Filter Cigarette Tipping Machine from Japan
High-speed rotary machine that attaches cellulose acetate filters to cigarette rods using adhesive banding. Final makeup step classified under HTS 8478.10.00.
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
• Specify filter material handling (acetate only, no alternatives)
• Document banding pattern registration accuracy
• Risk of 8479 classification as general assembly