Offset Printing Plate Base Paper from Japan
Impregnated paper sheets coated with light-sensitive emulsion carrier for offset lithography plates. Falls under HTS 4809.90.71.00 as coated paper for offset plates, enabling image transfer via chemical processing. Primarily used in commercial printing presses.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Technical data sheets must detail coating for plate-making to justify 4809 over general sensitized paper
• Separate from aluminum plates; declare paper substrate clearly on entry docs
• Avoid reclassification to 3703 by proving not fully photographic emulsion