Other
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): > Other
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 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Products classified under HTS 8442.50.90.00
Aluminum Offset Printing Plate
Pre-grained and anodized aluminum sheet prepared for offset lithography printing, featuring a photosensitive coating for image transfer. It falls under HTS 8442.50.90.00 as a plate prepared for printing purposes through planing, graining, and polishing processes. These plates are essential for high-volume commercial printing.
Copper Rotogravure Printing Cylinder
Precision-machined copper cylinder etched and polished for rotogravure printing, used in magazine and packaging production. Classified in HTS 8442.50.90.00 as a prepared printing cylinder 'other' than basic plates or stones. The surface preparation enables direct ink transfer in high-speed gravure presses.
Polished Lithographic Printing Stone
Bavarian limestone slab planed, grained, and polished to create a lithographic surface for artistic and specialty printing. It qualifies under HTS 8442.50.90.00 as a prepared lithographic stone for printing purposes. Traditional preparation enhances ink-repellent properties for offset-free lithography.
Flexographic Polymer Printing Plate
UV-exposed and washed polymer sheet mounted on carrier film for flexographic printing on corrugated packaging. Falls under HTS 8442.50.90.00 as 'other' prepared printing plates beyond offset types. The relief imaging preparation suits flexible substrate printing.
Chrome-Plated Flexo Printing Cylinder
Steel base cylinder with etched polymer sleeve and chrome plating for flexographic label printing. Prepared surfaces under HTS 8442.50.90.00 qualify it as 'other' printing cylinder. Chrome layer provides wear resistance for long-run production.
Digital Inkjet Printing Plate
Computer-to-plate aluminum substrate with processless imaging for direct digital printing presses. HTS 8442.50.90.00 covers this as 'other' prepared plate despite no traditional film exposure. Surface chemistry enables inkjet patterning without developer processing.
Ceramic Anilox Printing Roller
Laser-engraved ceramic-coated steel roller for precise ink metering in flexographic printing. The volume-controlled cell structure preparation places it under HTS 8442.50.90.00 as 'other' printing cylinder. Critical for color consistency in packaging production.
Sheetfed Offset Printing Blanket
Multi-layer rubber blanket cylinder covering for offset sheetfed presses, prepared with compressible fabric layers. While sometimes debated, prepared printing surfaces fall under HTS 8442.50.90.00 as 'other' components. Provides offset transfer from plate to paper.
Photopolymer Flexo Printing Sleeve
Thin-walled photopolymer sleeve with printed relief image for air-mandrel flexographic printing systems. Prepared printing surface qualifies under HTS 8442.50.90.00 as 'other' cylinder/sleeve. Enables rapid job changes in narrow-web label production.
Variable Data Digital Printing Plate
Rewritable aluminum plate for UV inkjet variable data printing systems, allowing multiple job imaging. Falls in HTS 8442.50.90.00 as prepared 'other' printing plate for digital presses. Enables personalization without plate remakes.