Official data Source: US Census Bureau international trade data
Track this productPlasma and vacuum arc furnaces
In short
- The US imported $11.6M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, down 52% on the year before.
- Germany is the largest supplier, with 99.8% of US imports; Korea, South is next, with 0.2%.
- Canada is the cheapest main supplier before and after freight and duty, landing at $3,134 each.
- Duty paid averaged 0.8% of the value of imports in August 2026, down 3.1 points on a year earlier.
- Poland is gaining share: 22.0% over the last 12 months, up from 0.0%.
- US exports were $719K over the last 12 months; the largest market is Canada, with 56.8%.
US imports, Aug 2026
$2.4M
↑ +1196% vs Aug 2025
Last 12 months
$11.6M
↓ −52% vs the 12 months before
Average duty paid
0.8%
↓ −3.1 pts vs Aug 2025
Top supplier
Germany
99.8% 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.
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| Month | US imports |
|---|---|
| August 2025 | $181K |
| September 2025 | $527K |
| October 2025 | $454K |
| November 2025 | $814K |
| December 2025 | $1.3M |
| January 2026 | $106K |
| February 2026 | $2.2M |
| March 2026 | $1.1M |
| April 2026 | $19K |
| May 2026 | $850K |
| June 2026 | $1.7M |
| July 2026 | $117K |
| August 2026 | $2.4M |
What changed
- US imports were $2.4M in August 2026, up 1916% from July 2026 and up 1196% from August 2025.
- Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $11.6M, down 52% on the 12 months before.
- Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: Germany up from 77.0% to 99.8%, China down from 23.0% to 0.0%.
- Average price from Germany rose 273% since July 2026, to $335,380 each.
- Duty paid on imports from Germany fell from 11.3% to 0.8% of their value since July 2026.
US trade by year
US imports were $11.6M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, up 17% on the 12 months to Aug 2023. US exports were $719K, down 19%. This code began with the HS 2022 revision in January 2022, taking goods from 8514.30, so its history starts there.
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| Period | US imports |
|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | $9.9M |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | $18.4M |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | $24.2M |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | $11.6M |
- Germany
- Poland
- Canada
- Colombia
- All countries
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| Period | Germany | Poland | Canada | Colombia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | 55.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | 90.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | 95.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | 47.7% | 22.0% | 12.1% | 7.0% |
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| Period | Germany | Poland | Canada | Colombia | All countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | 1.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 2.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | 1.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 2.6% |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | 2.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 3.1% |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | 1.2% | 12.1% | 0.0% | 10.0% | 5.4% |
| Period | US imports | Duty paid | US exports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | $11.6M−52% | 5.4%+2.3 pts | $719K−96% |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | $24.2M+32% | 3.1%+0.4 pts | $17.5M+102% |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | $18.4M+85% | 2.6%+0.7 pts | $8.7M+880% |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | $9.9M | 2.0% | $884K |
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.
| Country | US imports | Share | Average price | Duty paid | Last 13 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | $2.3M | 99.8%+65.4 pts | $335,380 each+436% | 0.8%−10.5 pts | |
| Korea, South | $4K | 0.2%new | $2,000 each | 12.5% | |
| All countries | $2.4M | 100.0% | $261,295 each+1052% | 0.8%−3.1 pts |
The 3 largest suppliers had 81.8% 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
| Country | Price | Freight and insurance | Duty | Landed cost | Make-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $3,125 each | $8.52 each0.3% of price | $0.00 each0.0% of price | $3,134 each | |
| Korea, South | $34,225 each | $875.00 each2.6% of price | $3,880 each11.3% of price | $38,980 each | |
| Poland | $264,192 each | $3,000 each1.1% of price | $29,854 each11.3% of price | $297,046 each | |
| Germany | $304,690 each | $15,465 each5.1% of price | $3,588 each1.2% of price | $323,744 each+355% | |
| All countries | $16,698 each | $574.82 each3.4% of price | $687.94 each4.1% of price | $17,961 each−74% |
Landed at a US port, Canada was cheapest, at $3,134 each: 92.0% below Korea, South.
Landed cost from Germany rose 355% on a year earlier, to $323,744 each, mostly on price: $62,567 each then, $304,690 each now.
How the market is shifting
Poland gained the most share: 22.0% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 0.0% in the 12 months before. Germany lost the most: 47.7%, down from 95.5%. The charts show September 2024 to August 2026 for the 4 largest suppliers over the last 12 months.
- Germany
- Poland
- Canada
- Colombia
- All countries
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| Month | Germany | Poland | Canada | Colombia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| October 2024 | 96.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| November 2024 | 99.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| December 2024 | 80.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| January 2025 | 99.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| February 2025 | 98.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| March 2025 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| April 2025 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| May 2025 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| June 2025 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| July 2025 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| August 2025 | 34.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| September 2025 | 31.6% | 64.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| October 2025 | 7.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| November 2025 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| December 2025 | 93.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| January 2026 | 63.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| February 2026 | 73.8% | 10.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| March 2026 | 0.0% | 82.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| April 2026 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| May 2026 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| June 2026 | 0.0% | 60.7% | 31.6% | 0.0% |
| July 2026 | 77.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| August 2026 | 99.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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| Month | Germany | Poland | Canada | Colombia | All countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 1.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.3% |
| October 2024 | 1.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 2.2% |
| November 2024 | 1.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.5% |
| December 2024 | 1.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 6.2% |
| January 2025 | 1.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.5% |
| February 2025 | 1.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.7% |
| March 2025 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 46.3% |
| April 2025 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| May 2025 | 11.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 11.3% |
| June 2025 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 7.4% |
| July 2025 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| August 2025 | 11.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 3.9% |
| September 2025 | 15.0% | 15.0% | n/a | n/a | 16.7% |
| October 2025 | 0.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 2.4% |
| November 2025 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 10.0% | 10.0% |
| December 2025 | 0.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.4% |
| January 2026 | 15.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 25.8% |
| February 2026 | 0.0% | 15.0% | n/a | n/a | 4.0% |
| March 2026 | n/a | 11.3% | n/a | n/a | 11.3% |
| April 2026 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 36.3% |
| May 2026 | n/a | n/a | 0.0% | n/a | 0.0% |
| June 2026 | n/a | 11.3% | 0.0% | n/a | 7.7% |
| July 2026 | 11.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 17.0% |
| August 2026 | 0.8% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.8% |
Where it enters the US
Main ports of entry over the 12 months to August 2026: US imports and share.
Where US exports go
US exports were $0 in August 2026, down 100% from August 2025, and $719K over the last 12 months, down 96% on the 12 months before.
| Market | Last 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $408K | 56.8% | −50% |
| Singapore | $176K | 24.5% | new |
| Turkey | $77K | 10.7% | new |
| Vietnam | $20K | 2.8% | new |
| Mexico | $15K | 2.0% | −95% |
| Taiwan | $9K | 1.3% | new |
| Germany | $8K | 1.1% | −25% |
| Austria | $5K | 0.7% | new |
| All countries | $719K | 100.0% | −96% |
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; 67 have reported 2025 so far.
| Market | Imports | vs year before | From the US | US share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | $52.4Min 2025 | +5351% | $627 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | $20.2Min 2025 | −2.3% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Italy | $9.4Min 2025 | +6753% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Japan | $8.7Min 2025 | +68% | $623K | 7.1% |
| Germany | $7.6Min 2025 | +833% | $96K | 1.3% |
| Thailand | $7.0Min 2025 | +490% | $10K | 0.1% |
| Morocco | $6.1Min 2025 | +6850% | $0 | 0.0% |
| China | $5.8Min 2025 | −82% | $0 | 0.0% |
The biggest market outside the US is Turkey, which imported $52.4M of this product in 2025, under 0.1% of it from the US.
Of these, imports into Thailand grew fastest: up 490% from 2024 to 2025.
Related products
Other products under heading 8514: industrial or laboratory electric furnaces and ovens; other industrial or laboratory induction or dielectric heating equipment; parts thereof. US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.
| Product | US imports | US exports |
|---|---|---|
| Parts for industrial or laboratory electric furnaces and ovens ; parts for industrial or laboratory induction or dielectric heating equipment, not elsewhere specifiedHS 8514.90 | $309.5M | $406.9M |
| Resistance heated furnaces and ovens, not elsewhere specifiedHS 8514.19 | $195.6M | $103.5M |
| Industrial or laboratory induction or dielection heating equipment, not elsewhere specifiedHS 8514.40 | $59.2M | $213.7M |
| Industrial or laboratory electric furnaces and ovens, induction or dielectric typeHS 8514.20 | $74.6M | $43.3M |
| Industrial or laboratory electric furnaces and ovens, not elsewhere specifiedHS 8514.39 | $32.8M | $30.0M |
| Hot isostatic pressesHS 8514.11 | $12.9M | $16.7M |
| Electron beam furnacesHS 8514.31 | $6.3M | $4.0M |
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.