Hand-Operated Composing Stick from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
12.7%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
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