Vinyl Covered Bleached Paperboard for Binders from China
Bleached board weighing 260 g/m² covered with thin PVC vinyl film, 0.42 mm total thickness, in rolls >15 cm wide for ring binder covers. HTS 4811.51.20 due to plastic covering, bleaching, weight, size criteria, and thickness specs. Vinyl adds scuff resistance.
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
• Specify non-adhesive vinyl application method; adhesive versions excluded from heading
• Test for PVC phthalate content per REACH if EU transshipment
• Declare width precisely for rolls to confirm >15 cm threshold