DVD-R Blank Disc Coating Machine from China
Vacuum deposition system that applies dye, reflective metal, and protective layers to DVD-R blanks for writable optical media manufacturing. It qualifies for HTS 8479.89.8300 as essential equipment for producing recordable optical discs used in data storage.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0125%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.05, 9903.88.06, 9903.88.07, 9903.88.08, 9903.88.10, 9903.88.11, 9903.88.14, 9903.88.19, 9903.88.50, 9903.88.52, 9903.88.58, 9903.88.60, 9903.88.62, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(b) [to this subchapter]
Import Tips
• Document organic dye layer specifications to prove recordable optical media function versus read-only
• Comply with environmental regs for vacuum chamber VOC emissions during import clearance
• Separate valuation of sputtering targets to avoid inclusion in machinery duty base