Unbleached Natural Brown Board 200 gsm Sheets

Unbleached paperboard from softwood pulp, 200 g/m², cut into sheets for book covers and rigid packaging. HTS 4805.92.40 applies to this other uncoated paperboard between 150-225 g/m², without additional working per chapter notes. The natural brown color comes from unbleached fibers.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+35.0%35%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

4805.24Lower: 10% vs 35%

If mainly recovered pulp with Mullen burst index ≥2 kPa·m²/g

Testliner from waste paper with strength specs falls under recycled fluting subheadings.

4804.21.00Same rate: 35%

If sack kraft specifications met

Machine-finished sulfate paper 60-115 g/m² for sacks changes heading despite uncoated nature.

4805.30.00Same rate: 35%

If sulfite wrapping paper with burst index specs

Over 40% sulfite fibers and specific ash/burst qualify for dedicated wrapping subheading.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Submit pulp process certificates proving no bleaching to avoid misclassification as bleached under 4805.51

Document sheet dimensions if not rolls to ensure no 'cut to size for retail' interpretation under 4820

Test for ash content if sulfite process suspected, impacting alternative subheadings

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