Analysis
Subheading 4811.51 covers bleached, weighing more than 150 g/m², within heading 4811. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 3 US tariff lines below it are national.
Every one of its 3 tariff lines is duty-free at the general rate, so classification within the subheading affects statistics and Chapter 99 measures rather than the base duty.
The US splits it as follows: 4811.51.20 for 0.3 mm or more in thickness (duty-free), 4811.51.40 for in strips or rolls of a width exceeding 15 cm or in rectangular… (duty-free) and 4811.51.60 for bleached, weighing more than 150 g/m²: other (duty-free).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing (322220). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4811.51.20 | 0.3 mm or more in thickness | Free |
| 4811.51.40 | 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: other | Free |
| 4811.51.60 | Bleached, weighing more than 150 g/m²: other | Free |