Offset Printing Rubber Blanket from Canada
A rubberized textile blanket designed specifically for offset lithographic printers, featuring a compressible rubber layer bonded to a polyester fabric base. It transfers ink from the plate to the printing substrate and falls under HTS 5911.10.10.00 as a printer's rubberized blanket for technical printing use. The visible rubber coating on the textile fabric meets chapter requirements for heading 59.
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Import Tips
• Verify blanket dimensions and rubber thickness meet printer compatibility specs; provide technical datasheets showing rubberized textile construction to avoid reclassification
• Include mill test certificates confirming rubber content and fabric base; common pitfall is mislabeling as plain rubber sheets (chapter 40)
• Ensure packaging protects against compression damage; declare exact weight per m² if over 1500 g/m² to confirm textile predominance