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

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Flexographic printing machinery

In short

  • The US imported $122.3M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, down 30% on the year before.
  • Germany is the largest supplier, with 72.0% of US imports; Italy is next, with 13.1%.
  • China is the cheapest main supplier before and after freight and duty, landing at $17,777 each.
  • Duty paid averaged 5.7% of the value of imports in August 2026, down 6.7 points on a year earlier.
  • Spain is gaining share: 7.3% over the last 12 months, up from 1.2%.
  • US exports were $41.4M over the last 12 months; the largest market is United Kingdom, with 28.0%.

US imports, Aug 2026

$5.9M

↓ −60% vs Aug 2025

Last 12 months

$122.3M

↓ −30% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

5.7%

↓ −6.7 pts vs Aug 2025

Top supplier

Germany

72.0% 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 ↑
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MonthUS imports
August 2025$14.9M
September 2025$8.2M
October 2025$28.2M
November 2025$20.7M
December 2025$7.7M
January 2026$17.8M
February 2026$846K
March 2026$3.6M
April 2026$13.3M
May 2026$8.6M
June 2026$2.0M
July 2026$5.5M
August 2026$5.9M

What changed

  • US imports were $5.9M in August 2026, up 8.2% from July 2026 and down 60% from August 2025.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $122.3M, down 30% on the 12 months before.
  • Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: Germany up from 28.2% to 72.0%, Denmark down from 27.1% to 0.0%.
  • Average price from Germany fell 31% since July 2026, to $1,065,436 each.
  • Duty paid on imports from Italy rose from 12.2% to 27.3% of their value since July 2026.

US trade by year

US imports were $122.3M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, down 24% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $41.4M, down 54%. 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 2017Duty ↑
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PeriodUS imports
12 months to Aug 2017$160.7M
12 months to Aug 2018$177.9M
12 months to Aug 2019$197.0M
12 months to Aug 2020$130.4M
12 months to Aug 2021$159.4M
12 months to Aug 2022$157.5M
12 months to Aug 2023$198.1M
12 months to Aug 2024$177.6M
12 months to Aug 2025$174.3M
12 months to Aug 2026$122.3M
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Denmark
  • Spain
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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PeriodGermanyItalyDenmarkSpain
12 months to Aug 201742.1%25.6%2.0%2.0%
12 months to Aug 201845.1%24.7%4.1%1.0%
12 months to Aug 201937.0%25.0%6.4%3.5%
12 months to Aug 202042.0%25.9%1.8%2.6%
12 months to Aug 202141.2%23.9%0.8%3.6%
12 months to Aug 202247.9%19.5%0.8%1.4%
12 months to Aug 202355.6%15.3%5.6%1.8%
12 months to Aug 202459.9%9.5%1.4%1.4%
12 months to Aug 202556.1%13.5%5.4%1.2%
12 months to Aug 202650.7%16.0%8.6%7.3%
Duty paid, % of value
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PeriodGermanyItalyDenmarkSpainAll countries
12 months to Aug 20172.2%2.2%2.2%2.2%2.0%
12 months to Aug 20182.2%2.2%2.2%2.2%2.1%
12 months to Aug 20192.2%2.2%2.2%2.2%2.4%
12 months to Aug 20201.8%2.2%2.2%2.2%2.0%
12 months to Aug 20212.2%2.2%2.2%2.2%2.1%
12 months to Aug 20222.2%2.2%2.2%2.2%2.1%
12 months to Aug 20232.2%2.2%2.2%2.2%2.3%
12 months to Aug 20242.2%2.2%2.2%2.2%2.1%
12 months to Aug 20253.9%3.8%3.7%12.2%4.5%
12 months to Aug 20265.9%21.9%19.4%26.4%13.2%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$122.3M−30%13.2%+8.7 pts$41.4M−36%
12 months to Aug 2025$174.3M−1.9%4.5%+2.3 pts$64.5M+11%
12 months to Aug 2024$177.6M−10%2.1%−0.2 pts$57.9M−28%
12 months to Aug 2023$198.1M+26%2.3%+0.2 pts$80.3M+11%
12 months to Aug 2022HS 2022 revision$157.5M−1.2%2.1%0.0 pts$72.2M+28%
12 months to Aug 2021$159.4M+22%2.1%+0.2 pts$56.6M−9.3%
12 months to Aug 2020$130.4M−34%2.0%−0.4 pts$62.4M−18%
12 months to Aug 2019$197.0M+11%2.4%+0.3 pts$76.3M−31%
12 months to Aug 2018$177.9M+11%2.1%+0.1 pts$110.1M+23%
12 months to Aug 2017HS 2017 revision$160.7M2.0%$89.2M

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
Germany$4.3M72.0%+19.0 pts$1,065,436 each+332%0.0%−13.3 pts
Italy$776K13.1%new$387,786 each27.3%
Czech Republic$579K9.8%−22.3 pts$579,050 each+9.1%0.0%−12.2 pts
China$165K2.8%+2.6 pts$7,879 each+243%52.2%−5.0 pts
India$100K1.7%new$100,000 each27.2%
United Kingdom$35K0.6%+0.4 pts$4,963 each−60%27.2%+15.0 pts
All countries$5.9M100.0%$164,349 each−9.4%5.7%−6.7 pts

The 3 largest suppliers had 75.3% 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$11,486 each$295.45 each2.6% of price$5,996 each52.2% of price$17,777 each+2.9%
United Kingdom$36,730 each$374.21 each1.0% of price$4,887 each13.3% of price$41,991 each+32%
Canada$65,000 each$56.25 each0.1% of price$0.00 each0.0% of price$65,056 each−65%
Spain$217,329 each$1,875 each0.9% of price$59,114 each27.2% of price$278,317 each
Italy$294,294 each$26,977 each9.2% of price$65,093 each22.1% of price$386,363 each−81%
Czech Republic$579,050 each$1,000 each0.2% of price$0.00 each0.0% of price$580,050 each−3.6%
Denmark$507,045 each$5,468 each1.1% of price$137,916 each27.2% of price$650,430 each−20%
Germany$1,160,629 each$3,350 each0.3% of price$395.20 each0.0% of price$1,164,374 each+885%
All countries$79,824 each$1,391 each1.7% of price$10,664 each13.4% of price$91,879 each−28%

Landed at a US port, China was cheapest, at $17,777 each: 57.7% below United Kingdom.

Landed cost from Germany rose 885% on a year earlier, to $1,164,374 each, mostly on price: $108,187 each then, $1,160,629 each now.

How the market is shifting

Spain gained the most share: 7.3% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 1.2% in the 12 months before. Germany lost the most: 50.7%, down from 56.1%. 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.

  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Denmark
  • Spain
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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MonthGermanyItalyDenmarkSpain
September 202465.6%18.6%15.0%0.0%
October 202466.9%7.1%0.0%0.0%
November 202462.3%11.0%2.7%0.0%
December 202421.1%34.9%0.0%0.0%
January 202555.8%32.7%4.7%0.0%
February 202564.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%
March 202534.5%0.0%5.3%0.0%
April 202571.8%1.1%15.7%0.0%
May 202554.0%0.0%0.0%28.8%
June 20253.0%59.0%0.0%0.0%
July 202553.1%24.3%0.0%0.0%
August 202553.1%0.0%4.6%0.0%
September 20257.0%18.2%23.8%0.0%
October 202595.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%
November 202540.9%14.6%5.5%3.6%
December 202514.4%48.3%15.7%0.0%
January 202699.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%
February 20260.0%20.3%57.0%0.0%
March 202621.3%1.4%27.1%0.0%
April 20262.2%72.9%16.5%0.0%
May 20264.8%0.0%6.1%84.5%
June 20260.0%9.6%27.0%0.0%
July 202628.2%9.2%27.1%15.9%
August 202672.0%13.1%0.0%0.0%
Duty paid, % of value
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MonthGermanyItalyDenmarkSpainAll countries
September 20242.2%2.2%2.2%n/a2.2%
October 20242.2%2.2%n/an/a2.4%
November 20242.2%2.2%2.2%n/a2.2%
December 20242.2%2.2%n/an/a3.0%
January 20252.2%2.2%2.2%n/a2.9%
February 20252.2%n/an/an/a2.2%
March 20252.2%n/a2.2%2.2%2.4%
April 20252.3%12.2%3.3%n/a2.6%
May 202511.4%n/an/a12.2%11.4%
June 202512.2%12.2%n/an/a11.5%
July 20255.3%0.0%n/an/a5.3%
August 202513.4%n/a15.0%n/a12.4%
September 202515.0%15.3%16.4%n/a22.6%
October 20256.9%n/an/an/a7.3%
November 202514.3%15.1%5.9%18.1%11.2%
December 202515.2%15.5%15.0%n/a16.6%
January 20260.4%102.2%n/an/a0.6%
February 2026n/a15.0%12.2%n/a21.0%
March 202612.6%102.2%12.2%n/a19.2%
April 202627.2%27.2%27.2%n/a27.3%
May 202627.2%n/a27.2%27.2%27.2%
June 2026n/a27.2%27.2%n/a27.3%
July 20260.0%12.2%27.2%27.2%16.5%
August 20260.0%27.3%n/an/a5.7%

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 2026 · Duty paid: Germany 10.6% → 27.2%, France 15.8% → 27.2%, all countries 9.3% → 24.1%.
  2. June 2025 · Duty paid: Germany 2.3% → 12.8%, France 2.2% → 12.2%, all countries 2.5% → 12.0%.

Where it enters the US

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

  1. Baltimore, MD$34.4M · 28.1%
  2. Newark, NJ$32.8M · 26.8%
  3. Savannah, GA$11.7M · 9.6%
  4. Charleston, SC$11.0M · 9.0%
  5. Norfolk-Newport News, VA$7.8M · 6.4%

Where US exports go

US exports were $2.5M in August 2026, up 42% from August 2025, and $41.4M over the last 12 months, down 36% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: Chile, up 582%.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
United Kingdom$11.6M28.0%−10%
Poland$5.1M12.2%−35%
Mexico$4.6M11.2%−54%
France$3.1M7.5%+302%
Netherlands$2.6M6.2%+102%
Germany$1.7M4.2%−38%
Thailand$1.5M3.6%new
Czech Republic$1.4M3.3%new
Other countries (26)$9.9M23.9%−52%
All countries$41.4M100.0%−36%

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; 108 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
Italy$71.4Min 2025+156%$33K0.0%
Germany$60.5Min 2025+22%$4.2M6.9%
Turkey$58.6Min 2025+5.7%$1.2M2.1%
India$55.4Min 2025+19%$2.1M3.8%
Brazil$55.2Min 2025+34%$1.8M3.3%
Poland$50.8Min 2025+32%$283KUS records $3.6M0.6%
Canada$48.7Min 2025+72%$6.6M13.5%
Netherlands$44.6Min 2025+80%$24.5MUS records $2.0M55.0%

The biggest market outside the US is Italy, which imported $71.4M of this product in 2025, under 0.1% of it from the US.

Of these, imports into Italy grew fastest: up 156% from 2024 to 2025.

Other products under heading 8443: printing machinery (including ink-jet printing machines, except those of 8471); machines for uses ancillary to printing; 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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