Surface-Printed Metallized Paper from Mexico
90 g/m² paper with vacuum metallized aluminum surface and light printing, in large rolls for flexible packaging. HTS 4811.90.80 covers this surface-colored/decorated paper over 30 g/m². Metallization provides barrier properties while printing remains subsidiary to packaging function.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
Import Tips
• Prove printing is subsidiary via end-use documentation; dominant print goes to Chapter 49
• Measure metal layer thickness; thick vacuum metal may reclassify as 4811.51
• Test basis weight including metallization to ensure >30 g/m² threshold