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HS 8448.51

Sinkers, needles and other articles used in forming stitches for knitting machines, stitch-bonding and gimped yarn etc. machines

In short

  • The US imported $9.8M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, down 55% on the year before.
  • Germany is the largest supplier, with 44.9% of US imports; China is next, with 12.2%.
  • Duty paid averaged 11.6% of the value of imports in August 2026, down 0.4 points on a year earlier.
  • Japan is gaining share: 20.0% over the last 12 months, up from 7.5%.
  • US exports were $7.2M over the last 12 months; the largest market is Honduras, with 28.3%.

US imports, Aug 2026

$806K

↓ −72% vs Aug 2025

Last 12 months

$9.8M

↓ −55% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

11.6%

↓ −0.4 pts vs Aug 2025

Top supplier

Germany

44.9% 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$2.8M
September 2025$868K
October 2025$1.3M
November 2025$804K
December 2025$967K
January 2026$471K
February 2026$641K
March 2026$1.1M
April 2026$489K
May 2026$796K
June 2026$777K
July 2026$709K
August 2026$806K

What changed

  • US imports were $806K in August 2026, up 14% from July 2026 and down 72% from August 2025.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $9.8M, down 55% on the 12 months before.
  • Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: China up from 2.3% to 12.2%, Japan down from 18.5% to 8.2%.
  • 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 $9.8M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, down 68% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $7.2M, down 29%. In January 2022 the HS 2022 revision moved some goods between this code and 8524.11, 8524.12, 8524.19 and 10 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$30.1M
12 months to Aug 2018$27.1M
12 months to Aug 2019$25.8M
12 months to Aug 2020$20.3M
12 months to Aug 2021$27.7M
12 months to Aug 2022$27.3M
12 months to Aug 2023$27.7M
12 months to Aug 2024$20.1M
12 months to Aug 2025$21.5M
12 months to Aug 2026$9.8M
  • Germany
  • Japan
  • India
  • Portugal
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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PeriodGermanyJapanIndiaPortugal
12 months to Aug 201732.5%6.4%18.2%19.7%
12 months to Aug 201834.1%7.4%17.6%17.5%
12 months to Aug 201939.5%7.2%17.6%12.9%
12 months to Aug 202038.0%12.8%17.0%14.4%
12 months to Aug 202139.9%7.1%19.2%16.0%
12 months to Aug 202239.9%9.2%10.8%18.6%
12 months to Aug 202335.5%7.3%11.0%23.9%
12 months to Aug 202439.2%10.1%10.0%17.5%
12 months to Aug 202543.2%7.5%13.8%16.0%
12 months to Aug 202634.5%20.0%11.7%9.5%
Duty paid, % of value
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PeriodGermanyJapanIndiaPortugalAll 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%0.0%0.2%
12 months to Aug 20210.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.2%
12 months to Aug 20220.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.3%
12 months to Aug 20230.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.3%
12 months to Aug 20240.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.3%
12 months to Aug 20253.3%3.9%4.5%3.2%4.2%
12 months to Aug 202612.4%12.3%31.8%13.1%15.5%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$9.8M−55%15.5%+11.2 pts$7.2M−51%
12 months to Aug 2025$21.5M+7.3%4.2%+3.9 pts$14.9M+9.7%
12 months to Aug 2024$20.1M−28%0.3%0.0 pts$13.6M+2.1%
12 months to Aug 2023$27.7M+1.5%0.3%+0.1 pts$13.3M+6.9%
12 months to Aug 2022HS 2022 revision$27.3M−1.5%0.3%+0.1 pts$12.5M−14%
12 months to Aug 2021$27.7M+37%0.2%0.0 pts$14.5M+46%
12 months to Aug 2020$20.3M−21%0.2%+0.2 pts$9.9M−25%
12 months to Aug 2019$25.8M−5.1%0.0%0.0 pts$13.3M−3.6%
12 months to Aug 2018$27.1M−9.8%0.0%0.0 pts$13.8M+34%
12 months to Aug 2017$30.1M0.0%$10.3M

Who supplies the US

August 2026. Small figures under each value are the change from August 2025. Average prices aren't shown because this product's lines are counted in different units.

CountryUS importsShareAverage priceDuty paidLast 13 months
Germany$362K44.9%−2.9 ptsn/a9.9%−0.8 pts
China$98K12.2%+11.8 ptsn/a20.0%−17.5 pts
Japan$66K8.2%+7.9 ptsn/a12.5%−2.5 pts
Malaysia$56K7.0%+6.7 ptsn/a10.0%−9.0 pts
Portugal$54K6.7%−12.9 ptsn/a10.0%−1.6 pts
India$49K6.1%−17.8 ptsn/a10.0%−3.6 pts
Czech Republic$46K5.7%+4.3 ptsn/a10.0%−4.4 pts
Vietnam$43K5.4%+0.7 ptsn/a12.5%−1.8 pts
Other countries (3)$31K3.8%+2.9 ptsn/a11.6%−2.6 pts
All countries$806K100.0%n/a11.6%−0.4 pts

The 3 largest suppliers had 66.3% of US imports over the last 12 months.

How the market is shifting

Japan gained the most share: 20.0% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 7.5% in the 12 months before. Germany lost the most: 34.5%, down from 43.2%. 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.

  • Germany
  • Japan
  • India
  • Portugal
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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MonthGermanyJapanIndiaPortugal
September 202447.2%2.2%16.4%16.8%
October 202446.9%5.2%6.2%16.0%
November 202454.0%5.7%5.4%17.0%
December 202435.6%3.9%9.9%25.0%
January 202550.7%6.0%11.9%15.1%
February 202540.8%5.9%20.4%14.6%
March 202539.4%14.7%8.9%17.2%
April 202543.2%11.9%6.2%11.6%
May 202548.7%15.0%7.2%9.8%
June 202527.4%16.1%9.3%8.4%
July 202535.0%22.2%14.0%10.5%
August 202547.8%0.3%23.9%19.6%
September 202526.8%21.4%12.2%17.9%
October 202540.4%13.2%14.1%14.4%
November 202534.7%22.2%16.0%8.7%
December 202532.0%32.2%11.3%9.1%
January 202656.6%0.0%11.8%6.4%
February 202634.8%18.9%11.5%6.0%
March 202620.0%40.1%11.6%6.6%
April 202642.1%0.0%10.5%9.1%
May 202628.9%14.4%11.3%8.7%
June 202630.9%28.6%11.8%6.5%
July 202637.4%18.5%10.7%9.0%
August 202644.9%8.2%6.1%6.7%
Duty paid, % of value
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MonthGermanyJapanIndiaPortugalAll countries
September 20240.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.1%
October 20240.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.4%
November 20240.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.5%
December 20240.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.4%
January 20250.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.4%
February 20250.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.2%
March 20250.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%
April 20259.6%0.2%10.0%10.0%12.3%
May 20259.8%10.0%10.0%10.0%14.3%
June 20259.8%10.0%10.0%10.0%10.0%
July 20259.8%10.0%10.0%10.0%11.3%
August 202510.7%15.0%13.6%11.6%12.0%
September 202514.4%15.0%50.0%15.0%20.2%
October 202514.7%15.0%49.4%15.0%21.2%
November 202514.3%12.3%50.0%15.0%20.8%
December 202513.6%15.0%50.0%15.0%19.4%
January 202615.0%n/a50.0%15.0%19.7%
February 202614.7%15.0%34.4%15.0%18.1%
March 202610.0%10.0%10.0%10.0%10.5%
April 202610.0%n/a10.0%10.0%10.1%
May 20269.8%10.0%10.0%10.0%10.7%
June 20269.9%10.0%10.0%10.0%9.8%
July 20269.2%10.0%10.0%10.0%10.0%
August 20269.9%12.5%10.0%10.0%11.6%

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: all countries 20.2% → 10.6%.
  2. September 2025 · Duty paid: India 10.0% → 50.0%, all countries 11.7% → 20.5%.
  3. April–June 2025 · Duty paid: Germany 0.0% → 9.8%, Japan 0.0% → 10.0%, Portugal 0.0% → 11.6%, all countries 0.4% → 11.8%.

Where it enters the US

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

  1. Charlotte, NC$5.3M · 54.5%
  2. Detroit Metropolitan Airport, MI$1.3M · 13.7%
  3. Anchorage, AK$637K · 6.5%
  4. Honolulu International Airport, HI$522K · 5.3%
  5. Cleveland, OH$412K · 4.2%

Where US exports go

US exports were $331K in August 2026, down 80% from August 2025, and $7.2M over the last 12 months, down 51% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: Thailand, up 64%.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
Honduras$2.0M28.3%+26%
Germany$1.3M17.8%−16%
Mexico$756K10.4%−42%
Dominican Republic$747K10.3%−45%
El Salvador$592K8.2%−71%
Canada$413K5.7%−59%
Guatemala$378K5.2%−57%
Thailand$337K4.6%+64%
Other countries (22)$687K9.5%−85%
All countries$7.2M100.0%−51%

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; 99 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
China$178.2Min 2025−3.1%$5K0.0%
Singapore$123.2Min 2025−36%$3K0.0%
Turkey$34.8Min 2025−27%$291K0.8%
India$33.0Min 2025+6.7%$4K0.0%
Brazil$21.3Min 2025+9.2%$314KUS records $1.1M1.5%
Italy$20.9Min 2025+13%$8K0.0%
Japan$17.9Min 2025−22%$00.0%
Korea, South$12.4Min 2025−14%$1K0.0%

The biggest market outside the US is China, which imported $178.2M of this product in 2025, under 0.1% of it from the US.

Of these, imports into Italy grew fastest: up 13% from 2024 to 2025.

Other products under heading 8448: auxiliary machinery for use with textile machines (heading 8444 to 8447); parts thereof and accessories (spindles, card clothing, shuttles etc.). US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.

ProductUS importsUS exports
Parts and accessories not elsewhere specified for machines for knitting, stitch-bonding, making gimped yarn, tulle, lace, embroidery, trimming, braid, net or tuftingHS 8448.59$26.7M$22.5M
Parts and accessories for textile spinning, doubling or twisting, winding or reeling and yarn producing machines, etc., not elsewhere specifiedHS 8448.39$27.6M$14.7M
Parts and accessories of weaving machines (looms) or of their auxiliary machinery, not elsewhere specifiedHS 8448.49$29.3M$8.0M
Parts and accessories for machines for extruding, drawing, texturing or cutting manmade textile materials, or of their auxiliary machineryHS 8448.20$24.7M$12.2M
Parts of machines for preparing textile fibers, other than card clothingHS 8448.32$11.2M$16.6M
Auxiliary machinery for textile machines (headings 8444 to 8447), not elsewhere specifiedHS 8448.19$19.9M$4.5M
Card clothingHS 8448.31$9.0M$851K
Spindles, spindle flyers, spinning rings and ring travellers, for machinery used for preparing or producing textile yarns, etc.HS 8448.33$2.2M$4.3M
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, 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.
  • 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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