Kao Collins Gravure Printing Press from China
High-speed gravure printing press designed for rotogravure printing on flexible packaging materials like films and foils using engraved copper cylinders. It features multiple printing stations for multi-color printing and is commonly used in the packaging industry. Classified under 8443.17.00.00 as gravure printing machinery utilizing cylinders from heading 8442.
Duty Rate — China → United States
39.7%
Rate breakdown
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]
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Verify machinery specifications match gravure cylinder printing to avoid reclassification under flexographic presses (8443.19)
• Include detailed technical manuals and cylinder compatibility certification in documentation for customs valuation