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Packaging and Filling Machinery: Statutory & Effective Tariff Rates

Statutory HTS duty rates for 13 packaging and filling machinery tariff lines (MFN Free–2.4%), from USITC. Effective rate May 2026: 8.77%; monthly history since 2014.

The short answer

  • The effective U.S. tariff on packaging and filling machinery was 8.77% in May 2026, down from 9.96% a year earlier — calculated duties actually paid divided by customs value, from USITC data. The statutory MFN rate is Free–2.4% across 13 HTS lines in the 2026 schedule. Germany is the largest source, holding 24.7% of 2025 imports.

Statutory rates from the schedule

  • Filling, capping, sealing, labeling, and wrapping machines — the end-of-line that readies product to ship. This family covers HTS heading 8422: 13 eight-digit rate lines with MFN (column 1, general) rates of Free–2.4% in the 2026 schedule.
  • Chapter 99 flags on individual lines mark Section 301/232 overlay provisions (e.g. 9903.88.15) that apply on top of the MFN column.

What importers actually paid

  • Latest month on record (2026-05): 8.77% effective on $500.6M of imports, versus 9.96% in the same month a year earlier. The monthly archive holds 149 observations from 2014-01 through 2026-05.
  • In 2025, U.S. imports for consumption in this family totaled $5.9B in customs value and paid $548.8M in calculated duties: an effective tariff rate of 9.26%. 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 1.47%, so the duty burden rose 7.8 points.
  • Top source countries in 2025: Germany ($1.5B at 7.06%), Italy ($1.2B at 8.14%), Canada ($629.9M at 0.83%), China ($339.9M at 41.89%), South Korea ($306.0M at 9.26%).

Representative rate lines

  • 8422.11.00.00: Of the household type · MFN 2.4%
  • 8422.19.00.00: Other · MFN Free
  • 8422.20.00.00: Machinery for cleaning or drying bottles or other containers · MFN Free
  • 8422.30.11.00: Can-sealing machines · MFN Free
  • 8422.30.91: Other · MFN Free
  • 8422.40.11: Machines for packaging pipe tobacco; machines for wrapping candy; machines for wrapping ci · MFN Free
  • 8422.40.91: Other · MFN Free
  • 8422.90.02.00: Water containment chambers for the dishwashing machines of subheading 8422.11 and other pa · MFN Free

Frequently asked questions

  • What is the U.S. tariff rate on packaging and filling machinery? Importers paid an effective rate of 8.77% in May 2026 (calculated duties ÷ customs value, USITC DataWeb). The statutory MFN rate is Free–2.4%; Section 301/232 overlays and special programs explain the difference.
  • What is the statutory MFN duty rate for packaging and filling machinery? Free–2.4% across the family's 13 eight-digit HTS lines in the 2026 Harmonized Tariff Schedule (headings 8422).
  • Which countries supply the most packaging and filling machinery to the U.S.? Top sources in 2025: Germany ($1.5B at 7.06%), Italy ($1.2B at 8.14%), Canada ($629.9M at 0.83%). Sourcing is diversified: Germany holds 24.7% of imports.
  • How much packaging and filling machinery does the U.S. import? $5.9B of customs value in 2025, paying $548.8M in calculated duties — an effective tariff of 9.26%.
  • Is the U.S. a net importer of packaging and filling machinery? Yes — a net importer in 2025: $5.9B imported vs $582.4M exported (exports are 10% of imports).

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.