Printed Kaolin-Coated Carton Board for Pharma Packaging from Canada
Kaolin-coated paperboard in large sheets, lightly printed with regulatory info, for folding cartons packaging tablets or OTC medications. Despite minimal printing (subsidiary to folding carton use), classified HTS 4810.99.10.50 as primary function remains coated sheet stock for conversion. Meets pharmaceutical grade brightness and strength specs.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
10%
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
Import Tips
• Confirm printing constitutes <10% coverage and is functional (lot codes), not pictorial, to avoid chapter 49 shift
• Include USP Class VI or equivalent bio-compatibility test results for pharma contact materials
• Declare exact ink composition to ensure no plastic coating disguise triggering 4811