Mitsubishi Diamond Star Newspaper Press from China
Advanced double-width offset printing press from Mitsubishi, optimized for full-color newspaper production with automated plate changers. Classified in HTS 8443.11.10.00 as a reel-fed newspaper-specific machine using offset cylinders for wide-format printing. Handles newsprint rolls up to 2.5 meters wide.
Duty Rate — China → United States
38.3%
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
• Include performance specs like impressions per hour to distinguish from commercial presses
• Document Japanese manufacturing standards; pitfalls include missing origin certificates for tariff preferences
• Ensure proper packing for large components; customs delays common without disassembly diagrams