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HS 8447.12

Circular knitting machines with cylinder diameter exceeding 165 mm

In short

  • The US imported $5.2M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, down 5.1% on the year before.
  • Japan is the largest supplier, with 100.0% of US imports.
  • Japan is the cheapest main supplier before and after freight and duty, landing at $47,012 each.
  • Duty paid averaged 12.5% of the value of imports in August 2026, down 12.8 points on a year earlier.
  • Japan is gaining share: 69.3% over the last 12 months, up from 44.0%.
  • US exports were $4.2M over the last 12 months; the largest market is Honduras, with 45.5%.

US imports, Aug 2026

$360K

↓ −36% vs Aug 2025

Last 12 months

$5.2M

↓ −5.1% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

12.5%

↓ −12.8 pts vs Aug 2025

Top supplier

Japan

100.0% 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.

Aug2025SepOctNovDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugJapan ↑
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MonthUS imports
August 2025$560K
September 2025$25K
October 2025$60K
November 2025$939K
December 2025$1.1M
January 2026$184K
February 2026$14K
March 2026$249K
April 2026$656K
May 2026$943K
June 2026$416K
July 2026$253K
August 2026$360K

What changed

  • US imports were $360K in August 2026, up 42% from July 2026 and down 36% from August 2025.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $5.2M, down 5.1% on the 12 months before.
  • Market shares barely moved since July 2026: no supplier with 3% or more of the market gained or lost 2 points.
  • Average price from Japan fell 5.3% since July 2026, to $40,013 each.
  • Duty paid on imports from Japan rose from 10.0% to 12.5% of their value since July 2026.

US trade by year

US imports were $5.2M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, down 61% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $4.2M, down 66%. 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 ↑
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PeriodUS imports
12 months to Aug 2017$13.2M
12 months to Aug 2018$10.2M
12 months to Aug 2019$5.8M
12 months to Aug 2020$8.1M
12 months to Aug 2021$10.2M
12 months to Aug 2022$6.0M
12 months to Aug 2023$3.6M
12 months to Aug 2024$4.7M
12 months to Aug 2025$5.4M
12 months to Aug 2026$5.2M
  • Japan
  • Italy
  • Germany
  • China
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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PeriodJapanItalyGermanyChina
12 months to Aug 201721.0%5.6%61.1%4.7%
12 months to Aug 201830.6%19.0%28.0%5.7%
12 months to Aug 201954.8%6.7%12.9%4.1%
12 months to Aug 202062.1%8.6%14.3%4.4%
12 months to Aug 202131.0%8.2%52.7%2.5%
12 months to Aug 202246.6%18.0%25.2%6.0%
12 months to Aug 202352.2%12.2%7.0%12.4%
12 months to Aug 202438.6%13.5%31.3%11.3%
12 months to Aug 202544.0%3.6%33.4%15.5%
12 months to Aug 202669.3%17.8%10.2%2.6%
Duty paid, % of value
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PeriodJapanItalyGermanyChinaAll 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%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20190.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20200.0%0.0%0.0%12.6%0.6%
12 months to Aug 20210.0%0.0%0.0%5.9%0.1%
12 months to Aug 20220.0%0.0%0.0%5.8%0.3%
12 months to Aug 20230.0%0.0%0.0%6.0%0.7%
12 months to Aug 20240.0%0.0%0.0%6.1%0.7%
12 months to Aug 20259.1%0.0%1.8%22.7%8.1%
12 months to Aug 202612.8%10.3%5.5%18.7%11.8%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$5.2M−5.1%11.8%+3.7 pts$4.2M−27%
12 months to Aug 2025$5.4M+16%8.1%+7.4 pts$5.7M−46%
12 months to Aug 2024$4.7M+32%0.7%−0.1 pts$10.6M−68%
12 months to Aug 2023$3.6M−41%0.7%+0.4 pts$32.8M+81%
12 months to Aug 2022HS 2022 revision$6.0M−41%0.3%+0.2 pts$18.1M+40%
12 months to Aug 2021$10.2M+26%0.1%−0.4 pts$12.9M+7.1%
12 months to Aug 2020$8.1M+38%0.6%+0.6 pts$12.0M−2.8%
12 months to Aug 2019$5.8M−43%0.0%0.0 pts$12.4M+2.8%
12 months to Aug 2018$10.2M−23%0.0%0.0 pts$12.0M−3.1%
12 months to Aug 2017$13.2M0.0%$12.4M

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
Japan$360K100.0%+66.0 pts$40,013 each+5.2%12.5%+2.5 pts
All countries$360K100.0%$40,013 each+7.2%12.5%−12.8 pts

The 3 largest suppliers had 97.3% 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
Japan$41,468 each$1,006 each2.4% of price$4,538 each10.9% of price$47,012 each−5.4%
China$75,675 each$100.00 each0.1% of price$13,243 each17.5% of price$89,018 each+229%
All countries$42,893 each$967.92 each2.3% of price$4,901 each11.4% of price$48,762 each+11%

Landed at a US port, Japan was cheapest, at $47,012 each: 47.2% below China.

Landed cost from China rose 229% on a year earlier, to $89,018 each, mostly on price: $19,072 each then, $75,675 each now.

How the market is shifting

Japan gained the most share: 69.3% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 44.0% in the 12 months before. Germany lost the most: 10.2%, down from 33.4%. 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.

  • Japan
  • Italy
  • Germany
  • China
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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MonthJapanItalyGermanyChina
September 20240.0%52.5%0.0%47.5%
October 20240.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%
November 202414.9%0.0%85.1%0.0%
December 20240.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%
January 20252.0%0.0%83.2%14.7%
February 202522.2%0.0%69.5%8.4%
March 20252.9%0.0%42.4%17.7%
April 2025100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
May 202578.4%0.0%0.0%21.6%
June 202564.4%0.0%28.4%7.2%
July 2025100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
August 202534.0%0.0%10.3%55.8%
September 2025100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
October 20250.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%
November 202569.1%0.0%29.6%1.3%
December 202592.8%0.0%6.4%0.8%
January 202689.8%0.0%10.2%0.0%
February 20260.0%0.0%0.0%37.7%
March 202658.1%0.0%38.2%3.7%
April 20260.0%86.9%9.9%3.1%
May 202669.1%30.9%0.0%0.0%
June 202681.8%0.0%0.0%18.2%
July 2026100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
August 2026100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Duty paid, % of value
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MonthJapanItalyGermanyChinaAll countries
September 2024n/a0.0%n/a7.5%3.6%
October 2024n/an/a0.0%n/a0.0%
November 20240.0%n/a0.0%n/a0.0%
December 2024n/an/a0.0%n/a0.0%
January 20250.0%n/a0.0%7.5%1.1%
February 20250.0%n/a0.0%17.5%1.5%
March 20250.0%n/a0.0%0.0%0.0%
April 20250.0%n/an/an/a0.0%
May 202510.0%n/an/a27.5%13.8%
June 202510.0%n/a10.0%37.5%12.0%
July 202510.0%n/an/an/a10.0%
August 202510.0%n/a10.0%37.5%25.3%
September 202510.0%n/an/an/a10.0%
October 2025n/a15.0%n/an/a15.0%
November 202515.0%n/a0.0%27.5%10.7%
December 202515.0%n/a15.0%27.5%15.1%
January 202615.0%n/a15.0%n/a15.0%
February 2026n/an/an/a7.5%15.3%
March 202610.0%n/a10.0%17.5%10.3%
April 2026n/a10.0%10.0%17.5%10.2%
May 202610.0%10.0%n/an/a10.0%
June 202610.0%n/an/a17.5%11.4%
July 202610.0%n/an/an/a10.0%
August 202612.5%n/an/an/a12.5%

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. October 2025 · Duty paid: Japan 10.0% → 15.0%.
  2. May 2025 · Duty paid: all countries 1.1% → 12.9%.

Where it enters the US

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

  1. Los Angeles, CA$2.2M · 43.4%
  2. Savannah, GA$2.2M · 42.2%
  3. Charleston, SC$446K · 8.6%
  4. Seattle, WA$171K · 3.3%
  5. Atlanta, GA$60K · 1.2%

Where US exports go

US exports were $23K in August 2026, down 98% from August 2025, and $4.2M over the last 12 months, down 27% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: Honduras, up 56%.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
Honduras$1.9M45.5%+56%
Mexico$1.6M38.4%−11%
Indonesia$274K6.5%−4.0%
Peru$164K3.9%−60%
Canada$76K1.8%+139%
Australia$73K1.7%new
Costa Rica$55K1.3%+40%
Japan$26K0.6%new
Thailand$9K0.2%new
All countries$4.2M100.0%−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; 87 have reported 2025 so far.

MarketImportsvs year beforeFrom the USUS share
India$108.1Min 2025+74%$175K0.2%
Turkey$41.7Min 2025−35%$00.0%
Egypt$32.8Min 2025+136%$00.0%
Brazil$26.1Min 2025+15%$00.0%
Indonesia$25.2Min 2025−7.9%$00.0%
China$22.3Min 2025−11%$00.0%
Uzbekistan$15.9Min 2024−60%$00.0%
Pakistan$8.3Min 2025+71%$00.0%

The biggest market outside the US is India, which imported $108.1M of this product in 2025, 0.2% of that from the US.

Of these, imports into Egypt grew fastest: up 136% from 2024 to 2025.

Other products under heading 8447: machines, knitting, stitch-bonding, and machines for making gimped yarn, tulle, lace, embroiderery, trimmings, braid or net and machines for tufting. US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.

ProductUS importsUS exports
Knitting machines, not elsewhere specified, and machines for making gimped yarn, tulle, lace, embroidery, trimmings, braid or net and machines for tuftingHS 8447.90$92.3M$24.3M
Flat knitting machines; stitch-bonding machinesHS 8447.20$10.1M$4.0M
Circular knitting machines with cylinder diameter not exceeding 165 mmHS 8447.11$5.5M$1.2M
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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