PET Bottle Blow Molding Machine from Mexico
Industrial blow molding machine designed for producing PET bottles used in beverages and packaging. It falls under HTS 8480.79.9010 as a blow mold specifically for plastics, utilizing compressed air to expand preforms into bottle shapes within the mold cavity.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
18.1%
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
9903.03.060%Articles of aluminum, of steel, or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify mold specifications match 'blow molds' for plastics to avoid reclassification under injection molds (8480.71)
• Include detailed engineering drawings and end-use certificates for customs valuation and anti-dumping scrutiny
• Ensure compliance with FDA regulations if molds produce food-contact bottles; common pitfall is missing material safety data