Uncoated Straw Pulp Packaging Paper from China
This is uncoated paper made primarily from straw pulp, weighing 25 g/m², supplied in rolls for lightweight packaging applications. It falls under HTS 4805.91.70.00 as other uncoated paper and paperboard weighing over 15 g/m² but not over 30 g/m², not further worked beyond note 3 specifications. The low basis weight makes it suitable for thin wrappers or liners.
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 basis weight certification (over 15 but ≤30 g/m²) via lab testing to match subheading exactly
• Provide mill test reports confirming uncoated status and pulp composition to avoid reclassification