Analysis
HTS 4821.90.20 covers other: self-adhesive under heading 4821 (paper and paperboard labels of all kinds, whether or not printed).
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 40% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 40% duty.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 100% of the 225 tariff lines in chapter 48. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
The other lines in the same group are 4821.10.20 (printed in whole or in part by a lithographic process, duty-free), 4821.10.40 (printed: other, duty-free) and 4821.90.40 (other: other, duty-free).
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. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
All 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 4821.10.20 | Printed in whole or in part by a lithographic process | Free |
| 4821.10.40 | Printed: other | Free |
| 4821.90.40 | Other: other | Free |