Baryta Coated Photographic Base Paper A4

This is a baryta-coated paper in A4 sheets (210x297 mm), weighing 120 g/m², designed as basic paper to be sensitized for analog black and white photography. It meets HTS 4810.14.11.20 criteria: kaolin-coated with baryta, one side ≤435 mm and other ≤297 mm unfolded, one side >360 mm and other >150 mm, ≤150 g/m², for photographic sensitization. The baryta layer provides a smooth, reflective surface ideal for emulsion coating.

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.

4810.14.19.00Same rate: 35%

If weighing over 150 g/m²

Exceeding 150 g/m² weight moves it out of the 'not more than 150 g/m²' subheading into other printing paper categories.

3703.90.30Higher: 38.7% vs 35%

If pre-sensitized with photographic emulsion

Once sensitized for photography, it becomes 'photographic paper' in Chapter 37, not basic uncoated paper.

4810.19Lower: 10% vs 35%

If containing >10% mechanical/chemi-mechanical fibers

Heading 4810 excludes paper with more than 10% mechanical fibers; such content shifts to subheading 4810.19.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Verify baryta (barium sulfate) coating and weight ≤150 g/m² via lab testing; provide mill test certificates for Customs

Confirm sheet dimensions qualify (one side >360 mm, other >150 mm, max 435x297 mm unfolded) to avoid reclassification

Avoid common pitfall of printing motifs that dominate use, which shifts to Chapter 49; keep paper unsensitized and unprinted

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