Surface-Printed Metallized Paperboard from China
Paperboard with vacuum metallized aluminum layer and surface-printed decorative patterns, over 30 g/m², in sheets >36 cm x 15 cm for packaging. HTS 4811.90.80.50 covers this as 'other' surface-decorated paper not classifiable in 4810 (kraft paper) or 4809/4803. Print motifs are subsidiary to packaging function.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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
• Prove print is 'subsidiary' (not primary use) via marketing materials to stay out of Chapter 49
• Measure total weight including metallization; >150 g/m² may shift to 4811.51
• Specify 'paperboard' vs 'paper' if >225 g/m² for potential 4811.60 classification