Kaolin-Coated Bleached Kraft Packaging Board from Japan
Bleached kraft paperboard coated on both sides with kaolin, 80%+ sulfate process fibers, 120-200 g/m², surface-colored for packaging. HTS 4810.39.65.00 covers this as other coated kraft not for graphics. Common in folding cartons.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide bleaching process certification to confirm it's still kraft under sulfate/soda definition
• Ensure no pictorial printing; motifs subsidiary to packaging use keep it out of Chapter 49
• Test for ash content if sulfite process suspected, as it affects related subheadings