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HS 8454.20

Ingot molds and ladles used in metallurgy or metal foundries

In short

  • The US imported $11.3M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, down 30% on the year before.
  • Germany is the largest supplier, with 74.0% of US imports; China is next, with 13.1%.
  • Duty paid averaged 4.6% of the value of imports in August 2026, down 38.3 points on a year earlier.
  • Italy is gaining share: 18.9% over the last 12 months, up from 12.1%.
  • 2 Federal Register notices named this product's tariff codes in the last 12 months.
  • US exports were $5.8M over the last 12 months; the largest market is Mexico, with 66.6%.

US imports, Aug 2026

$2.3M

↑ +148% vs Aug 2025

Last 12 months

$11.3M

↓ −30% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

4.6%

↓ −38.3 pts vs Aug 2025

Top supplier

Germany

74.0% 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 ↑Duty ↓
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MonthUS imports
August 2025$929K
September 2025$464K
October 2025$738K
November 2025$737K
December 2025$151K
January 2026$188K
February 2026$386K
March 2026$1.2M
April 2026$1.1M
May 2026$1.7M
June 2026$899K
July 2026$1.4M
August 2026$2.3M

What changed

  • US imports were $2.3M in August 2026, up 68% from July 2026 and up 148% from August 2025.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $11.3M, down 30% on the 12 months before.
  • Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: Germany up from 0.0% to 74.0%, Canada down from 45.4% to 0.0%.
  • Duty paid on imports from China fell from 39.5% to 22.5% of their value since July 2026.

US trade by year

US imports were $11.3M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, up 35% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $5.8M, down 35%. 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 2022China ↑China ↓Duty ↑Duty ↑Duty ↑
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PeriodUS imports
12 months to Aug 2017$8.4M
12 months to Aug 2018$11.5M
12 months to Aug 2019$10.5M
12 months to Aug 2020$11.8M
12 months to Aug 2021$10.8M
12 months to Aug 2022$13.3M
12 months to Aug 2023$10.4M
12 months to Aug 2024$12.9M
12 months to Aug 2025$16.2M
12 months to Aug 2026$11.3M
  • China
  • Italy
  • Germany
  • Poland
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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PeriodChinaItalyGermanyPoland
12 months to Aug 201735.7%11.8%3.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 201857.0%12.7%0.1%0.1%
12 months to Aug 201939.7%10.9%2.6%0.0%
12 months to Aug 202025.5%29.1%0.1%0.0%
12 months to Aug 202113.0%41.8%3.1%0.0%
12 months to Aug 202235.1%6.5%0.0%1.7%
12 months to Aug 202341.4%3.4%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 202443.3%3.5%1.2%2.3%
12 months to Aug 202529.6%12.1%15.3%4.8%
12 months to Aug 202622.6%18.9%18.7%9.8%
Duty paid, % of value
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PeriodChinaItalyGermanyPolandAll countries
12 months to Aug 20170.0%0.0%0.0%n/a0.0%
12 months to Aug 20180.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20199.1%0.0%0.0%n/a3.6%
12 months to Aug 202020.3%0.0%0.0%n/a5.2%
12 months to Aug 202120.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.6%
12 months to Aug 202214.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.9%
12 months to Aug 202318.5%0.0%n/an/a7.7%
12 months to Aug 202416.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%7.3%
12 months to Aug 202534.5%1.2%6.6%5.4%12.1%
12 months to Aug 202653.2%5.2%5.3%13.3%17.5%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$11.3M−30%17.5%+5.5 pts$5.8M−24%
12 months to Aug 2025$16.2M+25%12.1%+4.8 pts$7.6M−9.0%
12 months to Aug 2024$12.9M+24%7.3%−0.4 pts$8.4M−19%
12 months to Aug 2023$10.4M−22%7.7%+2.8 pts$10.3M+69%
12 months to Aug 2022HS 2022 revision$13.3M+23%4.9%+2.2 pts$6.1M−22%
12 months to Aug 2021$10.8M−8.5%2.6%−2.6 pts$7.8M+7.7%
12 months to Aug 2020$11.8M+12%5.2%+1.6 pts$7.3M−19%
12 months to Aug 2019$10.5M−8.4%3.6%+3.6 pts$9.0M+13%
12 months to Aug 2018$11.5M+37%0.0%0.0 pts$8.0M−9.4%
12 months to Aug 2017$8.4M0.0%$8.8M

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$1.7M74.0%newn/a0.4%
China$302K13.1%−56.4 ptsn/a22.5%−34.9 pts
Poland$231K10.0%+2.4 ptsn/a10.0%0.0 pts
India$23K1.0%−7.9 ptsn/a10.0%0.0 pts
Japan$21K0.9%−1.6 ptsn/a12.5%−1.3 pts
United Kingdom$16K0.7%0.0 ptsn/a10.0%0.0 pts
Czech Republic$3K0.1%newn/a15.0%
Italy$2K0.1%newn/a10.0%
All countries$2.3M100.0%n/a4.6%−38.3 pts

The 3 largest suppliers had 60.3% of US imports over the last 12 months.

How the market is shifting

Italy gained the most share: 18.9% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 12.1% in the 12 months before. India lost the most: 2.5%, down from 17.8%. 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.

  • China
  • Italy
  • Germany
  • Poland
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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MonthChinaItalyGermanyPoland
September 202449.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%
October 202457.9%0.0%0.0%5.8%
November 202447.3%5.6%0.0%0.0%
December 202449.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%
January 202554.7%0.0%1.7%13.0%
February 20257.3%0.7%0.0%8.9%
March 202541.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%
April 202518.0%0.0%37.3%0.0%
May 202521.5%0.2%0.0%17.5%
June 202511.8%17.6%60.2%0.0%
July 202518.0%67.0%2.6%0.0%
August 202569.6%0.0%0.0%7.6%
September 202539.9%6.1%0.0%18.2%
October 202521.8%45.0%0.0%10.3%
November 202530.7%0.0%10.5%4.4%
December 202524.8%7.8%0.0%42.7%
January 202630.8%0.0%48.8%0.0%
February 202669.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%
March 202625.5%31.8%19.2%5.2%
April 202618.9%18.1%0.0%12.5%
May 202611.9%68.7%0.0%8.6%
June 202615.0%0.0%0.2%21.1%
July 202632.9%0.0%0.0%5.4%
August 202613.1%0.1%74.0%10.0%
Duty paid, % of value
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MonthChinaItalyGermanyPolandAll countries
September 202425.0%n/an/an/a12.4%
October 202424.8%n/an/a0.0%14.3%
November 20247.4%0.0%n/an/a3.5%
December 202421.0%n/an/an/a10.3%
January 202521.6%n/a0.0%0.0%11.8%
February 20254.4%0.0%n/a0.0%0.3%
March 202531.0%n/an/an/a13.0%
April 202545.0%n/a2.5%n/a9.3%
May 202562.9%10.0%n/a10.0%15.9%
June 202546.8%2.8%7.1%n/a10.6%
July 202553.8%0.4%10.0%n/a11.7%
August 202557.4%n/an/a10.0%42.9%
September 202586.0%15.0%n/a43.0%47.5%
October 202562.3%12.2%n/a15.0%30.1%
November 202584.3%n/a15.0%15.0%37.0%
December 202585.0%15.0%n/a15.0%33.6%
January 202672.8%n/a19.4%n/a35.9%
February 202678.4%n/an/an/a55.5%
March 202649.8%7.1%31.9%10.0%23.3%
April 202636.2%13.9%n/a10.0%10.9%
May 202640.0%0.7%n/a10.0%7.0%
June 202639.0%n/a15.0%10.0%8.7%
July 202639.5%n/an/a10.0%15.7%
August 202622.5%10.0%0.4%10.0%4.6%

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. January–March 2026 · Duty paid: China 85.8% → 46.7%, all countries 35.6% → 9.9%.
  2. August 2025 · Duty paid: China 50.1% → 73.2%, all countries 11.9% → 39.8%.
  3. March 2025 · Duty paid: China 14.8% → 46.1%.
  4. June 2024 · Duty paid: all countries 3.6% → 11.4%.
  5. February 2023 · Duty paid: China 23.2% → 12.0%.
  6. September 2022 · Duty paid: all countries 1.6% → 11.8%.
  7. September 2021 · Duty paid: China 23.1% → 9.4%.
  8. June 2019 · Duty paid: China 8.6% → 22.9%.

Federal Register notices from the last 12 months that list this product's tariff codes. A notice can add a duty, exclude products from one or only mention them, so read each for what it changes. Search the Federal Register for 8454.20

Where it enters the US

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

  1. Newark, NJ$3.8M · 33.6%
  2. Norfolk-Newport News, VA$1.8M · 15.8%
  3. Chicago, IL$945K · 8.4%
  4. Port Huron, MI$864K · 7.7%
  5. Long Beach, CA$802K · 7.1%

Where US exports go

US exports were $385K in August 2026, down 37% from August 2025, and $5.8M over the last 12 months, down 24% on the 12 months before.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
Mexico$3.8M66.6%−26%
Canada$1.7M30.1%−18%
Korea, South$117K2.0%new
United Kingdom$23K0.4%−11%
Peru$16K0.3%new
Ireland$10K0.2%+115%
Uzbekistan$9K0.2%new
Philippines$6K0.1%new
Other countries (2)$9K0.2%+15%
All countries$5.8M100.0%−24%

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; 107 have reported 2025 so far.

MarketImportsvs year beforeFrom the USUS share
Indonesia$33.8Min 2025−64%$00.0%
Mexico$21.7Min 2025+91%$5.3M24.4%
Italy$16.7Min 2025+23%$00.0%
France$12.3Min 2025−19%$2020.0%
China$11.6Min 2025−16%$3.4M29.3%
Kazakhstan$11.2Min 2025+75%$00.0%
Germany$9.0Min 2025−18%$465K5.2%
Brazil$8.6Min 2025+36%$24K0.3%

The biggest market outside the US is Indonesia, which imported $33.8M of this product in 2025, none of it from the US.

The US supplies 29.3% of imports into China, but under 10% into Indonesia, Italy and France.

Of these, imports into Mexico grew fastest: up 91% 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
Converters used in metallurgy or metal foundriesHS 8454.10$863K$2.4M
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.
  • Tariff notices are from the Federal Register, matched to this product by the HTS numbers in their text.
  • 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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