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HTS heading 8443: Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442; other printers, copying m…

54 numbered lines under heading 8443, including 43 10-digit statistical lines. The first six digits are the international HS subheading; the general column is the normal US duty rate.

HTS heading 8443
HTS codeDescriptionUnitGeneralSpecialColumn 2
8443Printing 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:
Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442:
8443.11Offset printing machinery, reel-fed:
8443.11.10.00Double-width newspaper printing pressesNo.3.3%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)25%
8443.11.50.00OtherNo.Free25%
8443.12.00.00Offset 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)No.Free25%
8443.13.00.00Other offset printing machineryNo.Free25%
8443.14.00.00Letterpress printing machinery, reel fed, excluding flexographic printingNo.2.2%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)25%
8443.15.00.00Letterpress printing machinery, other than reel fed, excluding flexographic printingNo.Free25%
8443.16.00.00Flexographic printing machineryNo.2.2%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)25%
8443.17.00.00Gravure printing machineryNo.2.2%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)25%
8443.19Other:
8443.19.20.00Textile printing machineryNo.2.6%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)40%
8443.19.30.00OtherNo.Free25%
Other printers, copying machines and facsimile machines, whether or not combined:
8443.31.00.00Machines 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 networkNo.Free35%
8443.32Other, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network:
8443.32.10Printer unitsFree35%
Laser:
8443.32.10.10Capable of producing more than 20 pages per minuteNo.
8443.32.10.20OtherNo.
8443.32.10.30Light bar electronic typeNo.
8443.32.10.40Ink jetNo.
8443.32.10.50Thermal transferNo.
8443.32.10.60IonographicNo.
8443.32.10.70Daisy wheelNo.
8443.32.10.80Dot matrixNo.
8443.32.10.90OtherNo.
8443.32.50.00OtherNo.Free35%
8443.39Other:
Copying machines:
Electrostatic photocopying apparatus:
8443.39.10.00Operating by reproducing the original image directly onto the copy (direct process)No.Free35%
8443.39.20.00Operating by reproducing the original image via an intermediate onto the copy (indirect process)No.Free35%
Other photocopying apparatus:
8443.39.30.00Incorporating an optical systemNo.Free35%
8443.39.40.00Of the contact typeNo.Free35%
8443.39.50.00Thermocopying apparatusNo.Free35%
8443.39.60.00OtherNo.Free35%
8443.39.90.00OtherNo.Free35%
Parts and accessories:
8443.91Parts and accessories of printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442:
8443.91.10.00Machines for uses ancillary to printingNote: See 9903.90.08.No.Free25%
8443.91.20.00Parts for textile printing machineryNo.Free40%
8443.91.30.00OtherNote: See 9903.90.08.No.Free25%
8443.99Other:
8443.99.10.00Accessory and auxiliary machines which are intended for attachment to an electrostatic photocopier and which do not operate independently of such photocopierNo.Free35%
Parts and accessories of printers:
8443.99.20Parts of printer units of subheading 8443.32.10 specified in additional U.S. note 2 to this chapterFree35%
8443.99.20.10Ink cartridgesNo.
8443.99.20.50OtherNo.
8443.99.25OtherFree35%
8443.99.25.10Ink cartridgesNo.
8443.99.25.50OtherNo.
Parts and accessories of facsimile machines:
8443.99.30.00Parts of facsimile machines specified in additional U.S. note 3 to this chapterNo.Free35%
8443.99.35.00OtherNo.Free35%
Parts and accessories of copying machines:
8443.99.40.00Parts of photocopying apparatus of subheading 8443.39.20 specified in additional U.S. note 4 to this chapterNo.Free35%
8443.99.45.00OtherNo.Free35%
8443.99.50OtherFree35%
For the goods of subheading 8443.31:
8443.99.50.11Ink cartridgesNo.
8443.99.50.15OtherNo.
8443.99.50.50OtherNo.

Statistical (10-digit) lines without a rate use the rate of the 8-digit line above them. Additional duties such as Section 301 and Section 232 may apply; check them with the tariff checker.

Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 2026 HTS Revision 20 (effective 2026-09-28), U.S. International Trade Commission (hts.usitc.gov), imported 2026-10-07. Reference only; not legal or customs advice or a binding classification. Additional duties under Chapter 99 may apply. ShipWave is not affiliated with the USITC or U.S. Customs and Border Protection.