Luxury Cotton-Enhanced Coated Cover Stock from Japan
Heavyweight coated cover stock sheets with 25%+ cotton fiber for business cards, menus, and premium stationery printing. Kaolin coating provides a silky matte finish suitable for graphic arts. HTS 4810.29.70.20 applies due to cotton content, mechanical fibers, and printing purpose.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Specify grammage and fiber breakdown in commercial invoices to distinguish from lighter writing papers
• Ensure no embossing/perforation that triggers 4823 classification
• Avoid bulk import misclass as sack kraft (4804) by confirming tensile specs don't match