Surface-Decorated Kaolin Coated Board 200 g/m² from Japan
Multi-ply paperboard coated with kaolin, surface-decorated but not dominantly printed, weighing 200 g/m² in large sheets. HTS 4810.92.12 covers it as kaolin-coated multi-ply over 150 g/m² with allowed surface decoration. Suited for decorative 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
• Document that surface decoration is subsidiary to use, not primary (per chapter note)
• Use caliper measurements alongside grammage for weight verification at ports
• Segregate from printed goods to avoid Chapter 49 misclassification