Analysis
HTS 4811.90.80 covers weighing over 30 g/m² under heading 4811 (paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibers, coated, impregnated…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
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.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 322220 (Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing), an industry of 715 US establishments employing 55,911 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 18.5% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 18.5% duty.
The ten-digit suffixes separate gift Wrap and direct thermal coated paper. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4811.90.10 | 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: handmade paper | Free |
| 4811.90.20 | Wholly or partly covered with flock, gelatin, metal or metal solutions | Free |
| 4811.90.30 | Impregnated with latex | Free |
| 4811.90.40 | Weighing not over 15 g/m² | Free |
| 4811.90.60 | Weighing over 15 g/m² but not over 30 g/m² | Free |
| 4811.90.90 | Other paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibers: other | Free |