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Commercial Web Press Rubber Blanket from Japan

Rubberized blanket for high-speed web offset printing presses, with multi-layer rubber construction over a woven textile scrim for superior ink transfer and durability. Classified under HTS 5911.10.10.00 due to its specialized design for printers and visible rubber coating on qualifying textile fabric. Meets note 8 to chapter 59 for technical textile products.

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

• Submit engineering drawings or OEM specs proving printer-specific design; pitfalls include generic 'rubber blanket' declarations leading to chapter 40

• Label with precise surface hardness (e.g

• Shore A 75) and fabric type; ensure compliance with country-of-origin rules for layered constructions

• Use protective cylinders for shipping to prevent blanket distortion; declare as 'printer's blanket' explicitly on commercial invoice