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

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Machinery for making paper or paperboard

In short

  • The US imported $13.0M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, up 0.8% on the year before.
  • Sweden is the largest supplier, with 80.6% of US imports; Germany is next, with 9.7%.
  • United Kingdom is the cheapest main supplier before and after freight and duty, landing at $17,464 each.
  • Duty paid averaged 9.9% of the value of imports in August 2026, up 1.5 points on a year earlier.
  • Sweden is gaining share: 40.1% over the last 12 months, up from 14.1%.
  • US exports were $14.8M over the last 12 months; the largest market is Canada, with 36.9%.

US imports, Aug 2026

$1.8M

↑ +1456% vs Aug 2025

Last 12 months

$13.0M

↑ +0.8% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

9.9%

↑ +1.5 pts vs Aug 2025

Top supplier

Sweden

80.6% 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.

Aug2025SepOctNovDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugDuty ↑Duty ↓
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MonthUS imports
August 2025$113K
September 2025$199K
October 2025$797K
November 2025$495K
December 2025$2.4M
January 2026$11K
February 2026$712K
March 2026$3.5M
April 2026$573K
May 2026$374K
June 2026$532K
July 2026$1.7M
August 2026$1.8M

What changed

  • US imports were $1.8M in August 2026, up 5.5% from July 2026 and up 1456% from August 2025.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $13.0M, up 0.8% on the 12 months before.
  • Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: Germany up from 0.0% to 9.7%, Sweden down from 89.7% to 80.6%.
  • Average price from Sweden fell 53% since July 2026, to $708,088 each.
  • Duty paid on imports from United Kingdom rose from 0.5% to 10.0% of their value since July 2026.

US trade by year

US imports were $13.0M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, up 15% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $14.8M, up 41%. In January 2022 the HS 2022 revision moved some goods between this code and 8549.21, 8549.29, 8549.31 and 3 more, 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 2022Duty ↓Duty ↑Duty ↑Duty ↑
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PeriodUS imports
12 months to Aug 2017$11.3M
12 months to Aug 2018$80.2M
12 months to Aug 2019$44.3M
12 months to Aug 2020$128.1M
12 months to Aug 2021$16.8M
12 months to Aug 2022$43.7M
12 months to Aug 2023$129.7M
12 months to Aug 2024$23.1M
12 months to Aug 2025$12.9M
12 months to Aug 2026$13.0M
  • Sweden
  • Germany
  • Canada
  • Austria
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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PeriodSwedenGermanyCanadaAustria
12 months to Aug 20174.7%15.7%9.2%2.5%
12 months to Aug 201855.2%0.7%0.4%0.4%
12 months to Aug 20190.0%3.3%3.1%0.5%
12 months to Aug 20200.1%37.7%1.7%0.2%
12 months to Aug 20210.0%10.8%3.8%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20222.3%38.4%2.9%7.2%
12 months to Aug 202321.6%9.9%1.0%2.1%
12 months to Aug 202416.1%7.6%14.3%2.7%
12 months to Aug 202514.1%1.4%13.5%21.7%
12 months to Aug 202640.1%25.5%7.8%5.6%
Duty paid, % of value
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PeriodSwedenGermanyCanadaAustriaAll countries
12 months to Aug 20170.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20180.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.3%
12 months to Aug 2019n/a0.0%0.0%0.0%0.5%
12 months to Aug 20200.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.1%
12 months to Aug 2021n/a0.0%0.0%0.0%1.7%
12 months to Aug 20220.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.4%
12 months to Aug 20230.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20240.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.0%
12 months to Aug 20250.0%0.0%0.2%0.0%0.6%
12 months to Aug 202612.2%10.6%0.0%15.0%11.5%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$13.0M+0.8%11.5%+10.9 pts$14.8M+27%
12 months to Aug 2025$12.9M−44%0.6%−2.4 pts$11.7M−26%
12 months to Aug 2024$23.1M−82%3.0%+3.0 pts$15.7M−21%
12 months to Aug 2023$129.7M+197%0.0%−0.4 pts$19.9M+35%
12 months to Aug 2022HS 2022 revision$43.7M+161%0.4%−1.2 pts$14.7M+35%
12 months to Aug 2021$16.8M−87%1.7%−1.5 pts$10.9M+43%
12 months to Aug 2020$128.1M+189%3.1%+2.6 pts$7.6M−47%
12 months to Aug 2019$44.3M−45%0.5%+0.2 pts$14.4M+43%
12 months to Aug 2018$80.2M+609%0.3%+0.3 pts$10.0M−4.2%
12 months to Aug 2017$11.3M0.0%$10.5M

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
Sweden$1.4M80.6%new$708,088 each10.0%
Germany$170K9.7%new$170,000 each10.0%
India$60K3.4%new$60,100 each10.0%
Hungary$46K2.6%new$15,182 each10.0%
Canada$23K1.3%−17.7 pts$7,814 each+9.0%1.5%+1.5 pts
United Kingdom$14K0.8%−14.2 pts$1,760 each+4.1%10.0%0.0 pts
Netherlands$14K0.8%new$654.24 each10.0%
Italy$8K0.4%−3.0 pts$1,878 each+92%10.0%−5.0 pts
Other countries (2)$8K0.4%−17.8 pts$3,750 each+100%11.2%+0.5 pts
All countries$1.8M100.0%$39,069 each+903%9.9%+1.5 pts

The 3 largest suppliers had 73.4% 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
United Kingdom$15,832 each$885.44 each5.6% of price$746.31 each4.7% of price$17,464 each+832%
Germany$170,000 each$15,000 each8.8% of price$17,000 each10.0% of price$202,000 each
Estonia$213,195 each$1,835 each0.9% of price$21,320 each10.0% of price$236,350 each
Sweden$970,392 each$10,500 each1.1% of price$97,039 each10.0% of price$1,077,932 each
All countries$18,490 each$458.18 each2.5% of price$1,847 each10.0% of price$20,795 each+73%

Landed at a US port, United Kingdom was cheapest, at $17,464 each: 91.4% below Germany.

Landed cost from United Kingdom rose 832% on a year earlier, to $17,464 each, mostly on price: $1,691 each then, $15,832 each now.

How the market is shifting

Sweden gained the most share: 40.1% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 14.1% in the 12 months before. Finland lost the most: 1.2%, down from 20.8%. 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.

  • Sweden
  • Germany
  • Canada
  • Austria
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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MonthSwedenGermanyCanadaAustria
September 20240.0%0.0%11.8%83.2%
October 20240.0%6.3%17.9%0.0%
November 20248.8%0.0%0.0%2.6%
December 20240.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
January 202572.0%0.0%16.1%0.0%
February 20255.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%
March 20250.0%0.0%5.7%0.0%
April 20250.0%10.4%19.1%0.0%
May 20250.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
June 20250.0%0.0%75.2%0.0%
July 20250.0%0.0%70.4%0.0%
August 20250.0%0.0%19.0%0.0%
September 20250.0%0.0%10.1%0.0%
October 20250.0%0.0%4.9%91.9%
November 20250.0%0.0%35.2%0.0%
December 202595.2%0.4%0.0%0.0%
January 20260.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
February 20260.0%52.9%0.0%0.0%
March 20260.0%79.6%13.7%0.0%
April 20260.0%0.0%6.8%0.0%
May 20260.0%0.0%66.3%0.0%
June 20260.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
July 202689.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%
August 202680.6%9.7%1.3%0.0%
Duty paid, % of value
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MonthSwedenGermanyCanadaAustriaAll countries
September 2024n/an/a0.0%0.0%0.0%
October 2024n/a0.0%0.0%n/a0.0%
November 20240.0%n/an/a0.0%0.0%
December 2024n/an/an/an/a0.0%
January 20250.0%n/a0.0%n/a0.0%
February 20250.0%n/an/an/a0.0%
March 2025n/an/a0.0%n/a0.0%
April 2025n/a0.0%1.5%n/a1.3%
May 2025n/an/an/an/a10.0%
June 2025n/an/a0.0%n/a2.5%
July 2025n/an/a0.0%n/a3.0%
August 2025n/an/a0.0%n/a8.4%
September 2025n/an/a0.0%n/a12.1%
October 2025n/an/a0.0%15.0%14.2%
November 2025n/an/a0.0%n/a27.8%
December 202515.0%15.0%n/an/a15.0%
January 2026n/an/an/an/a15.0%
February 2026n/a15.0%n/an/a13.0%
March 2026n/a10.0%0.0%n/a8.6%
April 2026n/an/a0.0%n/a9.3%
May 2026n/an/a0.0%n/a3.4%
June 2026n/an/an/an/a12.8%
July 202610.0%n/an/an/a9.2%
August 202610.0%10.0%1.5%n/a9.9%

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. March 2026 · Duty paid: all countries 15.1% → 9.1%.
  2. August 2025 · Duty paid: all countries 2.8% → 12.7%.
  3. May 2024 · Duty paid: all countries 5.6% → 0.1%.
  4. December 2023 · Duty paid: all countries 0.1% → 5.6%.
  5. October 2019 · Duty paid: all countries 0.2% → 6.5%.
  6. November 2018 · Duty paid: all countries 5.6% → 0.1%.

Where it enters the US

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

  1. Charleston, SC$3.4M · 26.2%
  2. Norfolk-Newport News, VA$3.0M · 22.9%
  3. Long Beach, CA$1.5M · 11.8%
  4. Los Angeles, CA$1.2M · 9.5%
  5. Savannah, GA$667K · 5.1%

Where US exports go

US exports were $2.1M in August 2026, down 12% from August 2025, and $14.8M over the last 12 months, up 27% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: Mexico, up 188%.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
Canada$5.4M36.9%+128%
Mexico$4.4M29.9%+188%
Norway$1.4M9.6%new
India$819K5.5%−86%
Saudi Arabia$796K5.4%new
Pakistan$666K4.5%new
Italy$339K2.3%+2161%
Brazil$280K1.9%+45%
Other countries (14)$594K4.0%−47%
All countries$14.8M100.0%+27%

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; 95 have reported 2025 so far. Where a country's figure for imports from the US is under half or over double what the US recorded exporting there that year, the US figure is shown under it.

MarketImportsvs year beforeFrom the USUS share
Indonesia$124.9Min 2025−52%$00.0%
India$63.3Min 2025−35%$8.0M12.6%
United Kingdom$51.5Min 2025−40%$58K0.1%
Turkey$46.1Min 2025−44%$00.0%
Poland$39.9Min 2025+1813%$137K0.3%
Greece$39.2Min 2025+14122%$00.0%
France$36.7Min 2025+202%$2K0.0%
Italy$30.6Min 2025+319%$2.1MUS records $15K6.9%

The biggest market outside the US is Indonesia, which imported $124.9M of this product in 2025, none of it from the US.

Of these, imports into Poland grew fastest: up 1813% from 2024 to 2025.

Other products under heading 8439: machinery for making pulp of fibrous cellulosic material or for making or finishing paper or paperboard, not elsewhere specified; parts thereof. 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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