Phototypesetting and composing machines
Machinery, apparatus and equipment (other than the machines of headings 8456 to 8465), for preparing or making plates, cylinders or other printing components; plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished); parts thereof: > Machinery, apparatus and equipment > Phototypesetting and composing machines
Duty Rate (from China)
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
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]
Products classified under HTS 8442.30.01.10
Varian Image Composer
Scientific phototypesetting system for technical illustrations and charts. Under HTS 8442.30.0110 as composing machine for specialized printing components. Used in research documentation.
Hell Chromagraph Digital Composer
Dr. Ing. Hell GmbH prepress composer for color separation film production. HTS 8442.30.0110 covers phototypesetting for lithographic printing preparation. Professional color prepress standard.
URW Typesetter System
URW++ phototypesetting workstation with PostScript compatibility for desktop publishing transition. Classified HTS 8442.30.0110 as composing machine bridging analog to digital eras. German engineering precision.
Linotype Composing Machine
The Linotype is a classic hot-metal typesetting machine that casts entire lines of type from molten lead alloys based on keyboard input. It falls under HTS 8442.30.0110 as a composing machine used for preparing printing components in traditional typesetting processes. Widely used in early 20th-century newspaper production for efficient text composition.
Autotext 3600 Typesetter
Cromwell Autotext model for automated photocomposition with keyboard input. HTS 8442.30.0110 for phototypesetting machines preparing printing components. Featured 3600 characters per hour speed.
Monotype Caster Typesetting Machine
The Monotype Caster produces individual metal type characters from hot metal, allowing precise composition for book printing. Classified under HTS 8442.30.0110 for its role in composing machines that prepare printing components. Known for superior typographic quality in fine letterpress work.
Ludlow Typograph Composing Machine
The Ludlow Typograph casts slugs of raised type for headline composition in newspapers and ads. It qualifies for HTS 8442.30.0110 as a specialized composing machine for creating printing components. Operators hand-assemble matrices before casting for quick large-type production.
Intertype Line Casting Machine
Intertype machines, rivals to Linotype, cast metal line slugs for composing newspaper pages efficiently. Under HTS 8442.30.0110 for phototypesetting and composing functions in preparing printing plates. Featured in mid-century printing plants before photocomposition era.
Harris Ludlow 26-Line Caster
Advanced Ludlow model casting 26-point headline slugs for display advertising. Fits HTS 8442.30.0110 as composing machinery for printing components. Electric-powered version improved speed over manual predecessors.
Mergenthaler Linotype Model 29
Post-WWII Linotype Model 29 with electric features for faster newspaper composition. Classified in HTS 8442.30.0110 for line-casting composing functions. Represented peak of hot-metal typesetting technology.
Compugraphic MCS-840 Typesetter
Early digital phototypesetting machine exposing type onto film for offset printing. Falls under HTS 8442.30.0110 as phototypesetting equipment preparing printing components. Transition technology from metal type to digital workflows.
Dymo Graphics Composer
Desktop phototypesetting composer for dry-transfer lettering sheets production. HTS 8442.30.0110 classification for composing machines creating printing components. Popular in 1970s graphic design shops.
FotoStar Photocomposer
High-end phototypesetting machine for book and magazine page composition onto film. Under HTS 8442.30.0110 for phototypesetting apparatus preparing lithographic components. Used by professional publishers in pre-digital era.
Linofilm Phototypesetter
Siemens Linofilm series for high-resolution phototypesetting of technical documentation. HTS 8442.30.0110 covers this composing machine for printing component preparation. Critical for engineering manual production.
Typositor Photocomposing Machine
Entry-level phototypesetter for small commercial printers creating film negatives. Classified HTS 8442.30.0110 as composing equipment for printing plates. Compact design fit 1980s print shops.