Heavy Plate Shearing Machine from Japan
Robust guillotine shear for thick steel plates up to 100mm, designed for flat product shearing in shipbuilding. HTS 8462.39.0050 as other shearing machines excluding presses. Handles heavy-duty metal fabrication.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Structural engineering certs required for machines over 50 tons
• Verify exclusion from 'press' definitions via tonnage specs