9611.00.00.00/Hand-Operated Composing Stick/Japan

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%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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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