Bergger RC Prestige Variable Contrast Smooth Base Paper from China
Uncoated resin-coated paper stock in rolls for silver gelatin photographic processes, grammage 40-150 g/m², with premium alpha-cellulose fibers (<10% mechanical). Classified under HTS 4802.55.60.00 as it's the unsensitized base requiring emulsion application for darkroom use.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Request mill test reports proving non-mechanical fiber dominance and exact grammage to support 4802.55 classification
• Label shipments clearly as 'photographic base paper - unsensitized' to prevent confusion with finished photo paper