HTS subheading · chapter 84
8442.50
Plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished)
Analysis
Subheading 8442.50 covers plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or…, within heading 8442. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 2 US tariff lines below it are national.
Every one of its 2 tariff lines is duty-free at the general rate, so classification within the subheading affects statistics and Chapter 99 measures rather than the base duty.
The US splits it as follows: 8442.50.10 for plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders… (duty-free) and 8442.50.90 for plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders… (duty-free).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Support Activities for Printing (323120). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8442.50.10 | Plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished): plates | Free |
| 8442.50.90 | Plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished): other | Free |