Inkjet Photo Base Paper 38 g/m² from Japan
Ultra-lightweight 38 g/m² uncoated paper serving as base stock for sensitization or receptor coating in inkjet photographic media production. HTS 4802.54.50.00 applies due to its low weight, chemical wood fiber composition, and designated photographic use.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Request certificates of analysis showing fiber content meets non-mechanical criteria
• Label shipments clearly as 'basic paper for photographic sensitization' to aid CBP review
• Watch for misclassification as newsprint if opacity resembles mechanical pulp papers