DVD Polycarbonate Injection Molder from Canada
Precision injection molder optimized for DVD disc production, handling high-temperature polycarbonate to create pits and lands for laser readability. It qualifies for HTS 8477.10.40.00 as equipment exclusively for optical storage media fabrication.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
15%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.1015%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.12, 9903.82.17 and 9903.85.68, derivative aluminum and steel articles with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 15 percent, as provided for in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.03.060%Articles of aluminum, of steel, or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Certify that the machine's cavity design is for DVD pit geometry to prevent reclassification; prepare for origin rules under USMCA for duty savings
• Avoid common pitfall of incomplete bills of lading specifying end-use