Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan · CCC code · HS 8442.50
8442.50.20.00: Matrices
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan, in force from 24 April 2025 · checked on 24 October 2026
What you pay
Importing into Taiwan
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
No additional measures recorded for this origin.
Same subheading in other tariffs
UK Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 1.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Canada Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 15% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 6.7% 
Brazil 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 12.6% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan lines: 8442.50
Legal notes
CCC code 8442.50.20.00 is a line of the Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan under HS subheading 8442.50 (plates, cylinders and other printing components).
The column 1 rate is free, and quantities are declared in PCE.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is free, the Türkiye duty is 1.7%, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 0%–15%, the Brazil duty is 20%, the Argentina duty is 12.6%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
Taiwan imported goods of subheading 8442.50 worth US$7m in 2024; the largest supplier was South Korea.
Questions and answers
What is the Taiwan import duty for CCC code 8442.50.20.00?
The column 1 rate in the Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan is free; the supplementary unit is PCE. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.
Where does Taiwan import these goods from?
For subheading 8442.50 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was South Korea (US$4m), followed by Japan.
Typical products
- engraved or etched cylinders
- galleys for type setting
- lithographic printing plates, non-sensitised
- lithographic stones
- offset printing plates
- plates and dies for relief stamping or printing
- printer cylinders
- relief or intaglio plates
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.