Pet Food Can Closing Machine PC-150 from Japan
Compact seamer for wet pet food in steel cans, processing 150 cans/minute with easy size changeover. Features vacuum chamber for shelf-life extension. Classifies under HTS 8422.30.11.00 as can-sealing apparatus.
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%
Import Tips
• Animal feed machinery may need APHIS clearance despite non-live products
• Emphasize non-human food use to bypass stricter FDA rules
• Size change documentation prevents 'universal seamer' reclassification