Evergreen Milk Carton Base Stock from China
Bleached paperboard coated with polyethylene on both sides, weighing over 225 g/m² and 0.3 mm thick, supplied in rolls wider than 15 cm. Specifically designed as base stock for folding milk cartons, providing liquid barrier properties essential for beverage packaging. Classified under HTS 4811.51.20.10 due to its thickness, weight, plastic coating, and intended use for milk and beverage containers.
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
• Verify polyethylene coating weight and uniformity meets FDA food contact standards; provide mill test certificates confirming basis weight >150 g/m² and thickness ≥0.3mm; ensure supplier declarations specify 'base stock for beverage cartons' to avoid reclassification