PE-Coated White Paperboard for Food Trays from China
Bleached paperboard over 150 g/m², extrusion-coated with polyethylene plastic, achieving 0.35 mm thickness in large rolls or sheets exceeding 36 cm x 15 cm. Used as base stock for die-cut food packaging trays like microwaveable meal bases. Fits HTS 4811.51.20.40 as bleached, plastic-covered packaging stock meeting size and thickness criteria.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Include FDA compliance docs for food-contact plastics coating if destined for U.S. food packaging to meet import safety standards
• Measure caliper precisely; boards under 0.3 mm shift to 4811.51.20.20, potentially altering duties