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PaperSoft 3000 Soft-Nip Calender from Japan

Designed for tissue and specialty paper, the PaperSoft 3000 employs soft-nip calendering to achieve bulk softness without compromising strength, using compliant rubber rolls. Falls under HTS 8439.30.00.00 for paper finishing machinery.

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

• Document roll durometer specs to prove suitability for paper vs. metal rolling

• Check for country-of-origin marking on polymer rolls to avoid part-level duties