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HTS 8442.50Chapter 84

HTS 8442.50Plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished): Duty Rate & Import Guide

Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery · 1 pending regulation · 2 court cases · $2.3M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC

Duty Rates

General

Free

Special

Free

Column 2

Free

Trade Agreement Eligibility

CUSMAKORUS

Trade Intelligence

Monthly Imports

$2.3M

2026-01

Trade Concentration

100%

from top 3 of 1 origins

Regulatory Pressure

MODERATE

2 rulings — · 1 reg · 1 CIT, 1 CAFC

Global Rates

🇺🇸 Free

🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: Free · 🇧🇷 Brazil: 1 NCM code

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Data compiled from USITC HTS, US Census Bureau, CBP CROSS Rulings, Federal Register, CourtListener, CPSC SaferProducts.gov, HMRC / DG TAXUD / CBSA / SISCOMEX · As of 2026-04-28 · Updates monthly

Active DisputesRecent court cases or pending regulations affect this code
Supply Chain Risk

100% of US imports for this code come from just 1 countries. High origin concentration increases exposure to trade disruptions or tariff escalations.

Trade Remedy

Additional Tariffs Apply

Section 301 — China Tariffs+25%

List 1 — ~$34B of Chinese goods (machinery, electronics, industrial components)

Active — 7.5%–25% additional duties on Chinese-origin goods across four tranches (Lists 1–4A), with higher 2024/2025 increases on targeted product categories.

Effective 2018-07-06

These additional tariffs apply on top of the general duty rate. View full trade remedy tracker →

Subheadings (3)

CodeDescriptionRate
8442.50Plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished):
8442.50.10.00PlatesFree
8442.50.90.00OtherFree

CBP Rulings (2)

965726Classification

Protest 3701-02-100109; digital printing plates

967087Classification

Classification of "Thermostar" thermal printing plates

Federal Register (1)

Court of International Trade & Federal Circuit (2)

Matching Export Code (Schedule B)

8442505000Schedule B

PRINTING TYPE, BLOCKS, PLATES, CYLINDERS AND OTHER PRINTING COMPONENTS, PLANED, GRAINED, POLISHED OR OTHERWISE PREPARED FOR ENGRAVING OR IMPRESSING

Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.

8442.40.00.008442.50.10.00