Mead Five Star Recycled Notebook Paper from Germany
Loose-leaf notebook paper in 8.5 x 11 inch sheets, made with more than 10% mechanical or chemi-mechanical fibers, uncoated and suitable for writing and printing. It falls under HTS 4802.62.30.00 as it is in rectangular sheets with one side exceeding 360 mm (8.5 inches) and the other exceeding 150 mm (11 inches), not handmade, and not of heading 4801 or 4803.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify fiber content exceeds 10% mechanical/chemi-mechanical via lab testing to confirm classification
• Ensure sheets measure one side >360mm and other >150mm unfolded; smaller sizes shift to other subheadings
• Provide mill certificates for basis weight and non-perforated status to avoid misclassification as punch-card paper