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SITCSection 6
U.S. exports of tools for rock drilling or earth boring (SITC 69563) totaled $56.4M in July 2026.
Importers of Tools for Rock Drilling or Earth Boring paid $5.7M in duties in July 2026 — an effective duty rate of 15% on $37.1M in dutiable value, based on actual customs collections rather than the published tariff schedule. Tools for Rock Drilling or Earth Boring imports of $46.7M in July 2026 ran 25% above the year-to-date monthly average of $37.2M.
Last updated: July 2026 dataDrill bits and cutting tools engineered for rock drilling and earth boring — including rotary tricone bits, PDC (polycrystalline diamond compact) bits, and down-the-hole hammer bits — are essential capital inputs for oil and gas exploration, mining, water-well drilling, and geotechnical construction. Performance specifications such as bit diameter, cutting structure material, and pressure rating drive procurement decisions far more than country of origin in most sourcing contexts. The high engineering content and unit value of these tools mean that misclassification between drilling tools and related downhole equipment parts can have material duty implications.
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1.7K shipments/mo
Basic heading 127 of 766 in section 6
Basic heading 69563 · $46.7M of $26.7B
PDC bits are classified as tools for rock drilling or earth boring based on their function, regardless of the diamond cutting element. The cutting material — whether steel, carbide, or diamond compact — does not move the article out of this functional category, though it may affect the specific tariff line at the HTS 10-digit level.
Technical datasheets specifying the bit's design for rock or earth formation cutting, along with commercial invoices describing the article as a drill bit or boring tool, are the standard supporting documents. If the article could plausibly be classified as a part of drilling machinery, a binding ruling request to CBP can provide classification certainty before large-volume importation.
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$46.7MYoY · Pro
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$56.4MYoY · Pro
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YoY · ProThrough July 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.