Aluminum Offset Printing Plate from China
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.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
9903.88.157.5%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)
Import Tips
• Verify plate preparation processes like graining or anodizing in documentation to confirm classification under 8442.50
• Include material composition certificates (e.g
• aluminum alloy specs) to avoid misclassification as uncoated metal
• Check for photosensitive coating declarations, as heavily processed plates may shift to chemical preparations in Chapter 37