Bottom Seal Bag Making Machine from China
This machine forms and seals plastic or paper bags by folding and heat-sealing the bottom edge, producing items like grocery or trash bags. It falls under HTS 8441.20.00.00 as specialized equipment for manufacturing bags and sacks from paper pulp, paper, or paperboard rolls. Primarily used in packaging industries for high-volume production.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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]
Import Tips
• Verify machine specifications confirm bag/sack production to avoid reclassification as general plastic machinery; include detailed technical brochures and end-use declarations
• Ensure compliance with safety standards like CE marking for US entry