Analysis
HTS 4804.41.40 covers unbleached: other under heading 4804 (uncoated kraft paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading 4802…).
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 322130 (Paperboard Mills), an industry of 179 US establishments employing 38,290 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
All 17 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4804.11.00 | Kraftliner: unbleached | Free |
| 4804.19.00 | Kraftliner: other | Free |
| 4804.21.00 | Sack kraft paper: unbleached | Free |
| 4804.29.00 | Sack kraft paper: other | Free |
| 4804.31.10 | Weighing over 15 g/m² but not over 30 g/m² | Free |
| 4804.31.20 | Condenser paper: other | Free |
| 4804.31.40 | Unbleached: wrapping paper | Free |
| 4804.31.60 | Unbleached: other | Free |
| 4804.39.20 | Other: condenser paper | Free |
| 4804.39.40 | Other: wrapping paper | Free |
| 4804.39.60 | Other: other | Free |
| 4804.41.20 | Unbleached: wrapping paper | Free |
| 4804.42.00 | Bleached uniformly throughout the mass and of which more than 95 percent by weight of the total fiber content consists of wood fibers obtained by a chemical process | Free |
| 4804.49.00 | Other kraft paper and paperboard weighing more than 150 g/m² but less than 225 g/m²: other | Free |
| 4804.51.00 | Other kraft paper and paperboard weighing 225 g/m² or more: unbleached | Free |
| 4804.52.00 | Bleached uniformly throughout the mass and of which more than 95 percent by weight of the total fiber content consists of wood fibers obtained by a chemical process | Free |
| 4804.59.00 | Other kraft paper and paperboard weighing 225 g/m² or more: other | Free |