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

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Threading or tapping machines, for removing metal

In short

  • The US imported $16.4M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, down 9.7% on the year before.
  • Japan is the largest supplier, with 63.0% of US imports; China is next, with 20.2%.
  • China has the lowest price, but landed at a US port with freight and duty Spain is cheaper: $3,393 each against $3,596 each.
  • Duty paid averaged 17.5% of the value of imports in August 2026, up 7.6 points on a year earlier.
  • Mexico is gaining share: 12.5% over the last 12 months, up from 1.5%.
  • US exports were $20.0M over the last 12 months; the largest market is Canada, with 31.8%.

US imports, Aug 2026

$1.5M

↑ +12% vs Aug 2025

Last 12 months

$16.4M

↓ −9.7% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

17.5%

↑ +7.6 pts vs Aug 2025

Top supplier

Japan

63.0% 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$1.3M
September 2025$641K
October 2025$638K
November 2025$587K
December 2025$914K
January 2026$3.9M
February 2026$1.7M
March 2026$2.7M
April 2026$1.2M
May 2026$849K
June 2026$979K
July 2026$798K
August 2026$1.5M

What changed

  • US imports were $1.5M in August 2026, up 86% from July 2026 and up 12% from August 2025.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $16.4M, down 9.7% on the 12 months before.
  • Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: Japan up from 13.1% to 63.0%, Spain down from 30.8% to 4.2%.
  • Average price from Japan rose 549% since July 2026, to $16,958 each.
  • Duty paid on imports from Spain fell from 14.2% to 10.0% of their value since July 2026.
  • Duty paid on imports from Japan fell from 14.2% to 11.6% of their value since July 2026.

US trade by year

US imports were $16.4M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, up 47% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $20.0M, up 18%. 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 ↑Duty ↑Duty ↑
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PeriodUS imports
12 months to Aug 2017$11.2M
12 months to Aug 2018$15.6M
12 months to Aug 2019$11.7M
12 months to Aug 2020$7.1M
12 months to Aug 2021$7.7M
12 months to Aug 2022$9.8M
12 months to Aug 2023$9.3M
12 months to Aug 2024$10.1M
12 months to Aug 2025$18.2M
12 months to Aug 2026$16.4M
  • Belgium
  • Mexico
  • Japan
  • Germany
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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PeriodBelgiumMexicoJapanGermany
12 months to Aug 20170.0%1.3%36.9%8.2%
12 months to Aug 20180.0%0.0%22.0%5.2%
12 months to Aug 20190.0%0.2%19.0%11.1%
12 months to Aug 20200.0%0.1%16.6%14.3%
12 months to Aug 20210.0%1.0%14.2%24.9%
12 months to Aug 20220.0%0.1%19.2%9.0%
12 months to Aug 20230.0%0.1%23.1%7.0%
12 months to Aug 20240.0%4.3%11.4%10.7%
12 months to Aug 20257.1%1.5%5.4%9.2%
12 months to Aug 202613.6%12.5%11.8%11.4%
Duty paid, % of value
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PeriodBelgiumMexicoJapanGermanyAll countries
12 months to Aug 2017n/a0.5%4.2%4.2%3.6%
12 months to Aug 20184.2%4.2%4.2%4.2%3.6%
12 months to Aug 2019n/a0.0%4.2%4.2%6.0%
12 months to Aug 2020n/a4.2%4.2%4.2%6.6%
12 months to Aug 2021n/a4.2%4.2%4.2%5.8%
12 months to Aug 2022n/a4.2%4.2%4.2%6.1%
12 months to Aug 2023n/a0.0%4.2%4.2%6.9%
12 months to Aug 2024n/a3.9%4.2%4.2%10.9%
12 months to Aug 20254.2%28.6%8.5%4.0%6.0%
12 months to Aug 202615.0%25.0%13.2%0.9%16.0%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$16.4M−9.7%16.0%+10.0 pts$20.0M+19%
12 months to Aug 2025$18.2M+81%6.0%−4.9 pts$16.8M−6.4%
12 months to Aug 2024$10.1M+7.8%10.9%+4.0 pts$17.9M−3.1%
12 months to Aug 2023$9.3M−4.7%6.9%+0.9 pts$18.5M+27%
12 months to Aug 2022HS 2022 revision$9.8M+28%6.1%+0.3 pts$14.6M+12%
12 months to Aug 2021$7.7M+7.5%5.8%−0.9 pts$13.1M−33%
12 months to Aug 2020$7.1M−39%6.6%+0.6 pts$19.4M+3.1%
12 months to Aug 2019$11.7M−25%6.0%+2.4 pts$18.8M+3.2%
12 months to Aug 2018$15.6M+40%3.6%−0.1 pts$18.2M+7.5%
12 months to Aug 2017$11.2M3.6%$17.0M

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$933K63.0%+59.2 pts$16,958 each+727%11.6%−3.7 pts
China$300K20.2%+17.1 pts$1,754 each+172%41.7%−17.5 pts
Taiwan$116K7.9%+7.3 pts$6,841 each+2726%10.3%−3.9 pts
Spain$63K4.2%−5.3 pts$3,916 each+112%10.0%−5.0 pts
South Africa$47K3.2%new$46,840 each16.7%
Canada$15K1.0%−2.1 pts$15,000 each+9.6%0.0%0.0 pts
Mexico$5K0.3%−11.5 pts$5,000 each+134%0.0%−29.2 pts
Germany$3K0.2%−50.3 pts$3,020 each−44%10.0%+10.0 pts
All countries$1.5M100.0%$5,633 each+74%17.5%+7.6 pts

The 3 largest suppliers had 37.9% 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
Spain$2,934 each$66.75 each2.3% of price$391.60 each13.3% of price$3,393 each+58%
China$2,501 each$87.91 each3.5% of price$1,007 each40.3% of price$3,596 each+146%
Taiwan$4,354 each$145.91 each3.4% of price$490.00 each11.3% of price$4,990 each+11%
Japan$10,741 each$279.41 each2.6% of price$1,273 each11.9% of price$12,293 each+118%
India$133,285 each$458.17 each0.3% of price$18,926 each14.2% of price$152,670 each
All countries$5,727 each$136.10 each2.4% of price$1,039 each18.1% of price$6,901 each+55%

Landed at a US port, Spain was cheapest, at $3,393 each: 5.7% below China.

China had the lowest price before freight and duty, $2,501 each, but they added 43.8% to it.

Landed cost from China rose 146% on a year earlier, to $3,596 each, mostly on price: $891.08 each then, $2,501 each now.

How the market is shifting

Mexico gained the most share: 12.5% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 1.5% in the 12 months before. Korea, South lost the most: 9.1%, down from 41.3%. 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.

  • Belgium
  • Mexico
  • Japan
  • Germany
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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MonthBelgiumMexicoJapanGermany
September 202482.2%0.0%1.5%0.0%
October 20240.0%0.0%11.5%1.1%
November 20240.0%0.0%2.5%0.8%
December 20240.0%0.0%2.6%0.0%
January 20250.0%0.0%4.9%0.2%
February 20250.0%0.0%0.2%48.4%
March 20250.0%0.0%22.7%1.7%
April 20250.0%0.0%0.6%0.4%
May 20250.0%0.2%7.9%0.3%
June 20250.0%0.0%27.8%0.7%
July 20250.0%12.0%4.5%24.4%
August 20250.0%11.8%3.7%50.5%
September 20250.0%79.1%6.6%0.0%
October 20250.0%1.3%12.3%3.6%
November 20250.0%0.0%78.4%0.0%
December 20250.0%0.2%4.6%5.0%
January 202657.2%10.2%1.6%10.2%
February 20260.0%46.5%1.4%23.8%
March 20260.0%8.4%3.5%0.5%
April 20260.0%3.1%2.7%79.6%
May 20260.0%0.6%7.2%0.6%
June 20260.0%6.5%0.5%0.3%
July 20260.0%0.0%13.1%1.4%
August 20260.0%0.3%63.0%0.2%
Duty paid, % of value
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MonthBelgiumMexicoJapanGermanyAll countries
September 20244.2%n/a4.2%n/a5.9%
October 2024n/an/a4.2%4.2%2.3%
November 2024n/an/a4.2%4.2%5.9%
December 2024n/an/a4.2%n/a3.0%
January 2025n/an/a4.2%4.2%4.4%
February 2025n/an/a4.2%4.2%6.1%
March 2025n/an/a4.2%4.2%7.4%
April 2025n/an/a14.2%10.8%3.2%
May 2025n/a0.0%9.5%14.2%6.9%
June 2025n/an/a14.2%14.2%13.7%
July 2025n/a29.2%14.2%14.2%15.2%
August 2025n/a29.2%15.3%0.0%9.9%
September 2025n/a29.2%15.4%n/a28.5%
October 2025n/a29.2%15.0%15.0%15.3%
November 2025n/an/a15.0%n/a15.1%
December 2025n/a0.0%15.0%15.0%20.0%
January 202615.0%29.2%15.0%0.1%15.7%
February 2026n/a27.3%13.7%0.4%19.9%
March 2026n/a12.5%14.5%14.2%16.5%
April 2026n/a3.2%14.2%0.1%3.9%
May 2026n/a0.0%14.2%14.2%5.8%
June 2026n/a0.0%14.2%14.2%14.6%
July 2026n/an/a14.2%10.0%23.6%
August 2026n/a0.0%11.6%10.0%17.5%

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. April 2026 · Duty paid: all countries 18.4% → 10.2%.
  2. July 2025 · Duty paid: all countries 7.2% → 15.3%.
  3. March 2024 · Duty paid: all countries 14.7% → 8.5%.
  4. October 2023 · Duty paid: all countries 6.5% → 16.1%.
  5. August 2022 · Duty paid: all countries 4.2% → 10.2%.

Where it enters the US

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

  1. Houston, TX$3.0M · 18.0%
  2. Laredo, TX$2.4M · 14.6%
  3. Los Angeles, CA$2.0M · 12.4%
  4. Newark, NJ$1.7M · 10.3%
  5. Savannah, GA$1.6M · 9.9%

Where US exports go

US exports were $1.4M in August 2026, up 30% from August 2025, and $20.0M over the last 12 months, up 19% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: Trinidad and Tobago, up 4970%.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
Canada$6.4M31.8%+9.5%
Mexico$3.9M19.7%+93%
Belgium$2.9M14.5%+16%
Trinidad and Tobago$2.0M10.2%+4970%
Brazil$1.4M6.8%+46%
Argentina$740K3.7%+1854%
Australia$472K2.4%−14%
Saudi Arabia$319K1.6%−66%
Other countries (44)$1.9M9.4%−45%
All countries$20.0M100.0%+19%

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; 116 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
Thailand$15.8Min 2025+44%$00.0%
India$8.4Min 2025−19%$52K0.6%
Canada$6.8Min 2025+14%$4.3M63.8%
Turkey$5.4Min 2025−43%$67K1.2%
Germany$5.2Min 2025+25%$186K3.6%
Brazil$4.5Min 2025+43%$231KUS records $1.1M5.2%
Saudi Arabia$4.0Min 2025−13%$1.2M29.2%
United Kingdom$3.7Min 2025+29%$1.4MUS records $55K37.1%

The biggest market outside the US is Thailand, which imported $15.8M of this product in 2025, none of it from the US.

The US supplies 63.8% of imports into Canada and 29.2% into Saudi Arabia, but under 10% into Thailand, India and Turkey.

Of these, imports into Thailand grew fastest: up 44% from 2024 to 2025.

Other products under heading 8459: machine tools, other than lathes, for drilling, boring, milling, threading or tapping by removing metal. 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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