PE Coated Cupstock Paperboard from China
Polyethylene extrusion-coated paperboard weighing 320 g/m² in large sheets for disposable coffee cup manufacturing. HTS 4811.90.80 applies to this coated paperboard over 30 g/m² in rectangular sheets exceeding 36 cm x 15 cm. The PE coating enables liquid barrier properties essential for foodservice packaging.
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
• Obtain FDA compliance certification for food contact; PE coating requires migration testing
• Document extrusion coating process to distinguish from laminated 4811.51 products
• Measure sheet dimensions unfolded; smaller sizes may qualify for 4811.90.40