Newsprint Coated Roll for Offset Printing
A wide roll of coated paper where over 10% of the fiber content comes from mechanical processes, coated on both sides with kaolin for improved print quality in offset presses. It falls under tariff item 4810.29.00 as paper of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, with more than 10% mechanical or chemi-mechanical fibers and no coating other than inorganic substances.
Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin
| Origin Country | MFN Tariff | Surtaxes | Total Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳China | Free | — | Free |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | Free | — | Free |
| 🇺🇸United States | Free | — | Free |
| 🇩🇪Germany | Free | — | Free |
| 🇯🇵Japan | Free | — | Free |
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May require HC Consumer Products Safety depending on intended use (HC21) and Canadian product category (HC29, HC30, HC31, HC32, HC33, HC34, HC35, HC36, HC37); or intended use (HC22, HC23, HC24, HC26, HC27) and Canadian product category (HC37). Matching criteria: Equal To 4810290000; Equal To 4810290000. Logic: MATCH IF (Valid HS Code) AND (Intended Use Code) AND (Valid Canadian Product Category).
CBSA Single Window matching criteria, unknown
Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If the paper is coated on both sides, weighs 72 g/m² or less, and has a coating weight not exceeding 15 g/m² per side
Light-weight coated paper is specifically defined in subheading note 7 and would be classified there instead.
If the paper is uncoated and meets the definition of newsprint in chapter note 4
Uncoated newsprint falls under heading 48.01, not 48.10.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Ensure the roll width exceeds 36 cm to qualify for heading 48.10
• Verify that the coating is exclusively inorganic (e.g
• kaolin) and that no other coating (e.g
• plastic) is present
• Keep mill certificates showing fiber content to support classification
Related Products under Tariff item 4810.29.00
Baryta-Coated Photo Base Paper
Baryta-coated photo base paper is a high-quality paperboard coated with barium sulfate and kaolin, designed for analog darkroom printing. It contains more than 10% chemi-mechanical fibers and is unsensitized, awaiting silver halide application. This tariff item covers coated graphic paper with mechanical fibers that is not lightweight coated.
Brochure Mechanical Coated Sheets
Brochure mechanical coated sheets are rectangular sheets of paper coated with kaolin on one or both sides, containing more than 10% by weight of fibres obtained by a mechanical or chemi-mechanical process. They are used for writing, printing, or other graphic purposes, such as brochure printing, and have no coating other than the inorganic substance. They fall under tariff item 4810.29.00 as 'Other' paper of this subheading, not being lightweight coated paper or otherwise specified.
Catalog Coated Paper Roll
Catalog coated paper rolls are wide rolls of paper coated with kaolin on one or both sides, containing more than 10% by weight of fibres obtained by a mechanical or chemi-mechanical process. They are used for writing, printing, or other graphic purposes, such as colour catalog printing, and have no coating other than the inorganic substance. They fall under tariff item 4810.29.00 as 'Other' paper of this subheading, not being lightweight coated paper or otherwise specified.
Coated Catalog Paper Large Sheets
Large sheets of kaolin-coated paper with chemi-mechanical fibers for premium catalogs and books. The inorganic coating is the only coating, and the paper is for graphic purposes, qualifying for tariff item 4810.29.00.
Coated Flyer Paper Roll
Coated flyer paper rolls are rolls of paper coated with kaolin on one or both sides, containing more than 10% by weight of fibres obtained by a mechanical or chemi-mechanical process. They are used for writing, printing, or other graphic purposes, such as flyer and promotional printing, and have no coating other than the inorganic substance. They fall under tariff item 4810.29.00 as 'Other' paper of this subheading, not being lightweight coated paper or otherwise specified.
Coated Magazine Insert Paper Sheets
Specialty coated sheets with mechanical fiber content for magazine inserts and supplements, featuring kaolin for sharp color reproduction. These large sheets fit tariff item 4810.29.00 as coated graphic paper with more than 10% mechanical fibers and no other coating.