Mettler Toledo ICS449 Constant Weight Scale from China
The Mettler Toledo ICS449 is a constant-weight scale designed for high-precision checkweighing in food packaging lines, ensuring each package meets a fixed weight specification before sealing. It falls under HTS 8423.30.00.00 as a constant-weight scale used to verify and maintain uniform product weights during automated filling operations.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
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]
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Verify scale sensitivity exceeds 5 cg to avoid classification as a balance under heading 8423.21
• Include calibration certificates and accuracy specs in documentation to confirm constant-weight functionality