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Offset Printing Plate Base Paper from Mexico

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 — Mexico → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico

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

Offset Printing Plate Base Paper from Mexico — Import Duty Rate | HTS 4809.90.71.00