Coated Multi-Ply Greyboard Sheets for Book Covers from Japan
Greyboard made from recycled multi-ply stock with kaolin coating for printability, exceeding 150 g/m² in large rectangular sheets. HTS 4810.92.12.35 covers this as kaolin-coated paperboard in sheets, used for bookbinding and rigid packaging.
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 shade consistency certificates for greyboard to match customer printing requirements
• Confirm no printing with pictorial motifs; printed versions may shift to Chapter 49 per notes
• Declare exact ply count; misdescription as single-ply risks audit and penalties