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SITCSection 7
U.S. imports of weighing machinery including weight-operated counting and checking machines (SITC 74531) totaled $41.4M in April 2026, traded with 42 countries.
Importers of Weighing Machinery Including Weight-Operated Counting and Checking Machines paid $3.0M in duties in April 2026 — an effective duty rate of 14% on $21.6M in dutiable value, based on actual customs collections rather than the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: April 2026 dataIndustrial and commercial weighing equipment — spanning platform scales, checkweighers, belt-weighing systems, and weight-operated counting machines — is classified under SITC 74531, with precision laboratory balances and personal scales explicitly excluded. These machines are essential quality-control and compliance tools in food processing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, logistics, and retail trade, where legal-for-trade certification (NTEP approval in the US) governs admissibility for commercial transactions. Importers should verify that equipment meets NIST Handbook 44 requirements if the scale will be used in a commercial transaction subject to weights-and-measures regulation.
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The National Type Evaluation Program (NTEP), administered through NCWM, certifies that a weighing device meets NIST Handbook 44 performance standards. NTEP approval is required when a scale is used in a commercial transaction — such as selling goods by weight — in most US states. Importers of commercial scales should confirm NTEP certification before sale or deployment to avoid rejection by state weights-and-measures authorities.
Yes — balances capable of measuring to 5 centigrams (0.05 grams) or better are explicitly excluded from SITC 74531 and fall under a separate precision-instrument heading. Importers of analytical or semi-micro balances should confirm the instrument's readability specification to ensure correct classification.
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| Country | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEXICO | $18.9M | $6.2M | -$12.7M |
| KOREA, SOUTH | $4.0M | $3.6M | -$482K |
| CANADA | $2.0M | $4.9M | +$2.9M |
| GERMANY | $3.3M | $793K | -$2.5M |
| JAPAN | $3.5M | $82K | -$3.4M |
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