Legal Size Yellow Ruled Pad Paper from Japan
Uncoated light-yellow paper at 70 g/m² with faint ruling, cut to legal size (8.5x14 inches) for notebooks but imported as loose sheets. Under 4802.56.70.90 for printing/graphic use, low mechanical fibers, appropriate weight and size.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Ruling is incidental; primary use printing—avoid Chapter 49 if motifs dominant
• Tinting must be mass-colored or surface; test for classification
• Ship as loose sheets, not bound pads to prevent heading 4820 shift