8478.10.00/Automatic Cigarette Making Machine/Japan

Automatic Cigarette Making Machine from Japan

High-speed continuous motion machine that forms paper tubes, cuts tobacco filler, and assembles complete filter cigarettes. Prime example of HTS 8478.10.00 machinery for making up cigarettes.

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%

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Import Tips

• Require manufacturer's declaration of cigarette-only capability (no RYO modification)

• Submit production capacity specs matching licensed factory quotas