Tariff monitor · Machinery & Equipment
Compressors and fans: statutory & effective tariff rates
Statutory HTS duty rates for 21 compressors and fans tariff lines (MFN Free–4.7%), from USITC. Effective rate May 2026: 12.08%; monthly history since 2023.
Statutory rates from the schedule
- Air compressors, vacuum pumps, fans, and blowers — compressed air is the fourth utility. This family covers HTS heading 8414: 21 eight-digit rate lines with MFN (column 1, general) rates of Free–4.7% in the 2026 schedule.
- Chapter 99 flags on individual lines mark Section 301/232 overlay provisions (e.g. 9903.88.03) that apply on top of the MFN column.
What importers actually paid
- Latest month on record (2026-05): 12.08% effective on $1.5B of imports, versus 18.68% in the same month a year earlier. The monthly archive holds 41 observations from 2023-01 through 2026-05.
- In 2025, U.S. imports for consumption in this family totaled $15.0B in customs value and paid $2.2B in calculated duties: an effective tariff rate of 14.68%. The effective rate captures Section 301/232 overlays, exclusions, and special-program use that the statutory column cannot.
- A year earlier the effective rate was 3.62%, so the duty burden rose 11.1 points.
- Top source countries in 2025: Mexico ($3.5B at 7.3%), China ($3.0B at 35.66%), Germany ($1.2B at 9.49%), Japan ($1.2B at 12.7%), Vietnam ($696.4M at 11.77%).
Representative rate lines
- 8414.10.00.00: Vacuum pumps — MFN 2.5%
- 8414.20.00.00: Hand- or foot-operated air pumps — MFN 3.7%
- 8414.30.40.00: Not exceeding 1/4 horsepower — MFN Free
- 8414.30.80: Other — MFN Free
- 8414.40.00.00: Air compressors mounted on a wheeled chassis for towing — MFN 2.7%
- 8414.51.30.00: Ceiling fans for permanent installation — MFN 4.7%
- 8414.51.90: Other — MFN 4.7%
- 8414.59.10.00: Blowers for pipe organs — MFN Free
About this data
- Reference statistics derived from USITC published data. Not a customs ruling; verify rates with a licensed customs broker before relying on them.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.