HTS heading 8442: Machinery, apparatus and equipment (other than the machines of headings 8456 to 8465), for preparing or making plates, cylinders or other printing components; p

Heading 8442 of the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers Machinery, apparatus and equipment (other than the machines of headings 8456 to 8465), for preparing or making plates, cylinders or other printing components; plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished); parts thereof. Below: every rated tariff line in it with its general duty rate, Section 301 China status and exclusions, then a page per line with a free duty calculator.

Official USITC HTS, 2026HTSRev22 · check on hts.usitc.gov

Heading 8442 at a glance

• 4 rated tariff lines; 4 duty-free at the general (MFN) rate.
• Section 301 (products of China): 4 of 4 lines on a list in effect (List 1, List 3, List 4A).

Goods named in this heading (official line texts): Machinery, apparatus and equipment, Parts of the foregoing machinery, apparatus or equipment, Plates.

Subheadings (6-digit)

• 8442.30: Machinery, apparatus and equipment (1 line)
• 8442.40: Parts of the foregoing machinery, apparatus or equipment (1 line)
• 8442.50: Plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished) (2 lines)

All tariff lines in heading 8442

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General information from the official US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (USITC) and USTR Section 301 notices in HTS Chapter 99; not legal or customs advice. Classification is decided by CBP; confirm with a licensed customs broker or a CBP binding ruling.

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