Import duty on Machinery, apparatus and equipment (excluding machines of headings 8456 to 8465) for preparing or making printing components; plates, cylinders and other printing components; lithographic stones prepared for printing purposes (HS 8442)

Heading 8442 covers 3 tariff lines in LoadLoom's table; 2 of them clear duty-free under USMCA for goods made in Canada, the US or Mexico. Published US and Canadian rates below, verified October 2026. Pick the line that matches your goods for the worked example and border steps.

HS code	Goods	US duty	Canada duty	USMCA
8442.30	Machinery, apparatus and equipment (excluding machines of heading no. 8456 to 8465) for preparing or making printing components	Free	Free	Free with certificate
8442.40	Machinery, apparatus and equipment (excluding machines of heading no. 8456 to 8465) for preparing or making printing components; parts thereof	Free	Free	Free with certificate
8442.50	Plates, cylinders and other printing components; lithographic stones prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished)	Free	Free	Not eligible

This page is a free reference for shippers, not a customs ruling. Final classification and duty are determined by the licensed customs broker at entry, and government amounts are always billed at actual. Rates change with each tariff edition and trade action.

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