Plastic-Coated White Paperboard for Foam Trays from China
Bleached paperboard base stock over 150 g/m² and 0.3 mm thick, coated with plastics for barrier properties, designed for producing foam-like disposable trays. Meets size requirements for sheets or rolls over 15 cm width. HTS 4811.51.20.30 applies as it's specifically base stock for trays, dishes, plates, cups—not yet formed articles.
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
• Document intended end-use as tray/dish base stock; customs may reclassify pre-printed or embossed sheets
• Test and certify grammage, caliper (thickness), and coating composition to match subheading specs