HS code 8442.50: Plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished)
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Key facts
- HS code
- 8442.50
- Covers
- Plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished)
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty rates
- Set by each country’s tariff
Summary
HS code 8442.50 covers plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished). It sits in heading 84.42 (machinery, apparatus and equipment (other than the machines of headings 84.56 to 84.65) 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)) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof). Other goods of heading 84.42 are classified under 8442.30 (machinery, apparatus and equipment) and 8442.40 (parts of the foregoing machinery, apparatus or equipment).
What this code covers
HS code 8442.50 covers plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished).
The legal text of the subheading is “Plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished)”, in HS2022.
How it is structured
8442.50 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 84, are the chapter; the first four, 8442, are heading 84.42; the last two, 50, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Subheading 8442.50
- Plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished)
In other countries
No national tariff lines under 8442.50 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 8442.50 at six digits and add their own digits after it.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 8442.50 cover?
HS code 8442.50 covers plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished).
Which heading and chapter is HS code 8442.50 in?
HS code 8442.50 is in heading 84.42 (machinery, apparatus and equipment (other than the machines of headings 84.56 to 84.65) 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)) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof).
Where are goods of heading 84.42 classified when 8442.50 doesn’t fit?
Other goods of heading 84.42 are classified under 8442.30 (machinery, apparatus and equipment) and 8442.40 (parts of the foregoing machinery, apparatus or equipment).
Sources and updates
The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.
This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.
Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.