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HS 9017.20

Drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments, except drafting tables and machines

In short

  • The US imported $51.4M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, down 13% on the year before.
  • China is the largest supplier, with 32.4% of US imports; Vietnam is next, with 27.5%.
  • Duty paid averaged 19.6% of the value of imports in August 2026, down 16.3 points on a year earlier.
  • Thailand is gaining share: 6.8% over the last 12 months, up from 1.3%.
  • US exports were $137.3M over the last 12 months; the largest market is Hong Kong, with 24.8%.

US imports, Aug 2026

$3.5M

↓ −35% vs Aug 2025

Last 12 months

$51.4M

↓ −13% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

19.6%

↓ −16.3 pts vs Aug 2025

Top supplier

China

32.4% 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$5.4M
September 2025$4.3M
October 2025$5.1M
November 2025$3.7M
December 2025$3.1M
January 2026$3.8M
February 2026$4.6M
March 2026$4.7M
April 2026$4.4M
May 2026$3.4M
June 2026$5.3M
July 2026$5.5M
August 2026$3.5M

What changed

  • US imports were $3.5M in August 2026, down 35% from July 2026 and down 35% from August 2025.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $51.4M, down 13% on the 12 months before.
  • Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: Japan up from 3.6% to 7.7%, Thailand down from 14.4% to 7.2%.
  • Duty paid on imports from Germany rose from 1.1% to 6.4% of their value since July 2026.
  • Duty paid on imports from China fell from 37.6% to 35.0% of their value since July 2026.

US trade by year

US imports were $51.4M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, up 8.3% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $137.3M, down 26%. 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 ↑Duty ↑
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PeriodUS imports
12 months to Aug 2017$47.4M
12 months to Aug 2018$48.4M
12 months to Aug 2019$43.9M
12 months to Aug 2020$44.1M
12 months to Aug 2021$64.2M
12 months to Aug 2022$67.9M
12 months to Aug 2023$54.8M
12 months to Aug 2024$52.5M
12 months to Aug 2025$58.7M
12 months to Aug 2026$51.4M
  • China
  • Vietnam
  • Thailand
  • Germany
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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PeriodChinaVietnamThailandGermany
12 months to Aug 201777.8%0.0%0.0%5.7%
12 months to Aug 201873.2%0.0%0.0%7.4%
12 months to Aug 201971.3%0.1%0.0%6.0%
12 months to Aug 202064.5%7.0%0.1%5.7%
12 months to Aug 202160.8%12.2%0.0%5.9%
12 months to Aug 202257.4%13.7%0.5%6.1%
12 months to Aug 202348.0%22.6%1.3%7.3%
12 months to Aug 202446.3%24.0%1.5%7.9%
12 months to Aug 202542.5%31.6%1.3%7.0%
12 months to Aug 202636.1%31.8%6.8%6.3%
Duty paid, % of value
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PeriodChinaVietnamThailandGermanyAll countries
12 months to Aug 20174.4%4.6%4.6%2.4%4.0%
12 months to Aug 20184.5%4.6%1.2%1.6%4.0%
12 months to Aug 201916.7%3.9%4.6%1.6%12.7%
12 months to Aug 202027.2%4.6%4.6%1.9%18.9%
12 months to Aug 202126.9%4.6%4.6%1.9%18.0%
12 months to Aug 202228.2%4.6%4.6%2.6%17.8%
12 months to Aug 202328.2%4.6%4.6%2.7%15.6%
12 months to Aug 202427.8%4.6%4.6%2.6%15.0%
12 months to Aug 202541.2%6.6%4.1%4.9%21.1%
12 months to Aug 202644.6%14.9%16.6%7.9%24.8%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$51.4M−13%24.8%+3.7 pts$137.3M−27%
12 months to Aug 2025$58.7M+12%21.1%+6.1 pts$188.2M+27%
12 months to Aug 2024$52.5M−4.2%15.0%−0.6 pts$147.9M+0.6%
12 months to Aug 2023$54.8M−19%15.6%−2.2 pts$147.1M−4.5%
12 months to Aug 2022HS 2022 revision$67.9M+5.7%17.8%−0.1 pts$154.1M−9.1%
12 months to Aug 2021$64.2M+46%18.0%−0.9 pts$169.6M+15%
12 months to Aug 2020$44.1M+0.4%18.9%+6.2 pts$147.7M−15%
12 months to Aug 2019$43.9M−9.2%12.7%+8.7 pts$174.5M0.0%
12 months to Aug 2018$48.4M+1.9%4.0%0.0 pts$174.6M−5.3%
12 months to Aug 2017$47.4M4.0%$184.4M

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
China$1.1M32.4%−23.5 ptsn/a35.0%−20.6 pts
Vietnam$971K27.5%+2.5 ptsn/a14.5%+4.7 pts
Japan$270K7.7%+7.0 ptsn/a12.5%−4.5 pts
Thailand$255K7.2%newn/a17.1%
Taiwan$233K6.6%+3.8 ptsn/a9.8%−5.5 pts
Germany$182K5.1%+1.0 ptsn/a6.4%−2.4 pts
Canada$160K4.5%+4.2 ptsn/a0.0%−12.2 pts
India$132K3.7%−3.1 ptsn/a13.7%+4.6 pts
Other countries (9)$184K5.2%+3.8 ptsn/a10.1%−5.9 pts
All countries$3.5M100.0%n/a19.6%−16.3 pts

The 3 largest suppliers had 74.8% of US imports over the last 12 months.

How the market is shifting

Thailand gained the most share: 6.8% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 1.3% in the 12 months before. China lost the most: 36.1%, down from 42.5%. 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
  • Vietnam
  • Thailand
  • Germany
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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MonthChinaVietnamThailandGermany
September 202432.2%39.4%3.1%5.1%
October 202429.3%51.1%0.0%5.3%
November 202447.3%32.3%6.7%2.4%
December 202434.8%27.3%1.4%14.7%
January 202556.0%24.5%0.0%8.3%
February 202551.6%28.9%0.0%5.3%
March 202541.5%28.0%1.1%7.4%
April 202538.4%27.9%0.3%15.1%
May 202530.0%29.6%0.3%8.4%
June 202540.0%28.6%2.7%9.0%
July 202553.2%29.7%0.4%2.8%
August 202555.8%25.0%0.0%4.1%
September 202537.0%35.6%1.1%2.0%
October 202528.1%42.0%1.6%7.4%
November 202538.1%43.1%1.0%3.7%
December 202541.3%28.2%3.6%4.5%
January 202646.4%25.0%0.2%5.3%
February 202636.9%39.3%12.9%2.3%
March 202633.0%25.9%13.6%10.5%
April 202634.3%28.0%10.0%3.7%
May 202648.2%27.2%2.1%4.7%
June 202634.7%29.3%8.1%15.2%
July 202631.3%28.6%14.4%7.3%
August 202632.4%27.5%7.2%5.1%
Duty paid, % of value
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MonthChinaVietnamThailandGermanyAll countries
September 202428.2%4.6%4.6%2.7%11.8%
October 202423.8%4.6%n/a0.9%9.8%
November 202423.5%4.6%4.6%4.6%13.3%
December 202428.9%4.6%4.6%4.0%12.6%
January 202528.2%4.6%n/a1.9%17.8%
February 202526.5%4.6%n/a3.1%15.6%
March 202542.8%4.6%4.6%1.7%20.2%
April 202561.1%4.5%4.6%8.1%26.9%
May 202563.6%8.9%0.0%9.3%26.3%
June 202554.3%13.6%1.2%6.4%27.9%
July 202556.8%11.8%6.5%4.9%34.9%
August 202555.7%9.8%n/a8.8%35.9%
September 202557.6%10.3%23.6%5.2%29.8%
October 202558.5%17.7%23.6%5.4%21.7%
November 202551.9%16.6%23.6%11.8%29.8%
December 202548.6%18.8%17.8%15.0%30.2%
January 202648.3%21.1%23.6%13.5%35.1%
February 202646.0%18.0%21.5%7.6%29.2%
March 202638.8%13.6%15.1%13.2%21.5%
April 202638.1%12.2%14.6%12.8%20.9%
May 202638.8%9.0%14.6%11.1%24.1%
June 202636.4%12.9%14.6%10.5%20.6%
July 202637.6%12.6%14.8%1.1%20.5%
August 202635.0%14.5%17.1%6.4%19.6%

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. April 2026 · Duty paid: Vietnam 18.4% → 12.4%, all countries 29.5% → 20.6%.
  2. November 2025–January 2026 · Duty paid: China 54.8% → 42.4%, Vietnam 11.1% → 18.4%.
  3. June 2025 · Duty paid: Vietnam 4.6% → 11.1%.
  4. March 2025 · Duty paid: China 27.3% → 58.0%, all countries 14.5% → 26.6%.
  5. June–July 2019 · Duty paid: China 14.0% → 26.4%, all countries 10.8% → 18.1%.
  6. September–October 2018 · Duty paid: China 4.6% → 13.7%, all countries 3.7% → 11.3%.

Where it enters the US

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

  1. Los Angeles, CA$18.6M · 36.2%
  2. Savannah, GA$6.2M · 12.0%
  3. Long Beach, CA$4.0M · 7.9%
  4. Newark, NJ$3.2M · 6.2%
  5. Tacoma, WA$2.8M · 5.5%

Where US exports go

US exports were $6.9M in August 2026, down 57% from August 2025, and $137.3M over the last 12 months, down 27% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: Norway, up 688%.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
Hong Kong$34.1M24.8%−48%
United Arab Emirates$17.9M13.0%−46%
Germany$11.7M8.5%+181%
Singapore$10.7M7.8%+39%
Canada$10.1M7.4%+0.8%
Colombia$7.6M5.5%+27%
United Kingdom$4.6M3.4%−1.1%
Norway$4.2M3.0%+688%
Other countries (122)$36.4M26.6%−33%
All countries$137.3M100.0%−27%

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; 123 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
Germany$30.5Min 2025+3.5%$1.6MUS records $4.1M5.1%
Mexico$14.8Min 2025−0.4%$959KUS records $5.2M6.5%
Canada$14.6Min 2025−11%$5.5M37.5%
Japan$13.6Min 2025−5.3%$796KUS records $1.7M5.9%
United Kingdom$13.0Min 2025+7.6%$2.1MUS records $4.6M16.1%
France$12.7Min 2025+10%$580KUS records $1.6M4.6%
Australia$11.0Min 2025+18%$3.4M30.9%
Netherlands$7.7Min 2025+5.2%$240KUS records $2.6M3.1%

The biggest market outside the US is Germany, which imported $30.5M of this product in 2025, 5.1% of that from the US by its own count; the US records $4.1M of exports there.

Of these, imports into Australia grew fastest: up 18% from 2024 to 2025.

Other products under heading 9017: drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments; hand instruments for measuring length, not elsewhere specified; parts and accessories thereof. US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.

ProductUS importsUS exports
Instruments for measuring length, for use in the hand, not elsewhere specifiedHS 9017.80$192.0M$49.2M
Micrometers, calipers and gaugesHS 9017.30$93.3M$76.3M
Parts and accessories for drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments and instruments for measuring length for use in the hand, not elsewhere specifiedHS 9017.90$2.3M$4.5M
Drafting tables and machines, whether or not automaticHS 9017.10$2.8M$1.1M
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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