Analysis
HTS 4802.54.61 covers other: other under heading 4802 (uncoated paper and paperboard, of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic…).
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 100% of the 225 tariff lines in chapter 48, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 30% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 30% duty.
The other lines in the same group are 4802.54.10 (in strips or rolls of a width exceeding 15 cm or in…, duty-free), 4802.54.20 (india and bible paper, duty-free), 4802.54.31 (in strips or rolls of a width exceeding 15 cm or in…, duty-free) and 4802.54.50 (basic paper to be sensitized for use in photography, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 322299 (All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing), an industry of 331 US establishments employing 12,827 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4802.54.10 | In strips or rolls of a width exceeding 15 cm or in rectangular (including square) sheets with one side exceeding 36 cm and the other side exceeding 15 cm in the unfolded state: writing paper | Free |
| 4802.54.20 | India and bible paper | Free |
| 4802.54.31 | In strips or rolls of a width exceeding 15 cm or in rectangular (including square) sheets with one side exceeding 36 cm and the other side exceeding 15 cm in the unfolded state: other | Free |
| 4802.54.50 | Basic paper to be sensitized for use in photography | Free |