Thermoformed Cup Base Paperboard from China
Uncoated sheets of uniformly bleached kraft paperboard, >225 g/m² with >95% chemical wood pulp, designed for thermoforming into drinking cups. HTS 4804.52.00.30 captures this as cup base stock due to fiber specs and targeted application. Supports hot/cold beverage service.
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
• Certify no additives affecting uncoated status; any glaze shifts classification
• Include end-user letters confirming conversion to cups
• Beware of weight variance in rolls leading to average <225 g/m² reclass