Newsprint Paper A4 Size Mechanical Pulp Sheets from Japan
Low-grade uncoated newsprint sheets in A4 format, containing over 70% mechanical pulp fibers, ideal for newspapers, flyers, and draft printing. Classified under HTS 4802.62.61 due to sheet dimensions ≤435mm x 297mm, high mechanical fiber content, and use in graphic printing applications. It is neither handmade nor of bleached sulfate pulp types excluded by headings 4801/4803.
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
• Provide lab analysis reports confirming mechanical pulp exceeds 10% by weight for correct subheading
• Avoid perforation or punching, as that excludes from heading 4802 per chapter notes
• Declare exact grammage and end-use as printing to distinguish from packaging papers