Tariff Watch43 statistical lines under this heading · 4 distinct Column 1 rates · highest ad valorem total 40.80% from China · lowest 10.00% from Italy
| Origin | Ad valorem layers | Layers | Reported under |
|---|---|---|---|
| China CHN | 40.80% | mfn + s301 + s301 | 9903.88.01 9903.05.31 |
| Vietnam VNM | 15.80% | mfn + s301 | 9903.05.84 |
| Thailand THA | 15.80% | mfn + s301 | 9903.05.77 |
| Brazil BRA | 15.80% | mfn + s301 | 9903.05.27 |
| Mexico MEX | 13.30% | mfn + s301 | 9903.05.55 |
| Canada CAN | 13.30% | mfn + s301 | 9903.05.29 |
| India IND | 13.30% | mfn + s301 | 9903.05.44 |
| United Kingdom GBR | 13.30% | mfn + s301 | 9903.05.81 |
| Japan JPN | 12.50% | s301 | 9903.05.49 |
| South Korea KOR | 12.50% | s301 | 9903.05.71 |
| Germany DEU | 10.00% | s301 | 9903.05.39 |
| Italy ITA | 10.00% | s301 | 9903.05.39 |
| Code | Description | Column 1 | Special | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8443.11.10.00 | Double-width newspaper printing presses | 3.3% | No. | |
| 8443.11.50.00 | Other | Free | No. | |
| 8443.12.00.00 | Offset printing machinery, sheet-fed, office type (using sheets with one side not exceeding 22 cm and the other side not exceeding 36 cm in the unfolded state) | Free | No. | |
| 8443.13.00.00 | Other offset printing machinery | Free | No. | |
| 8443.14.00.00 | Letterpress printing machinery, reel fed, excluding flexographic printing | 2.2% | No. | |
| 8443.15.00.00 | Letterpress printing machinery, other than reel fed, excluding flexographic printing | Free | No. | |
| 8443.16.00.00 | Flexographic printing machinery | 2.2% | No. | |
| 8443.17.00.00 | Gravure printing machinery | 2.2% | No. | |
| 8443.19.20.00 | Textile printing machinery | 2.6% | No. | |
| 8443.19.30.00 | Other | Free | No. | |
| 8443.31.00.00 | Machines which perform two or more of the functions of printing, copying or facsimile transmission, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network | Free | No. | |
| 8443.32.10.10 | Capable of producing more than 20 pages per minute | inherited | No. | |
| 8443.32.10.20 | Other | inherited | No. | |
| 8443.32.10.30 | Light bar electronic type | inherited | No. | |
| 8443.32.10.40 | Ink jet | inherited | No. | |
| 8443.32.10.50 | Thermal transfer | inherited | No. | |
| 8443.32.10.60 | Ionographic | inherited | No. | |
| 8443.32.10.70 | Daisy wheel | inherited | No. | |
| 8443.32.10.80 | Dot matrix | inherited | No. | |
| 8443.32.10.90 | Other | inherited | No. | |
| 8443.32.50.00 | Other | Free | No. | |
| 8443.39.10.00 | Operating by reproducing the original image directly onto the copy (direct process) | Free | No. | |
| 8443.39.20.00 | Operating by reproducing the original image via an intermediate onto the copy (indirect process) | Free | No. | |
| 8443.39.30.00 | Incorporating an optical system | Free | No. | |
| 8443.39.40.00 | Of the contact type | Free | No. | |
| 8443.39.50.00 | Thermocopying apparatus | Free | No. | |
| 8443.39.60.00 | Other | Free | No. | |
| 8443.39.90.00 | Other | Free | No. | |
| 8443.91.10.00 | Machines for uses ancillary to printing | Free | No. | |
| 8443.91.20.00 | Parts for textile printing machinery | Free | No. | |
| 8443.91.30.00 | Other | Free | No. | |
| 8443.99.10.00 | Accessory and auxiliary machines which are intended for attachment to an electrostatic photocopier and which do not operate independently of such photocopier | Free | No. | |
| 8443.99.20.10 | Ink cartridges | inherited | No. | |
| 8443.99.20.50 | Other | inherited | No. | |
| 8443.99.25.10 | Ink cartridges | inherited | No. | |
| 8443.99.25.50 | Other | inherited | No. | |
| 8443.99.30.00 | Parts of facsimile machines specified in additional U.S. note 3 to this chapter | Free | No. | |
| 8443.99.35.00 | Other | Free | No. | |
| 8443.99.40.00 | Parts of photocopying apparatus of subheading 8443.39.20 specified in additional U.S. note 4 to this chapter | Free | No. | |
| 8443.99.45.00 | Other | Free | No. | |
| 8443.99.50.11 | Ink cartridges | inherited | No. | |
| 8443.99.50.15 | Other | inherited | No. | |
| 8443.99.50.50 | Other | inherited | No. |
| Programme | Rate as published | Contribution | Reported under | In force from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Column 1 General (MFN) | 3.3% | 3.30% | — | not established |
Source: USITC, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 2026 HTS Revision 17, published 2026-08-01. Verified 2026-08-31. | ||||
| Section 301 | The duty provided in the applicable subheading plus 25% | 25.00% | 9903.88.01 | 2018-07-06 |
Status unconfirmed. The second statutory four-year review of this action is running. The continuation-request deadlines for the underlying 2018 actions closed on 2026-07-05 and 2026-08-22 and no continuation notice has been published. There is no evidence of termination either, and the duty is almost certainly still collectible; what we cannot do is cite a document saying so. Source: USTR, Notice of Action: China's Acts, Policies and Practices Related to Technology Transfer (List 1) (83 FR 28710), published 2018-06-20. Verified 2026-08-31. | ||||
| Section 301 | The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 12.5% | 12.50% | 9903.05.31 | 2026-07-24 |
Source: USTR, Notice of Actions in Section 301 Investigations of Various Economies (FR Doc. 2026-15181), published 2026-07-28. Verified 2026-08-31. | ||||
Common questions
- What is the duty rate for HTS 8443?
- Heading 8443 covers printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442; other printers, copying machines and facsimile machines, whether or not combined; parts and accessories thereof. Duty is assessed at the 10-digit statistical line; the figures here are resolved for 8443.11.10.00, the first line under this heading. Its Column 1 rate is 3.3%; other lines under 8443 carry different Column 1 rates. On top of that, the ad valorem total depends on origin: China carries 40.80% and Italy carries 10.00%.
- Why does the rate differ by country for the same HTS code?
- The Column 1 rate is the same for every origin with normal trade relations. Trade-remedy duties under Sections 232, 301 and 338 are imposed by origin, by product, or by both, so two shipments of the same article from different countries can carry very different totals.
- Is this the rate I will actually pay?
- It is the rate that applies to this classification and origin on the date shown. The duty owed on a specific entry also depends on the 10-digit statistical suffix, declared content where a duty is content-based, preference eligibility, and any AD/CVD order in scope.