Injection Molding Machine Platen Casting from Canada
A large cast iron platen used in injection molding machines for plastics to hold and clamp molds during the injection process. It falls under HTS 8477.90.25 as a specific platen casting designed for machinery working plastics. This component ensures precise alignment and pressure distribution under high temperatures.
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
9903.05.900%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; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify the casting is specifically for plastic/rubber machinery via manufacturer specs to avoid misclassification as general castings
• Include detailed engineering drawings and end-use certificates in documentation for customs valuation
• Check for anti-dumping duties on cast iron from certain countries like China