Official data Source: US Census Bureau international trade data Data through August 2026 · updated monthly

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In short

  • The US imported $384.3M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, down 7.9% on the year before.
  • Mexico is the largest supplier, with 23.2% of US imports; Canada is next, with 21.2%.
  • China is the cheapest main supplier before and after freight and duty, landing at $11.88 each.
  • Duty paid averaged 20.4% of the value of imports in August 2026, down 16.3 points on a year earlier.
  • Japan is gaining share: 3.1% over the last 12 months, up from 1.1%.
  • US exports were $162.8M over the last 12 months; the largest market is Canada, with 77.3%.

US imports, Aug 2026

$37.1M

↑ +27% vs Aug 2025

Last 12 months

$384.3M

↓ −7.9% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

20.4%

↓ −16.3 pts vs Aug 2025

Top supplier

Mexico

23.2% of US imports

US imports by month

The last 13 months, so the same month a year ago is on the left. August 2026 is highlighted. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.

Aug2025SepOctNovDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugChina ↓Duty ↓
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MonthUS imports
August 2025$29.2M
September 2025$27.2M
October 2025$34.9M
November 2025$27.0M
December 2025$33.0M
January 2026$29.2M
February 2026$27.9M
March 2026$34.2M
April 2026$28.8M
May 2026$34.6M
June 2026$33.4M
July 2026$37.1M
August 2026$37.1M

What changed

  • US imports were $37.1M in August 2026, unchanged from July 2026 and up 27% from August 2025.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $384.3M, down 7.9% on the 12 months before.
  • Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: Japan up from 7.1% to 14.8%, China down from 18.9% to 14.9%.
  • Average price from Canada rose 76% since July 2026, to $151.53 each.
  • Duty paid on imports from Japan fell from 15.0% to 3.6% of their value since July 2026.
  • Duty paid on imports from Canada rose from 7.0% to 13.1% of their value since July 2026.

US trade by year

US imports were $384.3M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, up 5.5% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $162.8M, up 45%. In January 2022 the HS 2022 revision moved some goods between this code and 8524.11, 8524.12, 8524.19 and 12 more, so part of a change across the dashed line can be the revision. In January 2017 the HS 2017 revision moved some goods between this code and 8542.31, 8542.32 and 8542.39, so part of a change across the dashed line can be the revision. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026HS 2022HS 2017China ↑China ↓Duty ↑
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PeriodUS imports
12 months to Aug 2017$364.4M
12 months to Aug 2018$387.3M
12 months to Aug 2019$390.6M
12 months to Aug 2020$366.5M
12 months to Aug 2021$375.1M
12 months to Aug 2022$422.6M
12 months to Aug 2023$530.0M
12 months to Aug 2024$531.1M
12 months to Aug 2025$417.4M
12 months to Aug 2026$384.3M
  • Mexico
  • Canada
  • China
  • Germany
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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PeriodMexicoCanadaChinaGermany
12 months to Aug 201725.4%17.8%27.4%3.9%
12 months to Aug 201823.8%19.4%27.7%4.8%
12 months to Aug 201922.9%23.5%21.4%4.5%
12 months to Aug 202021.4%25.1%21.6%4.0%
12 months to Aug 202121.2%25.7%19.5%4.5%
12 months to Aug 202221.5%24.4%21.5%5.3%
12 months to Aug 202320.9%22.3%18.2%4.9%
12 months to Aug 202421.1%23.3%15.5%4.5%
12 months to Aug 202526.2%21.9%17.8%4.6%
12 months to Aug 202624.1%21.2%16.2%5.7%
Duty paid, % of value
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PeriodMexicoCanadaChinaGermanyAll countries
12 months to Aug 20170.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20180.0%0.0%2.8%0.0%0.8%
12 months to Aug 20190.0%0.0%22.5%0.0%4.8%
12 months to Aug 20200.0%0.0%18.4%0.0%4.0%
12 months to Aug 20210.0%0.0%16.3%0.0%3.2%
12 months to Aug 20220.0%0.0%15.3%0.0%3.3%
12 months to Aug 20230.0%0.0%14.2%0.0%2.6%
12 months to Aug 20240.0%0.0%15.6%0.0%2.4%
12 months to Aug 20259.9%2.4%35.9%9.6%12.5%
12 months to Aug 202627.2%8.3%59.7%24.6%27.5%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$384.3M−7.9%27.5%+14.9 pts$162.8M+4.1%
12 months to Aug 2025$417.4M−21%12.5%+10.1 pts$156.5M−10%
12 months to Aug 2024$531.1M+0.2%2.4%−0.2 pts$174.7M+16%
12 months to Aug 2023$530.0M+25%2.6%−0.7 pts$151.2M+13%
12 months to Aug 2022HS 2022 revision$422.6M+13%3.3%+0.1 pts$134.3M+4.6%
12 months to Aug 2021$375.1M+2.4%3.2%−0.8 pts$128.3M+8.6%
12 months to Aug 2020$366.5M−6.2%4.0%−0.8 pts$118.2M−1.0%
12 months to Aug 2019$390.6M+0.9%4.8%+4.0 pts$119.3M−6.2%
12 months to Aug 2018$387.3M+6.3%0.8%+0.8 pts$127.2M+13%
12 months to Aug 2017HS 2017 revision$364.4M0.0%$112.5M

Who supplies the US

August 2026. Small figures under each value are the change from August 2025. Landed cost by origin, below, adds freight and duty to the price.

CountryUS importsShareAverage priceDuty paidLast 13 months
Mexico$8.6M23.2%−9.0 pts$209.39 each+140%20.5%−10.9 pts
Canada$7.9M21.2%+1.0 pts$151.53 each+385%13.1%+5.3 pts
China$5.5M14.9%−4.1 pts$5.48 each−24%43.4%−38.2 pts
Japan$5.5M14.8%+14.4 pts$1,253 each+993%3.6%−45.5 pts
Italy$1.5M4.1%+2.3 pts$121.97 each+182%21.8%−0.9 pts
Austria$1.4M3.8%−1.1 pts$104.30 each+151%23.7%−20.5 pts
Germany$1.0M2.7%−1.2 pts$54.19 each−13%23.8%+1.6 pts
Turkey$771K2.1%+0.8 pts$88.57 each−46%12.8%−16.7 pts
Other countries (25)$4.9M13.2%−2.8 pts$38.51 each+21%20.1%−14.1 pts
All countries$37.1M100.0%$27.87 each+22%20.4%−16.3 pts

The 3 largest suppliers had 61.5% of US imports over the last 12 months.

Landed cost by origin

What importers paid to land this product at a US port from each main supplier, June–August 2026: the price, freight and insurance to the first US port, and duty, per unit. Suppliers with 3% or more of these imports, cheapest landed first. Small figures under landed cost are the change from the same months a year earlier.

  • Price
  • Freight and insurance
  • Duty
CountryPriceFreight and insuranceDutyLanded costMake-up
China$7.83 each$0.58 each7.4% of price$3.48 each44.4% of price$11.88 each−17%
Germany$37.03 each$1.27 each3.4% of price$6.81 each18.4% of price$45.11 each−30%
Canada$105.96 each$0.89 each0.8% of price$9.77 each9.2% of price$116.62 each+261%
Austria$138.13 each$12.61 each9.1% of price$34.00 each24.6% of price$184.74 each+107%
Mexico$179.95 each$3.45 each1.9% of price$38.27 each21.3% of price$221.67 each+129%
Japan$609.55 each$16.14 each2.6% of price$53.23 each8.7% of price$678.91 each+756%
All countries$30.67 each$1.14 each3.7% of price$6.60 each21.5% of price$38.40 each+16%

Landed at a US port, China was cheapest, at $11.88 each: 73.7% below Germany.

Landed cost from Japan rose 756% on a year earlier, to $678.91 each, mostly on price: $52.97 each then, $609.55 each now.

How the market is shifting

Japan gained the most share: 3.1% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 1.1% in the 12 months before. Mexico lost the most: 24.1%, down from 26.2%. The charts show September 2024 to August 2026 for the 4 largest suppliers over the last 12 months. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.

  • Mexico
  • Canada
  • China
  • Germany
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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MonthMexicoCanadaChinaGermany
September 202424.1%26.4%18.2%3.7%
October 202420.4%19.2%25.1%5.5%
November 202421.0%22.1%12.5%3.2%
December 202423.7%24.1%14.3%4.4%
January 202519.6%24.7%19.4%4.6%
February 202530.4%23.5%15.5%2.4%
March 202525.9%25.8%14.6%3.8%
April 202530.3%16.4%22.8%4.8%
May 202530.2%19.1%16.9%7.9%
June 202530.5%19.4%15.2%8.0%
July 202530.1%20.3%19.1%3.0%
August 202532.1%20.2%18.9%3.9%
September 202529.9%24.0%16.0%4.6%
October 202521.0%19.3%16.5%5.2%
November 202527.1%25.4%15.0%5.1%
December 202526.6%18.5%15.6%12.8%
January 202620.6%19.4%17.8%7.8%
February 202626.4%22.0%14.9%4.4%
March 202624.9%21.2%13.5%5.0%
April 202625.3%21.5%13.8%7.0%
May 202622.4%16.5%18.7%4.3%
June 202623.2%22.1%18.5%6.9%
July 202620.9%24.5%18.9%3.4%
August 202623.2%21.2%14.9%2.7%
Duty paid, % of value
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MonthMexicoCanadaChinaGermanyAll countries
September 20240.0%0.0%15.5%0.0%2.8%
October 20240.0%0.0%8.5%0.0%2.1%
November 20240.0%0.0%14.2%0.0%1.8%
December 20240.0%0.0%14.8%0.0%2.1%
January 20250.0%0.0%14.6%0.0%2.8%
February 20250.0%0.0%14.5%0.0%2.2%
March 20252.2%0.7%27.8%1.7%5.8%
April 20255.6%5.2%45.7%6.4%16.2%
May 202517.7%6.0%67.1%15.7%23.9%
June 202530.8%8.8%75.3%33.0%33.3%
July 202525.3%7.9%81.8%24.4%35.0%
August 202531.5%7.8%81.6%22.2%36.7%
September 202530.0%7.9%78.5%29.9%32.9%
October 202535.9%7.2%83.2%33.2%33.5%
November 202534.9%9.2%71.6%30.8%32.8%
December 202531.4%7.2%72.7%34.1%33.8%
January 202629.7%6.2%67.3%24.7%33.6%
February 202626.6%7.6%69.2%14.7%29.3%
March 202628.5%6.4%62.5%15.6%25.8%
April 202623.6%10.6%49.5%19.5%22.8%
May 202622.7%8.6%44.8%22.2%24.0%
June 202622.0%7.8%45.0%14.2%22.3%
July 202621.4%7.0%44.7%21.8%21.9%
August 202620.5%13.1%43.4%23.8%20.4%

Tariff actions touching this product

When the duty paid on this product changed and stayed changed, for its main suppliers and all countries, newest first, with the Federal Register notices that named the product in the 3 months before. Rates are medians of the 4 months either side, less any usual seasonal swing. A change shows what happened to duty paid, not why; read each notice for what it did.

  1. February–April 2026 · Duty paid: Mexico 33.2% → 25.1%, China 68.3% → 44.9%, all countries 33.3% → 23.4%.
  2. November 2025 · Duty paid: China 81.7% → 70.5%.
  3. May 2025 · Duty paid: Mexico 1.1% → 28.0%, Canada 0.4% → 7.8%, China 21.3% → 78.5%, all countries 4.3% → 34.1%.
  4. February 2020 · Duty paid: China 21.8% → 15.9%.
  5. August 2018 · Duty paid: China 0.0% → 24.0%.

Where it enters the US

Main ports of entry over the 12 months to August 2026: US imports and share.

  1. Laredo, TX$86.0M · 22.4%
  2. Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY$33.2M · 8.6%
  3. Newark, NJ$30.1M · 7.8%
  4. Los Angeles, CA$23.7M · 6.2%
  5. Port Huron, MI$22.3M · 5.8%

Where US exports go

US exports were $12.6M in August 2026, down 13% from August 2025, and $162.8M over the last 12 months, up 4.1% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: Canada, up 11%.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
Canada$125.9M77.3%+11%
Mexico$9.3M5.7%−36%
United Kingdom$3.3M2.0%−26%
China$2.2M1.3%+99%
Italy$2.2M1.3%+62%
Australia$1.9M1.2%+18%
Israel$1.5M0.9%+63%
New Zealand$1.3M0.8%+160%
Other countries (84)$15.3M9.4%−12%
All countries$162.8M100.0%+4.1%

Markets abroad

Each country's own import figures for this product, from UN Comtrade: the 8 biggest importers outside the US in the latest year each has reported, what they bought from the US, and the change from the year before. Values usually include freight and insurance to the importer's border, so they run a little above US export figures. Countries report a year or more late; 123 have reported 2025 so far.

MarketImportsvs year beforeFrom the USUS share
Germany$562.3Min 2025+17%$1.8M0.3%
France$363.4Min 2025−2.8%$253K0.1%
Italy$358.9Min 2025−12%$1.1M0.3%
Spain$352.1Min 2025+20%$275K0.1%
Netherlands$236.4Min 2025+19%$591K0.3%
India$220.9Min 2025+16%$354K0.2%
Canada$206.2Min 2025+15%$106.1M51.5%
United Kingdom$190.5Min 2025−14%$4.3M2.2%

The biggest market outside the US is Germany, which imported $562.3M of this product in 2025, 0.3% of that from the US.

The US supplies 51.5% of imports into Canada, but under 10% into Germany, France and Italy.

Of these, imports into Spain grew fastest: up 20% from 2024 to 2025.

Other products under heading 8431: parts of machinery of headings 8425 to 8430 covering derricks, fork-lift trucks, conveyers, self-propelled bulldozers, graders, snowplows, etc.. US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.

About these figures
  • Source: US Census Bureau international trade data, not seasonally adjusted, in US dollars. Retrieved November 3, 2026.
  • US imports are general imports at customs value, which excludes freight and insurance. Exports are at free-alongside-ship value.
  • Average price is customs value divided by quantity (number of items), across all of the product's 10-digit lines.
  • Duty paid is the duty Census calculates on each country's imports for consumption, as a share of their value. It moves with tariff changes, exemptions and the mix of goods within the product.
  • Landed cost adds Census's import charges (freight, insurance and other costs of bringing the goods to the first US port) and calculated duty to the customs value, per unit, across the product's 10-digit lines. It leaves out antidumping and countervailing duties, customs fees and transport inland. Prices are averages across the goods within the code, so a lower one can mean cheaper goods, not the same goods for less.
  • Markets abroad are each country's imports as it reports them to UN Comtrade, in US dollars, usually including freight and insurance. Countries report a year or more late and in their own edition of the HS codes, so one still on an older edition is missing for codes that changed in 2022.
  • Census revises recent months, so figures can change slightly. These are estimates for research and planning, not customs or legal advice.

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