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HS 8454.10

Converters used in metallurgy or metal foundries

In short

  • The US imported $863K of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, down 50% on the year before.
  • Germany is the largest supplier, with 57.2% of US imports; China is next, with 23.3%.
  • United Kingdom is the cheapest main supplier before and after freight and duty, landing at $643.50 each.
  • Duty paid averaged 16.4% of the value of imports in August 2026, down 2.6 points on a year earlier.
  • Malaysia is gaining share: 11.4% over the last 12 months, up from 0.0%.
  • US exports were $2.4M over the last 12 months; the largest market is Canada, with 38.2%.

US imports, Aug 2026

$26K

↓ −66% vs Aug 2025

Last 12 months

$863K

↓ −50% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

16.4%

↓ −2.6 pts vs Aug 2025

Top supplier

Germany

57.2% 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.

Aug2025SepOctNovDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
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MonthUS imports
August 2025$77K
September 2025$2K
October 2025$36K
November 2025$32K
December 2025$109K
January 2026$42K
February 2026$3K
March 2026$16K
April 2026$57K
May 2026$494K
June 2026$38K
July 2026$7K
August 2026$26K

What changed

  • US imports were $26K in August 2026, up 273% from July 2026 and down 66% from August 2025.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $863K, down 50% on the 12 months before.
  • Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: China up from 0.0% to 23.3%, United Kingdom down from 33.4% to 0.0%.
  • Average price from Germany rose 113% since July 2026, to $4,988 each.
  • Duty paid by the main suppliers held within 2 points of July 2026.

US trade by year

US imports were $863K in the 12 months to Aug 2026, down 67% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $2.4M, up 30%. 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.

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026HS 2022
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PeriodUS imports
12 months to Aug 2017$2.6M
12 months to Aug 2018$722K
12 months to Aug 2019$3.2M
12 months to Aug 2020$790K
12 months to Aug 2021$1.2M
12 months to Aug 2022$3.4M
12 months to Aug 2023$8.9M
12 months to Aug 2024$992K
12 months to Aug 2025$1.7M
12 months to Aug 2026$863K
  • Italy
  • Malaysia
  • China
  • Germany
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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PeriodItalyMalaysiaChinaGermany
12 months to Aug 20170.2%2.6%10.9%3.4%
12 months to Aug 20180.9%4.4%18.9%8.4%
12 months to Aug 20190.1%0.2%3.6%1.8%
12 months to Aug 202028.4%0.0%6.8%14.0%
12 months to Aug 20210.8%0.0%9.0%18.5%
12 months to Aug 20220.2%0.1%6.4%4.4%
12 months to Aug 20230.1%0.1%1.3%1.7%
12 months to Aug 202445.7%3.7%2.4%9.9%
12 months to Aug 202552.9%0.0%17.1%3.7%
12 months to Aug 202661.5%11.4%10.4%5.4%
Duty paid, % of value
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PeriodItalyMalaysiaChinaGermanyAll countries
12 months to Aug 20170.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20180.0%0.0%0.9%0.0%0.2%
12 months to Aug 20190.0%0.0%12.2%0.0%0.4%
12 months to Aug 20200.0%n/a9.8%0.0%0.7%
12 months to Aug 20210.0%n/a12.6%0.0%1.1%
12 months to Aug 20220.0%0.0%2.9%0.0%0.2%
12 months to Aug 20230.0%0.0%4.9%0.0%0.1%
12 months to Aug 20240.0%0.0%12.4%0.0%0.3%
12 months to Aug 20250.2%n/a26.0%4.7%5.3%
12 months to Aug 202610.3%19.0%36.2%12.6%14.3%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$863K−50%14.3%+9.0 pts$2.4M+47%
12 months to Aug 2025$1.7M+73%5.3%+5.0 pts$1.6M−23%
12 months to Aug 2024$992K−89%0.3%+0.2 pts$2.1M+35%
12 months to Aug 2023$8.9M+162%0.1%−0.1 pts$1.5M−55%
12 months to Aug 2022HS 2022 revision$3.4M+189%0.2%−0.9 pts$3.4M−27%
12 months to Aug 2021$1.2M+48%1.1%+0.5 pts$4.7M+166%
12 months to Aug 2020$790K−75%0.7%+0.2 pts$1.8M−45%
12 months to Aug 2019$3.2M+342%0.4%+0.3 pts$3.2M+29%
12 months to Aug 2018$722K−72%0.2%+0.2 pts$2.5M+38%
12 months to Aug 2017$2.6M0.0%$1.8M

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$15K57.2%new$4,988 each10.0%
China$6K23.3%new$3,049 each37.5%
Canada$3K11.3%new$2,958 each10.0%
Denmark$2K8.3%new$2,161 each10.0%
All countries$26K100.0%$3,740 each+78%16.4%−2.6 pts

The 3 largest suppliers had 83.4% 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$585.00 each$0.00 each0.0% of price$58.50 each10.0% of price$643.50 each
Switzerland$908.33 each$56.33 each6.2% of price$91.00 each10.0% of price$1,056 each−77%
Canada$1,713 each$150.33 each8.8% of price$98.67 each5.8% of price$1,962 each
Denmark$2,161 each$0.00 each0.0% of price$216.00 each10.0% of price$2,377 each
China$1,880 each$203.50 each10.8% of price$665.60 each35.4% of price$2,749 each−83%
Germany$3,928 each$311.60 each7.9% of price$392.80 each10.0% of price$4,632 each+69%
All countries$1,887 each$165.03 each8.7% of price$434.32 each23.0% of price$2,486 each−40%

Landed at a US port, United Kingdom was cheapest, at $643.50 each: 39.0% below Switzerland.

Landed cost from China fell 83% on a year earlier, to $2,749 each, mostly on price: $9,956 each then, $1,880 each now.

How the market is shifting

Malaysia gained the most share: 11.4% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 0.0% in the 12 months before. China lost the most: 10.4%, down from 17.1%. The charts show September 2024 to August 2026 for the 4 largest suppliers over the last 12 months.

  • Italy
  • Malaysia
  • China
  • Germany
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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MonthItalyMalaysiaChinaGermany
September 20240.0%0.0%64.6%23.9%
October 20240.0%0.0%42.6%3.0%
November 20240.0%0.0%16.2%31.1%
December 202454.3%0.0%26.0%0.0%
January 202540.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%
February 202522.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%
March 202575.0%0.0%8.8%0.0%
April 202597.4%0.0%0.5%2.1%
May 202560.2%0.0%9.2%0.0%
June 202589.7%0.0%0.0%10.3%
July 20250.0%0.0%34.5%65.5%
August 202580.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%
September 20250.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%
October 20250.0%0.0%0.0%12.0%
November 20250.0%0.0%10.1%40.5%
December 20250.0%90.7%0.0%0.0%
January 202686.2%0.0%7.2%6.6%
February 20260.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%
March 20260.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
April 20260.0%0.0%79.8%4.5%
May 2026100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
June 20260.0%0.0%81.8%0.0%
July 20260.0%0.0%0.0%66.6%
August 20260.0%0.0%23.3%57.2%
Duty paid, % of value
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MonthItalyMalaysiaChinaGermanyAll countries
September 2024n/an/a0.0%0.0%0.0%
October 2024n/an/a25.0%0.0%10.6%
November 2024n/an/a25.0%0.0%4.1%
December 20240.0%n/a25.0%n/a6.5%
January 20250.0%n/an/an/a0.0%
February 20250.0%n/an/an/a0.0%
March 20250.0%n/a42.4%n/a4.6%
April 20250.0%n/a129.0%7.1%0.9%
May 20250.0%n/a55.0%n/a8.1%
June 202510.0%n/an/a10.0%10.0%
July 2025n/an/a55.0%10.0%25.5%
August 2025n/an/an/an/a19.0%
September 2025n/an/an/a15.0%15.0%
October 2025n/an/an/a15.0%8.6%
November 2025n/an/a55.0%15.0%21.5%
December 2025n/a19.0%n/an/a18.4%
January 202615.0%n/a45.0%15.0%17.2%
February 2026n/an/an/a15.0%15.0%
March 2026n/an/an/an/a15.0%
April 2026n/an/a35.0%10.0%30.0%
May 202610.0%n/an/an/a10.0%
June 2026n/an/a35.0%n/a29.9%
July 2026n/an/an/a10.0%10.0%
August 2026n/an/a37.5%10.0%16.4%

Where it enters the US

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

  1. Los Angeles, CA$494K · 57.3%
  2. Anchorage, AK$136K · 15.7%
  3. New Orleans, LA$67K · 7.7%
  4. Cleveland, OH$43K · 5.0%
  5. Charlotte, NC$36K · 4.2%

Where US exports go

US exports were $160K in August 2026, down 43% from August 2025, and $2.4M over the last 12 months, up 47% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: Italy, up 2019%.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
Canada$900K38.2%+108%
Mexico$572K24.3%+281%
Switzerland$248K10.5%+279%
Italy$146K6.2%+2019%
Germany$91K3.9%new
United Arab Emirates$65K2.8%−55%
Chile$59K2.5%new
Ethiopia$55K2.3%new
Other countries (10)$220K9.3%+42%
All countries$2.4M100.0%+47%

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; 96 have reported 2025 so far.

MarketImportsvs year beforeFrom the USUS share
Indonesia$17.5Min 2025−65%$12K0.1%
Saudi Arabia$10.0Min 2025+2432%$15K0.2%
Malaysia$4.6Min 2025+101%$328K7.2%
Philippines$4.1Min 2025+437%$18K0.4%
Uzbekistan$3.0Min 2024+24%$00.0%
Angola$2.9Min 2025−21%$2K0.1%
Pakistan$2.8Min 2025+290%$800.0%
Thailand$2.4Min 2025+4537%$2K0.1%

The biggest market outside the US is Indonesia, which imported $17.5M of this product in 2025, under 0.1% of it from the US.

Of these, imports into Malaysia grew fastest: up 101% from 2024 to 2025.

Other products under heading 8454: converters, ladles, ingot molds and casting machines used in metallurgy or in metal foundries, and parts thereof. US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.

ProductUS importsUS exports
Parts for converters, ladles, ingot molds and casting machines used in metallurgy or metal foundriesHS 8454.90$335.3M$119.4M
Casting machines used in metallurgy or metal foundriesHS 8454.30$129.1M$32.8M
Ingot molds and ladles used in metallurgy or metal foundriesHS 8454.20$11.3M$5.8M
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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