Chapter 8441 — Customs Tariff Headings

8441.20.00Machines for making bags, sacks or envelopes

8441.30.00Machines for making cartons, boxes, cases, tubes, drums or similar containers, other than by moulding

8441.40.00Machines for moulding articles in paper pulp, paper or paperboard

8441.80.00Other machinery

8441.90.00Parts

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Products classified under Tariff item 84.41

Cardboard Die Cutting Press

A hydraulic or mechanical press that uses steel-rule dies to cut custom shapes from cardboard or corrugated paperboard sheets. It is a cutting machine of all kinds for making up paper pulp, paper or paperboard, as it processes paperboard into packaging components.

Corrugated Board Guillotine Stacker

An automated guillotine cutter integrated with a stacking system for large-format corrugated paperboard used in box manufacturing. It performs cutting operations on paperboard in industrial converting lines, qualifying as a cutting machine for making up paper or paperboard.

Crepe Paper Cutter

A specialized slitter for cutting crepe paper, handling textured surfaces used in decorations and packaging. It is a cutting machine for paper, as crepe paper is a paper product, and falls under this item for paper-specific cutting applications.

Foil Stamping Die Cutter

A platen die cutting machine with hot foil stamping capability for paperboard packaging. It is primarily a cutting machine for paperboard, as the cutting function is essential, and the foil stamping is subsidiary, so it falls under this item.

Guillotine Paper Cutter

A manual or electric guillotine-style cutting machine designed for precise straight cuts on stacks of paper, cardstock, or paperboard. It is a cutting machine for making up paper pulp, paper or paperboard, as it processes paper materials into finished sizes.

Label Roll Slitter Rewinder

A precision slitting machine for narrow paper label rolls used in printing and converting. It has a paper-specific rotary cutting mechanism, making it a cutting machine for paper, and falls under this item for cutting paper in roll form.

Paper Core Cutter

A machine for cutting paperboard tubes or cores to precise lengths used in roll packaging. It is a dedicated cutting machine for paperboard products, qualifying under this item as a cutting machine for making up paper or paperboard.

Paper Sheeter Machine

A high-speed machine that cuts continuous paper webs from rolls into uniform sheets for printing or converting. It is essential cutting equipment for paper makeup processes, falling under this item as a cutting machine for paper.

Rotary Paper Slitting Machine

An industrial rotary machine that slits wide rolls of paper or paperboard into narrower widths with high precision. It is dedicated to processing paper pulp, paper, or paperboard, and falls under this item as a cutting machine for paper.

Tissue Paper Log Saw

A high-speed circular saw for cutting compressed tissue paper logs into rolls for consumer packaging. It is a paper converting cutting machine, as tissue paper is a paper product, and falls under this item for cutting paper in log form.

Bottom Seal Bag Making Machine

This machine forms and seals plastic or paper bags by folding and heat-sealing the bottom edge, producing items like grocery or trash bags. It is specialized equipment for manufacturing bags from paper or paperboard, falling under tariff item 8441.20.00.

Flour Sack Manufacturing Machine

This dedicated machine produces printed flour sacks from multi-ply paper, including valve options. It is used in milling and food industries and falls under tariff item 8441.20.00 as machinery for making sacks from paper.

Gusseted Shopping Bag Machine

This machine produces gusseted paper bags for retail shopping with expandable sides from continuous paper rolls. It is popular in grocery and merchandise packaging and falls under tariff item 8441.20.00 for bag-making machinery using paper or paperboard.

Industrial Cement Bag Maker

This robust machine produces heavy-duty paper bags used in cement packaging, with reinforced seams. It is key for construction material handling and falls under tariff item 8441.20.00 for sack production from industrial paper pulp.

Kraft Paper Sack Machine

This industrial machine produces multi-wall kraft paper sacks used in agriculture and construction. It is high-capacity for bulk packaging needs and falls under tariff item 8441.20.00 for sack production from paper pulp webs.

Mail Envelope Folding Machine

This compact machine folds and glues paper into standard mail envelopes with security features. It is suited for office and postal services and falls under tariff item 8441.20.00 as envelope-making equipment from paperboard.

Multi-Wall Paper Bag Former

This advanced machine layers multiple paper plies into durable multi-wall bags for chemicals or feed. It is an industrial strength packaging solution and falls under tariff item 8441.20.00 for complex sack manufacturing from paper pulp.

Pouch Envelope Sealing Machine

This high-speed machine forms pouches and envelopes from paper webs with adhesive or heat sealing. It specializes in envelope and small bag production from paperboard and falls under tariff item 8441.20.00, used in e-commerce packaging.

Retail Paper Carrier Bag Machine

This machine produces luxury paper carrier bags with twisted handles for retail shopping. It is common in fashion and gift packaging and falls under tariff item 8441.20.00 as bag-making from paperboard for consumer use.

Side Seal Envelope Machine

This automated machine cuts, folds, and seals paper into side-seal envelopes for mailing or packaging. It is classified under tariff item 8441.20.00 for its dedicated function in envelope production from paperboard or paper webs.

Stand-Up Pouch Bag Maker

This machine creates stand-up pouches from paper laminate for liquids or snacks, with bottom gussets. It is classified under tariff item 8441.20.00 when using paper pulp or paperboard as the primary material, used in consumer goods packaging.

T-Shirt Bag Production Machine

This high-speed machine makes T-shirt style grocery bags from paper or thin paperboard with handles. It is classified in tariff item 8441.20.00 for bag manufacturing processes and is widely used in retail supermarkets.

Valve Sack Forming Machine

This machine produces cement or flour valve sacks from paper tubes, adding self-sealing valves. It is classified in tariff item 8441.20.00 for making industrial sacks from paper pulp or kraft paper, essential for bulk goods packaging.

Wicketed Bread Bag Maker

This specialized machine produces wicketed poly/paper bags for bakery products, with pins for easy dispensing. It falls under tariff item 8441.20.00 when processing paper or paperboard for sack production, commonly used in food packaging.

Window Envelope Machine

This machine produces envelopes with transparent plastic windows from paper stock, die-cutting precisely. It is classified under tariff item 8441.20.00 for envelope formation despite minor plastic use, standard in direct mail operations.

Black Clawson Paper Core Rewinder

This machine rewinds jumbo paper rolls into precise cores and cuts them to length, forming tubular containers used to support parent rolls in tissue converting. The cores are made by winding paper layers without any molding process, which aligns with the tariff item's scope for making containers other than by moulding.

Bobst Autoplaten SP 162-EC Folding Carton Gluer

This high-speed folder gluer takes flat paperboard blanks and folds and glues them into finished folding cartons for packaging products like pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. It fabricates cartons from blanks without any molding process, making it a machine for making cartons by folding and gluing, which falls under this tariff item.

Custom Paper Drum Winder

This heavy wall drum winder produces paper drums from multi-ply kraft paper, used as shipping containers for hazardous materials. It includes a metal chime rolling station to attach chimes, and the drums are formed by winding, not molding, which fits the tariff item's scope for making containers other than by moulding.

Durham Duplex Tube Winder

This dual-spindle machine winds paper tubes simultaneously for use as yarn carriers in textile mills. It produces tapered and straight tubes with high precision by winding paper layers, a non-molding process, making it a machine for making tubes under this tariff item.

Econocorp Case Erector

This pneumatic case erector opens and squares corrugated paperboard blanks and applies bottom taping to form shipping cases. It forms cases by erecting and taping, not molding, which falls under the tariff item for machines making boxes or cases other than by moulding.

Hamblett F2 Postal Tube Maker

This high-volume machine produces spiral-wound postal tubes from kraft paper, applying glue and cutting them to length to create complete containers. The tubes are made by winding, not molding, which aligns with the tariff item's scope for making containers other than by moulding.

IPS Custom Carton Folder Gluer

This straight-line folder gluer is designed for specialty pharmaceutical cartons with crash-lock bottoms, handling coated paperboard for high-gloss packaging. It folds and glues blanks into cartons without molding, making it a machine for making cartons under this tariff item.

Jagenberg Diana Flexo Folder Gluer

This inline flexo printing and folding gluing machine processes corrugated paperboard into cases via folding and gluing, with printing stations for branding. It forms cases without molding, fitting the tariff item's scope for making boxes or cases other than by moulding.

Kolbus RD-HC High-Speed Carton Maker

This rotary die-cut and folder gluer produces over 30,000 folding cartons per hour for confectionery packaging, processing blanks into finished cartons. It makes cartons by die-cutting, folding, and gluing, not molding, which falls under this tariff item.

Mardini Carton Erector and Bottom Sealer

This automatic machine erects flat carton blanks, folds bottom flaps, and applies hot-melt adhesive to form shipping cases for consumer goods. It forms cases by erecting and gluing, not molding, making it a machine for making boxes under this tariff item.

Neway Core Winder and Cutter

This multi-head winder cuts and spirals paper into precise diameter cores for toilet paper jumbo rolls, forming tubular containers from a paper web. The cores are made by winding, not molding, which aligns with the tariff item's scope for making containers other than by moulding.

Paper Systems Tube-O-Matic

This spiral winder includes an auto end-plug inserter to produce complete paper mailing tubes for posters and blueprints. It forms tubes by winding and inserting end plugs, not molding, fitting the tariff item's scope for making containers other than by moulding.

Simon Drum Forming Machine

This heavy-duty winder forms large fiber drums from kraft paper for industrial chemical packaging, winding multiple plies with liners to create rigid cylindrical containers. The drums are made by winding, not molding, which falls under this tariff item for making containers other than by moulding.

Vega Tube Winding Machine for Paper Cores

This spiral winding machine forms paper tubes and cores from strip paper and adhesive for textile, paper, and mailing industries. It makes cylindrical containers by winding without molding, which aligns with the tariff item's scope for making containers other than by moulding.

Wexxar WF-20 Tray Former

This tray former shapes open-top paperboard trays from die-cut blanks for bakery and produce packaging, using folding and gluing stations. It forms trays without molding, making it a machine for making containers under this tariff item.

Disposable Paper Plate Molding Line

A continuous production line that molds paper pulp into round and shaped disposable plates for food service. The line uses high-speed rotary design to convert pulp slurry into finished plates through forming, pressing, and drying stages. This machinery is dedicated to molding articles from paper pulp, falling squarely under tariff item 8441.40.00.

Industrial Paperboard Cup Molding Machine

This high-speed machine molds paperboard into disposable beverage cups through thermoforming and sealing processes, producing finished cup articles. It falls under tariff item 8441.40.00 as it is specifically designed for moulding articles in paper pulp, paper or paperboard. The automated stacking feature enhances production efficiency for beverage cup manufacturing.

Paperboard Electronics Packaging Tray Machine

This precision molding machine forms paperboard trays for electronics component protection and shipping, using vacuum forming to ensure tight tolerances. It is classified under tariff item 8441.40.00 because it moulds articles in paperboard, specifically trays for packaging applications. The anti-static capabilities make it suitable for electronics industry use.

Paper Pulp Egg Tray Molding Machine

An industrial machine that uses paper pulp to mold egg trays through a forming and drying process. The equipment shapes pulp slurry into egg trays with specific cavities for egg protection, using vacuum forming and hot air drying. This machine is designed exclusively for molding articles from paper pulp, meeting the scope of tariff item 8441.40.00.

Paper Pulp Fruit Tray Forming Machine

Automated equipment that molds paper pulp into protective fruit trays using pulp slurry deposition and vacuum forming. The machine includes a rotary forming system that shapes trays with compartments for fruit transport and storage. This equipment is specifically designed for molding articles from paper pulp, qualifying under tariff item 8441.40.00.

Paper Pulp Medical Tray Molding Machine

A specialized machine that molds sterile paper pulp trays for medical instrument packaging and sterilization. The equipment features cleanroom-compatible construction and antimicrobial treatment options to meet medical industry standards. This machinery is dedicated to molding articles from paper pulp, falling under tariff item 8441.40.00.

Paper Pulp Shock Absorbing Insert Machine

Specialized molding equipment that produces paper pulp inserts for fragile goods packaging protection. The machine uses custom mold shapes to create shock-absorbing inserts that cradle products during shipping. This equipment is designed specifically for molding articles from paper pulp, qualifying under tariff item 8441.40.00.

Pulp Molding Tableware Production Line

A complete production line that molds paper pulp into plates, bowls, and dishes using reciprocating molds and drying tunnels. The line integrates pulp supply, forming, pressing, and drying stages for high-volume tableware production. This machinery is dedicated to molding articles from paper pulp, falling under tariff item 8441.40.00.

Pulp Nursery Plant Pot Forming Machine

A machine that molds biodegradable paper pulp into nursery plant pots and seedling trays for horticulture. The equipment features a pulp recycling system that reuses waste pulp in the molding process. This machinery is designed specifically for molding articles from paper pulp, qualifying under tariff item 8441.40.00.

Recyclable Paper Pulp Clamshell Molding Press

A hydraulic press that molds recycled paper pulp into takeout food clamshells for restaurant packaging. The machine uses a forming process that converts pulp slurry into clamshell shapes with locking features, emphasizing 100% recyclable output. This equipment is dedicated to molding articles from paper pulp, falling under tariff item 8441.40.00.

Corner Rounding Machine for Paper Products

A corner rounding machine for paper products is a specialized device that cuts rounded corners on stacks of paper, photo prints, or menus. It falls under tariff item 8441.80.00 as 'other machinery' for making up paper pulp, paper, or paperboard, specifically performing a cutting operation distinct from general-purpose cutters.

Creasing and Scoring Machine for Paperboard

A creasing and scoring machine for paperboard creates creases or scores to facilitate folding without tearing, essential in box making. It is classified under tariff item 8441.80.00 as 'other machinery' for making up paperboard, as it performs a preparation operation rather than cutting.

Die-Cut Paper Label Press

A die-cut paper label press is a precision machine that shapes paper labels from sheets or rolls, commonly used in packaging. It falls under tariff item 8441.80.00 as 'other machinery' for making up paper, performing a cutting operation on paper labels.

Digital Paper Cutter with LCD Control

A digital paper cutter with LCD control is a programmable electric cutter with a digital backgauge for precise paper trimming in print shops. It is classified under tariff item 8441.80.00 as 'other machinery' for cutting paper, as it is a specialized cutting machine for paper products.

Fanfold Paper Perforator

A fanfold paper perforator is a machine that perforates continuous fanfold paper used in impact printers and forms. It falls under tariff item 8441.80.00 as 'other machinery' for making up paper, performing a perforating operation on paper.

Guillotine Paper Cutter

A guillotine paper cutter is a manual or electric machine designed for straight, precise cuts on stacks of paper, cardstock, or paperboard. It is classified under tariff item 8441.80.00 as 'other machinery' for cutting paper products, distinct from general-purpose cutters.

Jogging and Air-Assisted Paper Stacking Machine

A jogging and air-assisted paper stacking machine aligns and stacks cut paper sheets using air and vibration for precise stacking. It falls under tariff item 8441.80.00 as 'other machinery' for making up paper, as it assists in the paper finishing process.