refrigerators, commercial display furniture, or air conditioners. Examples include industrial process chillers, blast freezers for food manufacturing, and heat pumps used for space heating or industrial heat recovery — provided they are not classifiable under a more specific heading.
Heat pumps that primarily function as refrigerating or freezing equipment with a secondary heating output generally classify here. However, units designed primarily as air conditioners with a heat-pump mode may fall under the air conditioning machines heading instead. The principal function and design intent, supported by manufacturer technical specifications, should guide the classification decision.
Basic heading 42 of 642 in section 7
Basic heading 74145 · $589.5M of $172.0B
Imports · August 2026
origin
Mexico and Italy together supply 77% of it. China pays 36.9% duty; Mexico 0.1%.
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.
ImportsExports
Imports
$589.5MYoY · free account
Exports
$137.2MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $5.1B of Refrigerating or Freezing Equipment, N.E.S.; Heat Pumps.
Through August 2026 · exports 10 of 12 months reported. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
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