U.S. imports of Stainless Steel Butt Weld Fittings (SITC 67955) totaled $20.7M in August 2026, imported from 33 countries.
Importers of Stainless Steel Butt Weld Fittings paid $11.5M in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 56.26% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Stainless Steel Butt Weld Fittings imports of $20.7M in August 2026 ran 18% above the year-to-date monthly average of $17.5M.
Last updated: August 2026 dataButt weld fittings in stainless steel — elbows, tees, reducers, and caps joined by full-penetration welds — are the preferred connection method in high-pressure and high-purity piping systems serving petrochemical, pharmaceutical, and power generation industries. ASTM A403 is the governing material specification for wrought stainless butt-weld fittings, and dimensional standards under ASME B16.9 are widely referenced in purchase orders. Antidumping and countervailing duty orders on stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings from several origins have been in place for decades, making this one of the more trade-remedy-intensive product categories in the steel fittings space.
AI-written summary of the official U.S. Census Bureau trade figures on this page — verify before relying on it.
1.1K import shipments a month
Butt weld joints eliminate crevices and provide a smooth bore that minimizes turbulence and contamination risk — key advantages in pharmaceutical, food-grade, and high-purity chemical service. They also handle higher pressures and temperatures than threaded fittings and are required by many piping codes (ASME B31.3, for example) above certain pressure-temperature thresholds.
Antidumping duty orders on stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings from certain Asian origins have been in place since the late 1980s and have survived multiple sunset reviews. Importers should consult the Commerce Department's active order list for current covered origins and scope language, and consider requesting a scope ruling if their product's specifications are at the margin of the order's description.
Basic heading 235 of 766 in section 6
Basic heading 67955 · $20.7M of $27.0B
Imports · August 2026
origin
China pays 79.3% duty; South Korea 50.6%.
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.
Trade Directory
List your company and tag the 6-digit products you trade, so the companies trading them can find you. Be the first supplier listed.
ImportsExports
Imports
$20.7MYoY · free account
Exports
$14.0MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $192.2M of Stainless Steel Butt Weld Fittings and exported $101.7M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.