Pharma-Grade Folding Boxboard 350 gsm from China

Heavyweight uncoated kraft paperboard, 350 g/m², uniformly bleached with >95% chemical sulfate pulp, tailored for pharmaceutical folding cartons requiring high purity. Falls under HTS 4804.52.0020 as specialized folding carton stock with low ash content and excellent folding endurance. Used for medicine blister pack outer boxes.

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

Provide purity certifications (low metals/ash) mandatory for pharma packaging imports

Ensure documentation specifies 'in rolls/sheets, not further worked' to avoid 4823

Check for uniform bleaching via cross-sectional fiber analysis if challenged