Mettler Toledo ICS449 Constant Weight Scale from Germany
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 — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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