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Pharma-Grade Folding Carton Board with Lacquer Coating from Japan

Sterilizable paperboard with lacquer plastic coating, sheets >36x15 cm, stock for folding cartons of tablets and pills. HTS 4811.59.40.20 for coated carton stock; lacquer provides cleanable surface. Meets pharma cleanliness standards.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

Import Tips

• GMP/ISO certs essential; particle/cleanroom tests for pharma validation

• Declare lacquer as plastic coating; solvent-based needs VOC docs