Impregnated Kaolin Kraft Paperboard from China
Kraft paperboard sheets coated with kaolin and lightly impregnated with starch binder, 250 g/m² with kraftliner Mullen strength. Impregnation permitted under 'whether or not impregnated, but not otherwise treated' wording. Used for high-performance box liner applications.
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
• Specify impregnation is minimal and doesn't constitute 'other treatment' beyond permitted
• Provide coating formulation showing only inorganic substances ± permitted binders
• Validate base kraft paper strength exceeds minimums before any surface treatment