Stencil Duplicator Master Paper Sheets from China
Coated paper sheets for spirit duplicators (e.g., Ditto machines) where masters are typed and solvent transfers ink to copies. Falls under HTS 4809.90.80.00 as 'coated paper for duplicator stencils', a specific copying paper type. Still used in niche educational and archival printing.
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
• Document historical use and coating for solvent transfer to justify 4809 over general coated paper
• Ensure sheets are not pre-cut to card size, which could invoke 4823 exclusion for loose cards