Mechanical Pulp Offset Printing Paper 70 gsm Sheets
Uncoated rectangular sheets of offset printing paper at 70 g/m², containing 60% groundwood (mechanical) fibers, suitable for book production and magazines. Classified in HTS 4802.69.30.00 as other graphic purpose paper with >10% mechanical fibers, not handmade or perforating card stock. It supports high-speed sheet-fed printing without coating.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If clay-coated even lightly
Lightweight coated paper (≤72 gsm) for printing shifts to 4802.55 or 4810.22 based on coating specs.
If used as testliner in corrugating medium
End-use as packaging liner with recycled/mechanical pulp and burst index ≥2 kPa·m²/g moves to 4805.24.
If cut to specific sizes as punch-cards
Perforated or punched cards for machines fall under 4823 per chapter note, not 4802.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Submit laboratory analysis of pulp composition; importers often overlook declaring exact mechanical fiber percentage
• Confirm sheet dimensions are rectangular/square and not punched/perforated to stay in 4802
• Avoid bundling with printed samples, as predominant printing motifs reclassify to Chapter 49 per chapter notes
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