8442.30.01.10
Phototypesetting and composing machines
Classification path
- 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
- Machinery, apparatus and equipment
- Phototypesetting and composing machines
Rates of duty
- General (MFN)
- Free
- Column 2Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus
- Free
- Unit of quantity
- No.
Related lines in heading 8442
About 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; plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished); parts thereof
Heading 8442 covers the equipment that prepares or makes printing components (plates, cylinders, lithographic stones), the prepared plates and cylinders themselves, and parts of that equipment. It is split into three groups: plate-making and composing machinery, parts of that machinery, and the prepared plates and other printing components. Every line in the heading carries a general (MFN) rate of Free.
Full guide to heading 8442Products in this heading
- Phototypesetting and composing machines
- Computer-to-plate imaging equipment for making lithographic plates
- Plate-processing units that expose, develop or etch printing plates
- Replacement parts for plate-making machinery, such as plate clamps or exposure heads
- Presensitized aluminum lithographic plates, prepared for printing
- Gravure cylinders prepared for printing purposes
- Planed, grained or polished lithographic stones
Frequently asked questions
What is the HTS code for prepared printing plates?
Prepared plates fall under 8442.50.10.00, which carries a general (MFN) rate of Free.
What is the duty on parts of plate-making machinery?
Parts of the machinery of heading 8442 are classified in 8442.40.00.00, with a general (MFN) rate of Free.
How do I classify plate-making machinery?
Phototypesetting and composing machines go in 8442.30.01.10 and other machinery and apparatus of this heading goes in 8442.30.01.50. Both lines carry a general (MFN) rate of Free.
Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule, retrieved October 21, 2026.