PE-Coated White Paperboard for Food Trays from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, 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