4809.90.71.00/Offset Printing Plate Base Paper/Japan

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%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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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