Plastic Injection Molding Pattern Prototype from China
A 3D-printed or CNC-machined plastic pattern used for validating mold designs before steel tool production. HTS 8480.30.00.00 applies as it is a molding pattern for creating molds used in plastics manufacturing.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.8%
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
• Attach rapid prototyping reports and mold flow analysis to demonstrate pattern function
• Declare value based on prototyping cost, not final mold value, to minimize duties