Chapter 8443 — Customs Tariff Headings

Goss Community Press Newspaper Printing System

A Goss Community Press newspaper printing system, a reel-fed offset printing press designed for double-width newspaper production. It features multiple printing units for high-speed color printing on continuous paper rolls, making it a dedicated newspaper press.

Goss Community Press Reel-Fed Offset System

A Goss Community Press reel-fed offset system optimized for community newspapers and flyers from paper rolls. It relies on offset cylinders and plates for cost-effective volume printing, and is reel-fed.

Goss Universal Newspaper Offset Press

A Goss Universal newspaper offset press, a versatile double-width press for regional newspaper printing. It is reel-fed with modular units for color and black-and-white sections, designed specifically for double-width newspaper production.

Heidelberg Speedmaster SM 74 Reel-Fed Offset Press

A Heidelberg Speedmaster SM 74 reel-fed offset press designed for continuous printing on paper rolls, producing newspapers, magazines, and commercial prints. It uses offset plates and cylinders for high-volume lithographic printing.

KBA Commander CT Newspaper Printing Press

A KBA Commander CT newspaper printing press, a double-width reel-fed offset press engineered for newspaper publishers. It features variable format printing and high-speed web handling, making it a dedicated newspaper press.

KBA Rapida 106 Reel-Fed Offset Printing Machine

A KBA Rapida 106 reel-fed offset printing machine for labels and flexible packaging on continuous rolls. It utilizes offset printing plates and cylinders for multi-color litho reproduction, and is reel-fed.

Komori Lithrone G40 Reel-Fed Offset Press

A Komori Lithrone G40 reel-fed offset press for newspapers and periodicals using high-precision plates and cylinders. It supports continuous web feeding for efficient large-run production, and is reel-fed.

MAN Roland Colorman Lithoman Reel-Fed Offset Press

A MAN Roland Colorman Lithoman reel-fed offset press for high-volume color printing on web rolls, ideal for catalogs and packaging. It employs offset cylinders and plates for precise ink transfer in lithographic processes, and is reel-fed.

MAN Roland Colorman Newspaper Press

A MAN Roland Colorman newspaper press, a high-capacity double-width offset printing press optimized for newspaper production. It features automated ink controls and folder systems for broadsheet and tabloid formats, and is reel-fed.

Mitsubishi Diamond Starlet Reel-Fed Offset Printer

A Mitsubishi Diamond Starlet reel-fed offset printer, a compact machine for short-run commercial printing on rolls. It features offset plates and inking cylinders for quality lithographic output, and is reel-fed.

Mitsubishi Diamond Star Newspaper Press

A Mitsubishi Diamond Star newspaper press, an advanced double-width offset printing press optimized for full-color newspaper production. It features automated plate changers and is reel-fed, designed for high-volume newspaper printing.

Shinohara Solna XL Reel-Fed Offset Press

A Shinohara Solna XL reel-fed offset press for packaging and labels using lithographic plates and cylinders. It handles continuous roll stock for efficient production, and is reel-fed.

Adast 5244 Office Offset Printing Machine

The Adast 5244 is a sheet-fed offset printing press designed for office-type applications, handling sheets within the 22 cm by 36 cm unfolded size limit. It uses offset plates and a straight-pull plate clamp system for efficient job changeovers, making it suitable for short-run office printing tasks. This machinery falls under tariff item 8443.12.00 as it is specifically configured for office-type offset printing.

Heidelberg Quickmaster QM 46 Offset Press

The Heidelberg Quickmaster QM 46 is a sheet-fed offset press tailored for office environments, with a maximum sheet size configured to fit within the 22 cm by 36 cm unfolded limit. It offers two-color printing using offset plates, ideal for professional office documents and short runs. This machine qualifies under tariff item 8443.12.00 as an office-type offset printing press.

Ricoh Gestetner 185 Office Offset Printer

The Ricoh Gestetner 185 is a compact sheet-fed offset printer engineered for office use, accommodating paper sheets up to 22 cm by 36 cm. It employs aluminum printing plates and the offset lithographic process to deliver high-quality text and image reproduction for office documents. This product falls under tariff item 8443.12.00 as an office-type offset printing machine.

Ryobi 3200e Office Offset Printing Machine

The Ryobi 3200e is a single-color sheet-fed offset printer optimized for small office runs, with a sheet size configuration limited to 22 cm by 36 cm. It uses a dampening system and offset plates for precise imaging, making it suitable for office printing tasks. This machinery is classified under tariff item 8443.12.00 as an office-type offset printing press.

Sakurai Oliver 56A Office Offset Press

The Sakurai Oliver 56A is an alcohol-free sheet-fed offset press designed for office applications, with a sheet size limited to 22 cm by 36 cm. It features a continuous dampening system and optional IR/UV drying, enhancing print quality for office materials. This machine qualifies under tariff item 8443.12.00 as an office-type offset printing press.

Shinohara 52 Office Sheet-Fed Offset Printer

The Shinohara 52 is a 52 cm format office offset press configured for small sheets within the 22 cm by 36 cm limit, ideal for business cards and letterhead. It uses gapless sleeve technology for rapid plate changes, improving efficiency in office printing environments. This product is classified under tariff item 8443.12.00 as an office-type sheet-fed offset printing machine.

Adast Dominant 830 Offset Press

The Adast Dominant 830 is a sheet-fed offset printing press used for commercial printing tasks such as brochures, stationery, and short-run packaging. It operates using the offset lithographic process, transferring ink from printing plates to a rubber blanket and then to the substrate, which qualifies it as other offset printing machinery under tariff item 8443.13.00.

Heidelberg SM 74 Offset Press

The Heidelberg SM 74 is a 5-color sheet-fed offset press designed for high-quality commercial printing, including marketing materials and packaging. It uses offset plates and a dampening system to achieve precise ink transfer, making it a clear example of other offset printing machinery under tariff item 8443.13.00.

Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 Offset Press

The Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 is a high-speed sheet-fed offset press that prints on paper, board, and plastics up to 75 cm wide. It relies on offset lithographic principles with printing plates and cylinders from heading 8442, placing it under tariff item 8443.13.00 as other offset printing machinery.

KBA Rapida 106 Offset Printing Machine

The KBA Rapida 106 is a large-format B1 offset press with perfecting and UV drying capabilities for high-end commercial graphics. It uses the offset litho process with plates from heading 8442 mounted on plate cylinders, making it other offset printing machinery under tariff item 8443.13.00.

Komori Lithrone G37 Offset Printing Press

The Komori Lithrone G37 is a 6-color sheet-fed offset press with inline coating and perfecting for commercial printing. It employs aluminum offset plates and rubber blanket cylinders for lithographic reproduction, qualifying it as other offset printing machinery under tariff item 8443.13.00.

Komori LS 540 Offset Press

The Komori LS 540 is an LED-UV offset press with 8-color capability for energy-efficient commercial printing. Despite the UV curing technology, it uses traditional offset plates and cylinders for ink transfer, keeping it under tariff item 8443.13.00 as other offset printing machinery.

Manroland Evolution Offset Press

The Manroland Evolution is an inline offset press for folding cartons and packaging with 6-color plus varnish capability. It uses conventional offset plates and cylinders for precise ink transfer, placing it under tariff item 8443.13.00 as other offset printing machinery.

Miller JT 46 Offset Press

The Miller JT 46 is a two-color offset press commonly used for business stationery and forms. It employs conventional offset printing plates and a dampening system, making it other offset printing machinery under tariff item 8443.13.00.

Mitsubishi Diamond 3000 Offset Press

The Mitsubishi Diamond 3000 is a sheet-fed offset press with 5-color plus coater for premium packaging and labels. It utilizes offset printing components like plates and cylinders from heading 8442, qualifying it as other offset printing machinery under tariff item 8443.13.00.

Ryobi 524GE Offset Lithographic Press

The Ryobi 524GE is a compact 4-color offset press ideal for labels, packaging, and short-run commercial printing. It features offset printing with plates clamped to plate cylinders and ink transfer via a blanket-to-impression system, placing it under tariff item 8443.13.00.

Ryobi 920 Offset Printing Press

The Ryobi 920 is a large-format offset press for posters, packaging, and metal printing applications. It uses a standard offset lithographic configuration with multiple color units, making it other offset printing machinery under tariff item 8443.13.00.

Sakurai Oliver 566A Offset Printing Press

The Sakurai Oliver 566A is a compact 6-color offset press optimized for high-quality short runs in advertising materials. It employs conventional offset lithographic printing with blanket-to-sheet transfer, qualifying it as other offset printing machinery under tariff item 8443.13.00.

Shinohara 66 Offset Press

The Shinohara 66 is a 4-color offset lithographic press suited for business forms, brochures, and packaging. It features a standard offset plate-cylinder-blanket-impression printing sequence, placing it under tariff item 8443.13.00 as other offset printing machinery.

Heidelberg Speedmaster SM 74 Reel-Fed Letterpress Printer

A high-speed reel-fed letterpress printer that uses raised printing plates to transfer ink onto continuous paper rolls. This machinery is designed for high-volume commercial printing of labels and packaging, and it falls under tariff item 8443.14.00 as it is a letterpress printing machine, reel fed, and not a flexographic printing machine.

KBA Rapida 106 Reel-Fed Letterpress Machine

An advanced reel-fed letterpress machine for premium packaging and security printing, utilizing metal plates for precise ink transfer on continuous webs. This machinery is classified under tariff item 8443.14.00 as it is a letterpress printing machine, reel fed, and not a flexographic printing machine.

Komori Lithrone G26 Reel-Fed Letterpress

A high-end reel-fed letterpress for label and flexible packaging production, employing polymer or metal relief plates on continuous paper feeds. This machinery falls under tariff item 8443.14.00 as it is a letterpress printing machine, reel fed, and not a flexographic printing machine.

Manroland Evolution Reel-Fed Letterpress Press

A versatile web-fed letterpress for direct mail and catalog printing, featuring automated plate changing for raised image transfer. This machinery is classified under tariff item 8443.14.00 as it is a letterpress printing machine, reel fed, and not a flexographic printing machine.

Mitsubishi Diamond Series Reel-Fed Letterpress

An industrial reel-fed letterpress for beverage label production, optimized for high-speed web printing with relief plates. This machinery falls under tariff item 8443.14.00 as it is a letterpress printing machine, reel fed, and not a flexographic printing machine.

Ryobi 5240 Reel-Fed Letterpress Press

A compact reel-fed letterpress designed for offset-letterpress hybrid printing on web rolls, commonly used for newspaper inserts and brochures. This machinery is classified under tariff item 8443.14.00 as it is a letterpress printing machine, reel fed, and not a flexographic printing machine.

Sakurai Olive VP Reel-Fed Letterpress

A compact Japanese reel-fed letterpress suited for short-run security documents and tickets on continuous rolls. This machinery falls under tariff item 8443.14.00 as it is a letterpress printing machine, reel fed, and not a flexographic printing machine.

Shinohara 66 Reel-Fed Letterpress Printer

A precision reel-fed letterpress for pharmaceutical packaging labels, using durable metal plates for high-resolution printing on webs. This machinery is classified under tariff item 8443.14.00 as it is a letterpress printing machine, reel fed, and not a flexographic printing machine.

Bobst SP 102-E Letterpress Printing Press

A high-speed sheet-fed letterpress printing press designed for packaging and folding carton printing. It uses raised plates to transfer ink directly onto sheets up to 102x72 cm, operating as a non-reel-fed, non-flexographic letterpress machine.

Heidelberg Platen Press 74

An entry-level platen letterpress for jobbing shops, handling sheets up to 74x52 cm for foiling, embossing, and letterpress printing with raised type. It operates as a sheet-fed, non-flexographic letterpress machine.

Heidelberg Speedmaster SM 52 Letterpress Printer

A sheet-fed letterpress printing press designed for high-quality printing on paper sheets up to 52x36 cm, using raised printing plates to transfer ink directly to the substrate. It is a non-reel-fed, non-flexographic letterpress machine.

KBA Rapida 75 Letterpress

A perfector sheet-fed letterpress for high-volume packaging and labels with perfecting capability to print both sides. It operates as a non-reel-fed, non-flexographic letterpress machine.

Letterpress Proofing Press

A manual tabletop letterpress for artists and proofing, using individual type and polymer plates on small sheets for fine art prints. It is a non-reel-fed, non-flexographic letterpress machine.

Platen Die-Cutting Letterpress Machine

A compact platen-style letterpress used for short-run printing and die-cutting of labels, business cards, and invitations on individual sheets. It operates as a non-reel-fed, non-flexographic letterpress machine.

Ryobi 524 H Letterpress Printer

A five-color sheet-fed letterpress optimized for commercial printing of brochures and posters using metal relief plates on B3 sheets. It is a non-reel-fed, non-flexographic letterpress machine.

Bobst Flexo 320 mm Press

The Bobst Flexo 320 is a narrow-web flexographic printing press designed for folding cartons and labels. It uses servo technology and plate-based printing components of heading 84.42, which qualifies it as flexographic printing machinery under tariff item 8443.16.00.

Cerutti P6 Flexographic Packaging Press

The Cerutti P6 is a modular flexographic packaging press for flexible packaging films, featuring interchangeable print cylinders and advanced registration systems. Its use of heading 84.42 plates and cylinders makes it classifiable as flexographic printing machinery under 8443.16.00.

Comexi F2 Flexographic CI Press

The Comexi F2 is a central impression flexographic printing press for flexible packaging on plastic films and laminates, with a central cylinder for precise color registration across 10 color decks. This plate-based flexo system falls under tariff item 8443.16.00 as flexographic printing machinery.

Edale BV Flexographic Label Press

The Edale BV is a high-spec flexographic press for self-adhesive labels, featuring UV flexo printing stations that use photopolymer plates. As a dedicated flexographic printing machine using heading 84.42 components, it is classifiable under 8443.16.00.

Gidue M8 Flexographic Printing Machine

The Gidue M8 is an 8-color flexographic printing machine for premium labels, with inline digital capabilities but flexo as the primary printing method. Its plate-based flexo mechanism using heading 84.42 components places it under tariff item 8443.16.00.

KBA-Flexotron 1750 Flexographic Press

The KBA-Flexotron 1750 is a wide-web flexographic press for corrugated board and folding carton printing, using photopolymer plates on print cylinders. This qualifies it as flexographic printing machinery under tariff item 8443.16.00.

Mark Andy P7 Flexographic Printing Press

The Mark Andy P7 is a high-speed flexographic printing press for narrow-web label and packaging printing, using flexible photopolymer plates mounted on cylinders to transfer ink onto substrates like film or paper. This plate-based system falls under tariff item 8443.16.00 as flexographic printing machinery.

Nilpeter FA-Line Flexographic Press

The Nilpeter FA-Line is a servo-driven flexographic printing press for premium label production, supporting UV inks and inline finishing with plates on print cylinders. As a dedicated flexo machine using heading 84.42 components, it is classifiable under 8443.16.00.

OMET X-Jet Flexographic Label Press

The OMET X-Jet is a hybrid flexographic/digital press but primarily flexo, with plate-based printing stations for high-speed label runs. Its dominant flexographic cylinder/plate system using heading 84.42 components places it under tariff item 8443.16.00.

Siegwerk FlexoPro Inline Press

The Siegwerk FlexoPro is a compact inline flexographic press integrated with coating and die-cutting for short-run packaging. Its primary flexo printing via plates and cylinders of heading 84.42 qualifies it as flexographic printing machinery under tariff item 8443.16.00.

Bobst Rotogravure Printing Machine

A high-precision rotogravure printing press designed for printing on flexible substrates such as BOPP films and laminates, commonly used in food packaging. It operates using the intaglio printing process with etched chrome-plated cylinders, which is the defining characteristic of gravure printing machinery under tariff item 8443.17.00.

Cerutti Gravure Web Press

An advanced gravure web-fed press used for high-volume printing of magazines and flexible packaging on continuous rolls. It employs precision-engraved cylinders to produce vibrant, durable prints, which is the hallmark of gravure printing technology, making it classifiable under tariff item 8443.17.00.

Cubest Gravure Printing System

A modular gravure printing system for flexible packaging, featuring automatic cylinder exchange and electromechanical engraving technology. Its operation relies on intaglio cylinders, which qualifies it as gravure printing machinery under tariff item 8443.17.00.