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%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Require manufacturer's declaration of cigarette-only capability (no RYO modification)
• Submit production capacity specs matching licensed factory quotas