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Oil-Impregnated Bread Bag Liners from Japan

Rolls of paper impregnated with food-grade oil to provide grease resistance for bakery bag liners. HTS 4811.60.60.00 covers this as oil-impregnated paper not in headings 4803/4809/4810.

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

• Supplier certification of oil impregnation method prevents misclassification as printed paper

• Check grammage (>72g/m² typically) to exclude lightweight coated papers in 4810.22

• Include end-use statements for bakery to support 'other' vs sanitary articles classification