Stack Mold System for Thin Wall Containers from Japan
Dual-level stack injection mold for high-output thin wall yogurt containers from polypropylene. Falls under HTS 8480.71.8045 as complex injection type plastics mold doubling production per cycle. Used in food packaging.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
15%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.1015%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.12, 9903.82.17 and 9903.85.68, derivative aluminum and steel articles with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 15 percent, as provided for in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Document stack mechanism engineering as integral to injection process, not separate machinery
• Food contact compliance declarations required for all plastic-contacting surfaces
• Complex molds trigger higher scrutiny; prepare detailed assembly/disassembly instructions