4811.51.20.40/PE-Coated White Paperboard for Food Trays/Japan

PE-Coated White Paperboard for Food Trays from Japan

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 — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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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