Supplier profile · verified US ocean import records
Kubota Corp
Industrial Machinerydiesel engines, tractors, excavators
Data window: Jan 4, 2026 – Aug 19, 2026Updated Aug 30, 2026Source: US ocean import recordsMethodology
Supplier Profile
Agricultural, construction and industrial machinery manufacturer | Osaka, Japan
Updated Sep 2026
Kubota Corporation is a Japanese manufacturer of agricultural machinery, construction machinery, industrial engines, water equipment and materials products. Its engine business has operated since 1922 and supplies Kubota machinery as well as global OEM equipment manufacturers; the group describes its manufacturing, sales and service platform as globally integrated.[2] Founded in 1890, Kubota is headquartered in Osaka and reported 52,503 consolidated full-time employees at December 2025.[1]
- Business type
- MANUFACTURER — Kubota describes itself as a global manufacturing company and operates product businesses spanning agriculture, water and living-environment equipment.[3]3,4
- Location
- Grand Green Osaka South Building Park Tower, 5-54 Ofukacho, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-8366, Japan.[1]1
- Founded
- February 1890; the business began as a foundry producing and selling cast-metal products.[1,5]1,5
- Employees
- 52,503 consolidated full-time employees and 15,897 non-consolidated full-time employees, as of December 31, 2025.[1]1
- Products
- Tractors, combine harvesters and rice transplanters, implements, utility vehicles, turf equipment, construction machinery, engines, water equipment, weighing systems and materials products.[4]4
- Capabilities
- Industrial-engine development and supply since 1922, serving Kubota equipment and global OEMs through an integrated manufacturing, sales and service platform.[2]2
- Construction equipment
- Offers mini excavators, wheel loaders and compact track loaders; its product page states that its mini excavators held the largest global market share, citing Off-Highway Research 2025.[6]6
- Key people
- Shingo Hanada is President and Representative Director, CEO; Takanobu Azuma is Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer and Chief Manufacturing Officer.[7]7
- Commercial contact
- Kubota North America Corporation: 1000 Kubota Drive, Grapevine, Texas 76051, USA; tel. +1 817-756-1171.[3]3
- Export experience
- Kubota states that its group has a worldwide network covering more than 120 areas.[3]3
- Customers
- Kubota Engine America Corp, Kubota Tractor Corp, Kubota Canada Limited, Kubota Canada Ltd, Kubota Engine America Corportion, Kubota Water And Environment Usa, Kubota Water And Environment U S A, Kubota Water And Environment8
Best suited for: Best suited to OEMs, equipment distributors and industrial buyers seeking engines, tractors or compact construction equipment supported by an established global manufacturing and service network.[2,3]
Researched profile of Kubota Corp, 7 Sept 2026, from 8 sources. Shipment figures elsewhere on this page are from US customs records, not from these sources.
Sources
- Corporate Profile — Kubota Corporation
- Engines | Products & Solutions — Kubota Corporation
- Global Network — Kubota Corporation
- Our Business — Kubota Corporation
- Corporate History — Kubota Corporation
- Construction Machinery | Products & Solutions — Kubota Corporation
- Directors and Senior Management — Kubota Corporation
- Kubota Corp supplier customs record — Mati Logistics
Classified as buyer subsidiary — Japanese parent shipping to its own Kubota North America units
Company details
As filed on the customs records.
Contact
- Country
- Japan (JP)
Shipping history
- First shipment
- Jan 2, 2015
- Shipments, all time
- 86,515
- Shipments, analysed window
- 347 (Jan 4, 2026 – Aug 19, 2026)
- Year on year
- -20.89%
- Quarter on quarter
- +33.1%
“All time” covers this supplier’s whole record in the source export; the analysed window is the span of the shipments held here, which the trade evidence below is built from.
At a glance
What this supplier appears to ship
- Kubota Diesel Engine Htscd Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Piston Engines Diesel…
- Agricultural Tractors Htscd Tractors Other Than Tractors Heading Exceeding But Exceeding…
- Diesel Engine Hscd Diesel Engines Internal Combustion Engines Please Note Quantity Cargo…
HS: 840890, 842952, 840790, 870193
Evidence of recent activity
- Latest shipment
- Aug 19, 2026
- Shipments in window
- 347
- US buyers
- 10
- First shipment on record
- Jan 2, 2015
What customs data cannot confirm
Shipment counts, buyers and recency show trade activity only. They do not verify product quality, certifications, production capacity, minimum order quantities, pricing, lead times, or whether a company will take on a new buyer. Use the evidence to shortlist, then verify directly.
Trade evidence
From US ocean import records, Jan 4, 2026 – Aug 19, 2026. Counts are bills of lading; definitions on the methodology page.
Who imports from them
Kubota Engine America Corp received 154 of the 347 shipments (44%); 9 other buyers account for the rest.
| Buyer | Shipments | Last |
|---|---|---|
| Kubota Engine America Corp | 154 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Kubota Tractor Corp | 122 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Kubota Canada Limited | 23 | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Kubota Canada Ltd | 22 | Aug 16, 2026 |
| Kubota Engine America Corportion | 10 | Jan 9, 2026 |
| Kubota Water And Environment Usa | 8 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Kubota Water And Environment U S A | 3 | Jan 4, 2026 |
| Kubota Water And Environment | 2 | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Kubota Rice Industrial Hawaii Inc | 2 | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Kubota Engine America Corpo | 1 | Aug 19, 2026 |
HS codes shipped
840890Other engines110842952Machinery with a 360˚ revolving superstructure46840790Other engines26870193Exceeding 37 kW but not exceeding 75 kW23842951Front-end shovel loaders22732690Other14870194Exceeding 75 kW but not exceeding 130 kW10870192Exceeding 18 kW but not exceeding 37 kW10870191Not exceeding 18 kW8840820Engines of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 877391732Other, not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials, without fittings7870899Other6
What they ship
- Kubota Diesel Engine Htscd Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Piston Engines Diesel Semi Diesel Engines Other Engines Please Note Quantity Cargo Are Based Ocean Carrier Has Knowledge Informat Ion Reason Believe Suspect That Information Furnished Incomplete Inaccurate False27
- Agricultural Tractors Htscd Tractors Other Than Tractors Heading Exceeding But Exceeding Please Note Quantity Cargo Are Based Ocean Carrier Has Knowledge Informat Ion Reason Believe Suspect That Information Furnished Incomplete Inaccurate False20
- Diesel Engine Hscd Diesel Engines Internal Combustion Engines Please Note Quantity Cargo Are Based Ocean Carrier Has Knowledge Information Reason Believe Suspect That Information Furnished Incomplete Inaccurate False18
- Kubota Diesel Engine Arranged Country Japan Arranged Waybill Party Kubota Engine America Corporation Schelter Road Lincolnshire Attn Ike Hasunuma13
- Kubota Construction Machine Hscd Tracklaying Machine Machinery Revolving Sup Erstructure Please Note Quantity Cargo Are Based Ocean Carrier Has Knowledge Informat Ion Reason Believe Suspect That Information Furnished Incomplete Inaccurate False12
- Diesel Engines Internal Combustion Engines Kubota Diesel Engine11
- Kubota Construction Machine Htscd Self Propelled Bulldozers Angledozers Graders Levelers Scrapers Mechanical Shovels Excavators Shovel Loaders Tamping Machines Road Rollers Machinery Revolving Superstructure Please Note Quantity Cargo Are Based Ocean Carrier Has Knowledge Information Reason Believe Suspect That Information Furnished Incomplete Inaccurate False10
- Diesel Engine Arranged Country Arranged Waybill Party10
- Diesel Engines Internal Combustion Engines Htscd Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Piston Engines Diesel Semi Diesel Engines Other Engines Please Note Quantity Cargo Are Based Unt Ocean Carrier Has Knowledge Information Reason Believe Suspect That Information Furnished Incomplete Inaccurate False8
- Diesel Engines Internal Combustion Engines Hscd Diesel Engines Internal Combustion Engines Please Note Quantity Cargo Are Based Ocean Carrier Has Knowledge Information Reason Believe Suspect That Information Furnished Incomplete Inaccurate False7
- Kubota Diesel Gasoline Engine Htscd Spark Ignition Reciprocating Rotary Internal Combustion Piston Engines Other Engines Please Note Quantity Cargo Are Based Ocean Carrier Has Knowledge Informat Ion Reason Believe Suspect That Information Furnished Incomplete Inaccurate False7
- Diesel Engines Internal Combustion Engines Diesel Engine7
- Tubes Pipes Hoses Reinforced Without Fittings Hscd Tubes Pipes Hoses Reinforced Without Fittings Please Note Quantity Cargo Are Based Ocean Carrier Has Knowledge Informat Ion Reason Believe Suspect That Information Furnished Incomplete Inaccurate False6
- Agricultural Tractors Htscd Tractors Exceeding But Exceeding Please Note Quantity Cargo Are Based Ocean Carrier Has Knowledge Information Reason Believe Suspect That Information Furnished Incomplete Inaccurate False5
- Tracklaying Machine Machinery Revolving Superstructur Hscd Tracklaying Machine Machinery Revolving Superstruct Ure Please Note Quantity Cargo Are Based Unt Ocean Carrier Has Knowledge Information Reason Believe Suspect That Information Furnished Incomplete Inaccurate False5
- Kubota Construction Machine Hscd Tracklaying Machine Frontend Shovel Loaders Please Note Quantity Cargo Are Based Ocean Carrier Has Knowledge Information Reason Believe Suspect That Information Furnished Incomplete Inaccurate False4
- Tracklaying Machine Machinery Evolving Superstructure Construction Machine4
- Crates Spare Kubota Agricultural Tractor Construction Machinery Arranged Ttl Crates Board Arranged Waybill Party Consignee4
- Kubota Internal Combustion Tractor Htscd Tractors Other Than Tractors Heading Exceeding But Exceeding Please Note Quantity Cargo Are Based Ocean Carrier Has Knowledge Informat Ion Reason Believe Suspect That Information Furnished Incomplete Inaccurate False3
- Kubota Diesel Engine Hscd Motor Vehicle Diesel Engines Compression Ignition Please Note Quantity Cargo Are Based Ocean Carrier Has Knowledge Information Reason Believe Suspect That Information Furnished Incomplete Inaccurate False3
- Tubes Pipes Hoses Plastics Hscd Tubes Pipes Hoses Plastics Please Note Quantity Cargo Are Based Ocean Carrier Has Knowledge Information Reason Believe Suspect That Information Furnished Incomplete Inaccurate False3
- Kubota Gasoline Engine Htscd Spark Ignition Reciprocating Rotary Internal Combustion Piston Engines Other Engines Please Note Quantity Cargo Are Based Ocean Carrier Has Knowledge Informat Ion Reason Believe Suspect That Information Furnished Incomplete Inaccurate False3
- Kubota Construction Machine Htscd Self Propelled Bulldozers Angledozers Graders Levelers Scrapers Mechanical Shovels Excavators Shovel Loaders Tamping Machines Road Rollers Front End Shovel Loaders Please Note Quantity Cargo Are Based Ocean Carrier Has Knowledge Information Reason Believe Suspect That Information Furnished Incomplete Inaccurate False3
- Kubota Diesel Gasoline Engine Htscd Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Piston Engines Diesel Semi Diesel Engines Other Engines Please Note Quantity Cargo Are Based Unt Ocean Carrier Has Knowledge Information Reason Believe Suspect That Information Furnished Incomplete Inaccurate False3
- Kubota Diesel Engine Htscd Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Piston Engines Diesel Semi Diesel Engines Engines Kind Propulsion Vehicles Chapter Please Note Quantity Cargo Are Based Ocean Carrier Has Knowledge Information Reason Believe Suspect That Information Furnished Incomplete Inaccurate False3
Verbatim customs descriptions. They describe what moved, not the factory’s full range.
What the data shows: Kobe and Tokyo account for the two largest groups: 153 (44%) and 98 (28%) of 347 shipments across 6 ports of loading.
Ports of loading
Ports of entry
Carriers used
Frequently asked questions
What does Kubota Corp ship to the United States?
The ‘What they ship’ section lists the verbatim product descriptions from Kubota Corp’s 347 US ocean import filings in the analysed window, alongside the HS codes declared. They describe what moved, not the company’s full range.
Who imports from Kubota Corp?
10 US buyers appear as consignee on the records; they are listed under ‘Who imports from them’ with shipment counts and last-seen dates.
Is Kubota Corp still active?
The latest shipment on record arrived on Aug 19, 2026. Recency is the best available signal of activity; it is not a guarantee that the company is trading today.
Does this page verify quality or certifications?
No. Shipment counts, buyers and recency show trade activity only. They do not verify product quality, certifications, production capacity, minimum order quantities, pricing, lead times, or whether a company will take on a new buyer. Use the evidence to shortlist, then verify directly.
Can I get contact details?
Address, phone and website from the customs record are shown to signed-in users via ‘Show contact details’, one company at a time.