Plates
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: > Plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished): > Plates
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 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 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(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Products classified under HTS 8442.50.10.00
Offset Printing Aluminum Plate
An anodized aluminum sheet prepared for offset lithography printing, grained and polished on one side to hold printing ink electrochemically. It is classified under HTS 8442.50.10.00 as a prepared plate for printing purposes, specifically designed for use in commercial offset presses.
Lithographic Stone Plate
A polished Bavarian limestone plate grained for lithographic printing, capable of accepting greasy ink images that repel water-based ink. Falls under HTS 8442.50.10.00 as a traditional lithographic stone prepared for direct printing applications in art reproduction.
Positive-Working Processless CTP Plate
A computer-to-plate (CTP) aluminum plate that images directly via laser without chemical processing, featuring a special coating for offset printing. Classified in HTS 8442.50.10.00 as a prepared printing plate optimized for digital prepress workflows in high-volume printing.
Grained Anodized Offset Plate
Electrochemically grained and anodized aluminum printing plate with photosensitive layer for newspaper and magazine offset printing. HTS 8442.50.10.00 covers this as a prepared plate featuring surface treatment essential for ink/water balance in lithographic printing.
Flexible Photopolymer Printing Plate
Sheet-fed photopolymer plate with relief image for flexographic printing on packaging materials. Prepared by UV exposure and washout, classified under HTS 8442.50.10.00 as a printing plate despite flexo application due to preparation for printing.
Direct-to-Plate Thermal CTP Aluminum Plate
Thermal-sensitive aluminum plate for infrared laser imaging in CTP systems, eliminating film processing. HTS 8442.50.10.00 includes this digitally-prepared plate for modern offset lithographic printing workflows.
Commercial Violet CTP Printing Plate
Violet laser-sensitive aluminum plate for high-resolution commercial printing, compatible with platesetters using 405nm lasers. Falls under HTS 8442.50.10.00 as prepared for lithographic offset printing in brochure/magazine production.
Newspaper Grade Offset Printing Plate
Thin-gauge aluminum plate optimized for high-speed newspaper rotary presses with short run lengths. HTS 8442.50.10.00 covers this prepared plate featuring specialized graining for newsprint ink formulations.
UV-CTP Processless Printing Plate
UV laser direct imaging plate eliminating processing chemicals, using special topcoat for clean imaging. Classified HTS 8442.50.10.00 as environmentally-friendly prepared printing plate for offset lithography.
Sheetfed Offset Litho Aluminum Plate
Standard PS (presensitized) plate for sheetfed offset presses used in book/short-run commercial work. HTS 8442.50.10.00 includes this grained/polished plate prepared for conventional film imaging.