Hand-Operated Composing Stick from Japan
Metal stick used by printers to hand-set movable type for small-scale letterpress printing. Directly matches HTS 9611.00.00.00 description for hand-operated composing sticks.
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 usage instructions showing manual type setting to confirm classification
• Declare type size compatibility (e.g
• 12pt) for accurate description
• Avoid importing with full printing press to prevent machine classification