Analysis
HTS 4802.56.70 covers other: other under heading 4802 (uncoated paper and paperboard, of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
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.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 32212 (Paper Mills), an industry of 188 US establishments employing 42,893 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
The ten-digit suffixes separate containing by weight 25 percent or more… and writing and cover paper. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4802.56.10 | Writing and cover paper | Free |
| 4802.56.20 | With one side exceeding 360 mm and the other side exceeding 150 mm in the unfolded state: drawing paper | Free |
| 4802.56.30 | India and bible paper | Free |
| 4802.56.40 | With one side exceeding 360 mm and the other side exceeding 150 mm in the unfolded state: other | Free |
| 4802.56.60 | Basic paper to be sensitized for use in photography | Free |