Automatic Bag Filling and Sealing Machine from China
This machine automatically opens pre-formed plastic bags, fills them with bulk products like granules or powders, and seals them shut using heat sealing technology. It falls under HTS 8422.30.91.80 as specialized machinery designed specifically for the opening, filling, and closing of bags in packaging lines. Commonly used in food and agricultural industries for high-volume production.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0125%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.05, 9903.88.06, 9903.88.07, 9903.88.08, 9903.88.10, 9903.88.11, 9903.88.14, 9903.88.19, 9903.88.50, 9903.88.52, 9903.88.58, 9903.88.60, 9903.88.62, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(b) [to this subchapter]
Import Tips
• Verify machine specifications match 'opening, filling, and closing bags' to avoid reclassification under general packing machinery
• Include detailed technical manuals and parts lists in documentation for customs valuation and origin certification