Filter Rod Cutting Knife Assemblies from Japan
Multi-blade knife sets for precision cutting of cellulose acetate filter rods in cigarette production lines. As parts of tobacco making-up machinery, they fall under HTS 8478.90.00.90, designed for micron-level accuracy to ensure uniform filter lengths.
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
• Include cut length specs matching filter rod diameters for proof
• Sharpening/maintenance records help show specificity
• Avoid Chapter 82 by proving assembly integration