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Bleached Kraft File Folder Stock 225 gsm from Japan

Precisely 225 g/m² uncoated paperboard from uniformly bleached chemical kraft pulp (>95% fibers), in rolls for office file folder production. Fits HTS 4804.52.00.50 as other heavy bleached kraft not for sacks or fluting.

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

• Confirm minimum 225 g/m² with multiple samples; underweight shifts to lighter kraft headings

• Document end-use as base stock, not converted folders (which go to 4820)

• Ensure no surface sizing/coating that could classify as 4811 paper