Analysis
HTS 4821.90.40 covers other: other under heading 4821 (paper and paperboard labels of all kinds, whether or not printed).
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 100% of the 225 tariff lines in chapter 48, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. 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 30% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 30% duty.
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 4821.90.20 (other: self-adhesive, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 322299 (All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing), an industry of 331 US establishments employing 12,827 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
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 |
| 4821.90.20 | Other: self-adhesive | Free |