Analysis
HTS 4810.29.70 covers other: other 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 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.
The other lines in the same group are 4810.29.10 (in strips or rolls of a width exceeding 15 cm or in…, duty-free), 4810.29.50 (printed, embossed or perforated, duty-free) and 4810.29.60 (basic paper to be sensitized for use in photography, duty-free).
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.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4810.29.10 | 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 | Free |
| 4810.29.50 | Printed, embossed or perforated | Free |
| 4810.29.60 | Basic paper to be sensitized for use in photography | Free |