8443.19.30.00/Offset Lithographic Printing Press/Germany

Offset Lithographic Printing Press from Germany

A high-speed offset printing press that uses plates mounted on cylinders to transfer ink onto paper via a blanket cylinder, ideal for commercial printing of books and brochures. It falls under HTS 8443.19.3000 as printing machinery using plates and cylinders from heading 8442, classified as 'other' offset types not specifically reel-fed. Primarily used in mid-volume print shops for quality color reproductions.

Duty Rate — Germany → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%

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