Unbleached Fluting Medium Paper Roll from China

This is uncoated fluting paper in rolls, weighing 140 g/m², used as the corrugated medium in cardboard box manufacturing. It meets note 3 to chapter 48 specifications for fluting paper but does not qualify as semichemical fluting under 4805.11 due to lower hardwood content. Classified under 4805.19.10.00 as other fluting paper weighing 150 g/m² or less.

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

Verify grammage with lab testing to confirm ≤150 g/m²; ensure supplier provides fiber content certification; watch for misclassification as sack kraft if strength specs match 4804.21