Flatbed Screen Printing Press for Textiles from China
Automated flatbed machine with squeegee systems and mesh screens for multi-color printing on cut fabric panels or garments. HTS 8443.19.20.00 applies due to its screen-based printing components specifically engineered for textile substrates.
Duty Rate — China → United States
22.6%
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
• Include fabric tensioning system specifications to distinguish from paper screen printers
• Label machinery clearly as 'textile printing' to prevent Customs misclassification
• Prepare for potential additional duties if Chinese origin due to Section 301 tariffs