Analysis
HTS 4810.99.65 covers other: other under heading 4810 (paper and paperboard, coated on one or both sides with kaolin (China clay) or other…).
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 100% of the 225 tariff lines in chapter 48 that are also free. 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 26.5% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 26.5% duty.
The other lines in the same group are 4810.99.10 (in strips or rolls of a width exceeding 15 cm or in…, duty-free) and 4810.99.30 (cards, not punched, for punch card machines, whether or not…, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 322130 (Paperboard Mills), an industry of 179 US establishments employing 38,290 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
All 2 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4810.99.10 | 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 |
| 4810.99.30 | Cards, not punched, for punch card machines, whether or not in strips | Free |