# 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)

> 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). National tariff lines under 8442.50 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/844250
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 84](https://border.bot/hs-codes/84) / [84.42](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8442) / [8442.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/844250)

## 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)
- 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)](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8442)
- Chapter: [84: Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof](https://border.bot/hs-codes/84)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty in the United States: [See its 2 lines](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/844250)

## 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.

## What it doesn’t cover

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).

- [8442.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/844230) Machinery, apparatus and equipment
- [8442.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/844240) Parts of the foregoing machinery, apparatus or equipment

## 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.

- Chapter 84: Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
- 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)
- 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

National tariff lines under 8442.50 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/844250): 2 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [8442.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/844240) Parts of the foregoing machinery, apparatus or equipment
- Next subheading: [8443.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/844311) Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442: Offset printing machinery, reel-fed

## 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).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8442.50?

National tariff lines under 8442.50 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 11 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.

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