Used Injection Molding Machine Prices: What You Pay for 90T–1300T in 2026

“What does a used 200-ton machine cost?” is the first question every buyer asks — and the hardest to answer honestly with a single number. This guide gives you the realistic asking-price ranges we see in the China market in 2026, explains what actually moves a price up or down, and shows you the costs that sit on top of the machine price so you can budget the full landed cost, not just the FOB figure.

One honesty note before the numbers: there is no public database of completed transactions for used injection molding machines. The ranges below are typical asking prices seen in China FOB listings for Chinese-brand servo machines — the prices sellers list at, not a record of what deals closed at. Treat them as a map of the market, not a quote. At MoldMach we quote per machine, per stock number, because two machines of the same model and year can legitimately differ in price by a third.

Typical China FOB Asking Prices by Tonnage (2026)

For refurbished/used Chinese-brand servo machines (Haitian-class volume brands), listed FOB China:

Clamping force	Typical asking range (US$)
90T	5,000 – 5,500
160T	9,000 – 9,500
250T	14,500 – 15,000
320T	18,500 – 19,000
470T	28,500 – 30,000
800T	54,000 – 56,000
1,000T	85,000 – 90,000

For scale at the top of the range, a 1,300T machine from the same class of brands lists around US$90,000–95,000 in the same listings — above roughly 1,000T, tonnage stops being the main price driver and condition, brand and application take over.

Read the table the right way: a 160T at $9,000–9,500 is the cluster for a normal servo machine of a mainstream Chinese brand in saleable condition. Individual machines sit below it (older, as-is, project condition) and above it (younger, fully refurbished, premium specification). For a live sense of the middle of the market, compare our current 160T LOG 160-S8 and 200T PowerJet BJ200-S6 from 2020 — real units, quoted individually.

What Actually Drives the Price

Brand origin. This is the biggest single factor after tonnage. Chinese volume brands (Haitian, Yizumi, Chen Hsong, LK, Borche and similar) are the value core of the market: lowest prices, parts available everywhere. Japanese brands (Nissei, JSW, Shibaura, Toshiba/Shibaura Machine) command clear premiums for precision and longevity. European brands (Engel, Arburg, KraussMaffei) sit at the top. The table above is for Chinese brands only — never benchmark a Japanese or European machine against it.

Year and generation. A 2018 servo machine and a 2008 hydraulic machine of the same tonnage are different products. The sweet spot for value is roughly 2012–2022 servo machines: modern controllers, available parts, and a wide price gap to new. Very young used machines (2023+) price close to new and need hours/cycle evidence to justify themselves.

Servo vs. conventional hydraulic. Servo-hydraulic machines carry a premium over older fixed-pump hydraulics of the same size — in listings, typically in the 15–35% range — because the energy saving is real and buyers price it in. All-electric machines are a separate, premium category and should never be compared against hydraulic prices.

Tonnage curve. Price rises with tonnage, but not in a straight line: the jump from 90T to 320T is steep per tonne because those are the highest-demand sizes, while very large machines are cheaper per tonne because the buyer pool is small. The 200–400T band (buckets, crates, containers, housings) is the most liquid part of the market and the easiest to price accurately.

Refurbishment depth. For the same model and year, a genuinely refurbished machine — worn parts replaced against an itemised list, serviced, tested and warranted — sells for an estimated 20–50% more than an as-is machine. That figure is an estimate triangulated from the market, not transaction statistics, but the logic is simple: the refurbishment work, the test evidence and the warranty risk all cost money, and the buyer is paying to not inherit unknown problems. This is why a published refurbishment list matters: it is the only way to tell a real rebuild from a repaint. Our refurbishment page shows how we grade and document this (A/B/C grading).

Warranty. Machines sold with a real warranty are priced accordingly. Six months is a reasonable minimum to look for in this trade; twelve months appears on premium listings and is priced in. A machine with no warranty should be cheaper — and the saving should be large enough to be worth the risk.

A Warning About Bait Prices

In this market you will see listings with prices far below the ranges above — sometimes half the cluster, sometimes a “range” like $950–9,500 on a single model. Those are lead-generation prices designed to make you enquire, not prices at which a machine exists. A useful rule: any price that looks 50% or more below the cluster for that tonnage is not a machine, it is an advertisement. Serious sellers quote one real price per stock number. When you compare offers, compare like with like: same brand class, same year band, same test standard, same grade.

Beyond FOB: What Landed Cost Adds

The FOB price is the machine on the ship. Your real budget is the machine running in your factory. Between the two sit:

• Sea freight — per container, varying with machine size and your port; large machines may need special containers or break-bulk handling.
• Marine insurance — small relative to the machine value; do not skip it.
• Import duty — set by your country’s tariff code for injection molding machines; rates differ a lot by country and sometimes by whether the machine is new or used.
• VAT / GST on import, where applicable — often recoverable for registered manufacturers, but a cash-flow cost either way.
• Customs clearance and port charges — broker fees, terminal handling, and any inspection your country requires for used machinery (some markets require pre-shipment inspection or surveyor reports for used capital goods).
• Inland transport, unloading and installation — heavy machines need the right crane and a level foundation; budget the rigging, not just the truck.
• Startup costs — voltage/frequency conversion if your supply differs from the machine’s 380V/50Hz, plus hydraulic oil, ancillaries (dryer, chiller, loader) and your first spare-parts kit.

Because duty and clearance rules are country-specific, the only reliable way to total this up is a quote from your local customs broker against the machine’s HS code and invoice value. What a seller can do — and should — is give you exact weight and dimensions early, a clean invoice and packing list, and photos of loading, so your broker and forwarder are pricing facts, not guesses.

How to Get an Exact Price

An exact quote needs an exact machine. When you enquire, give the seller: the stock number (or your tonnage, tie-bar distance and shot-weight requirement), your delivery port, and the test standard you want. A proper quote then states the machine price, what refurbishment and testing it includes, the warranty, what packing is included, and the payment stages — deposit, production trial approval, balance before shipment.

If you are budgeting a project, use the table for the machine, add your broker’s duty figure and a freight quote, and keep the refurbishment premium in mind when you compare a cheap as-is offer against a tested, graded one — the comparison is only fair at the same grade.

Get a Quote on a Real Machine

Browse our current stock — every machine is a real unit with real photos and its own page, from a 160T PowerJet BJ160-S6 (2020) to a 178T Nanhua YH178 — or send your target tonnage and product to sales@moldmach.com or WhatsApp +86 156 0798 6886 and we will quote the specific machines that fit, with the test video and refurbishment list to back the price. We reply within 24 hours in English, Vietnamese or Spanish, and ship to Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, the UAE, Mexico and more. If you are still deciding what to buy, start with our buyer’s guide: How to Buy a Used Injection Molding Machine from China.

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