Analysis
HTS 4810.19.20 covers weighing more than 150 g/m² under heading 4810 (paper and paperboard, coated on one or both sides with kaolin (China clay) or other…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 42% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 42% duty.
For statistics it divides in two: 4810.19.20.10 for coated on one side only and 4810.19.20.90 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
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.
The other lines in the same group are 4810.19.11 (basic paper to be sensitized for use in photography, duty-free), 4810.19.13 (india or bible paper, duty-free) and 4810.19.19 (weighing not more than 150 g/m²: other, duty-free).
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4810.19.11 | Basic paper to be sensitized for use in photography | Free |
| 4810.19.13 | India or bible paper | Free |
| 4810.19.19 | Weighing not more than 150 g/m²: other | Free |