PE-Coated White Paperboard for Food Trays from Germany
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 — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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