What is the product?
CBP rulings show why a complete outdoor sauna, a built-in kit and a heater can fall under different tariff provisions.
Classification library →U.S. sauna import intelligence
Evidence for how saunas enter the United States.
Sauna Import connects primary CBP classification rulings with U.S. Census trade data and current tariff research. It is built for importers, researchers, journalists and anyone who needs sourced answers—not a fabricated “sauna market size.”
Data are rebuilt into static HTML after each successful Census sync so crawlers and readers see the same published facts.
Data status
Live Census data
Primary-source trade series
Latest trade month
July 2026
Census monthly release
9406.10 general imports
$212.5M
Broad prefabricated-wood category
Year over year
+18.1%
Same broad tariff category
Research system
Five layers, one evidence trail.
Every useful answer starts with the product facts, then connects classification, official trade statistics, origin and tariff treatment without hiding scope limitations.
What is moving?
Census category data show monthly value and country mix. Broad categories stay separate instead of being summed into false precision.
Live dataset →What can affect duty?
Base HTS rates are only the beginning. Country of origin, Chapter 99 measures, AD/CVD and preference rules may alter the entry.
Tariff research →What has CBP actually said?
The ruling library tracks sauna-specific classification and origin decisions, including complete buildings, kits and barrel saunas.
CBP ruling library →Latest dataset
Prefabricated buildings of wood
HTS 9406.10.0000 is sauna-relevant because CBP has classified complete wooden sauna buildings in this family. It remains a broad category containing many non-sauna structures.
Monthly general imports
General imports
Current snapshot coverage: Aug 2023–Jul 2026. The updater is configured to expand the retained history back to 2010 on the next Census refresh.
Latest month origins
Top source countries
Canada$99.5M
Mexico$36.9M
Vietnam$33.4M
Estonia$16.8M
China$16.1M
Finland$2.2M
Latest research release
Monthly trade intelligence, not a dashboard dead end.
Each Census refresh generates a permanent dated report with month-over-month and year-over-year changes, origin rankings, anomalies and an immutable source snapshot.
Read the July 2026 reportCitation-ready
Use the data without guessing what it means
Each data release includes machine-readable JSON/CSV, a suggested citation, an archive path and a methodology explaining what the categories can and cannot support.
Common questions
Start with the question you actually have.
These pages translate customs terminology into research paths while keeping the underlying government sources visible.
What HTS code applies to a sauna?
Compare complete buildings, built-in kits, portable infrared units and heater-only shipments.
Sauna HTS guide →General imports or imports for consumption?
Understand the two Census measures before using the dataset in an article or analysis.
Read the explainer →Need a binding classification?
Learn what a CBP ruling does, what facts matter and where to start with the official Part 177 process.
Binding ruling guide →Freshness
Published data should say when it changed.
Current dataset refreshed September 15, 2026. Sauna Import distinguishes the date a source was checked from the trade month the source actually reports.