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Bosch Packaging Carton Filling Machine from Japan

This automated machine opens flat cartons, fills them with pharmaceutical blister packs, and seals them shut using hot-melt glue. It falls under HTS 8422.30.91.86 as specialized equipment for opening, filling, and closing boxes in high-speed packaging lines. Designed for cleanroom environments to maintain sterility.

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

• Verify machine specifications match 'opening, filling, and closing boxes' to avoid reclassification under general packing machinery

• Provide detailed technical drawings and end-use certificates to confirm it's not for bulk containers

• Ensure CE marking and FDA validation docs for pharma applications to speed customs clearance