HTS heading · chapter 48
4817
Envelopes, letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards, of paper or paperboard; boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, of paper or paperboard, containing an assortment of paper stationery
Analysis
Heading 4817 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers envelopes, letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards, of paper or paperboard; boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, of paper or paperboard, containing an assortment of paper stationery. It divides into 3 six-digit subheadings and 4 eight-digit tariff lines, with 4 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
Every one of its 4 tariff lines is duty-free at the general rate, so classification within the heading affects statistics and Chapter 99 measures rather than the base duty.
The largest subheadings are 4817.20 (letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence…, 2 lines), 4817.10 (unnamed, 1 line) and 4817.30 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Stationery Product Manufacturing (322230). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Its median rate of duty-free sits at the 50th percentile of the headings in chapter 48.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4817.10.00 | Envelopes, letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards, of paper or paperboard; boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, of paper or paperboard, containing an assortment of paper stationery: envelopes | Free |
| 4817.20.20 | Sheets of writing paper, with border gummed or perforated, with or without inserts, prepared for use as combination sheets and envelopes | Free |
| 4817.20.40 | Letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards: other | Free |
| 4817.30.00 | Boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, of paper or paperboard, containing an assortment of paper stationery | Free |