Plastic-Coated Bleached Linerboard for Displays from China
Bleached kraftliner substitute paperboard, 220 g/m² with plastic surface cover for moisture protection, 0.32 mm thick in wide rolls for point-of-sale displays. Meets HTS 4811.51.20 as bleached, plastic-coated (non-adhesive), >150 g/m², roll width >15 cm, and ≥0.3 mm thickness. Differentiates from uncoated linerboard in 4804.
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
• Confirm no kraft sulfate fiber dominance (≥80%) or it risks 4804 classification; request pulp process certification
• Measure unfolded sheet sizes precisely—must exceed 36x15 cm to avoid smaller format subheadings
• Label rolls clearly with thickness and weight to facilitate CBP inspection; pitfall is moisture-induced thickness variation