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Custom Gasket Paper Cutouts from Japan

Precision die-cut paper gaskets and seals for industrial machinery, shaped to specific flange dimensions. HTS 4823.90.86.80 covers other cut-to-size industrial paper articles.

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

• Engineering drawings mandatory to prove custom flange-specific shaping

• Specify temporary sealing function vs permanent gaskets

• Composite fiber gaskets may classify under rubber/plastics