Benchtop Checkweigher from China
Compact scale for verifying package weights in production lines, ensuring compliance with fill standards. Classified in HTS 8423.89.90.00 as weight-operated checking machinery for manufacturing quality control.
Duty Rate — China → United States
40.4%
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
• Declare as 'weight-operated checking machine' to distinguish from simple scales
• Provide OEM specs showing it's not for retail but industrial counting/checking
• Avoid misdeclaration as parts; import fully assembled to prevent reclassification