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Vinyl Record Protective Sleeves

Heavy-duty paperboard sleeves designed to protect vinyl records from dust and damage during storage and shipping. They qualify for HTS 4819.50.40.60 as other packing containers, specifically including record sleeves as noted in the hierarchy.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+37.5%37.5%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+60.0%60%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+12.5%12.5%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

4820.10Lower: 12.5% vs 37.5%

If in loose sheets or exercise books rather than formed sleeves

Heading 4820 excludes loose sheets but covers registers; formed sleeves stay in 4819.

4819.50Same rate: 37.5%

If statistical suffix applies to specific paper types

Intra-subheading shifts based on detailed statistical reporting for certain paperboards.

Not sure which classification is right?

The Tariff Assistant works through the GRI rules on your specific product to reach the right HTS code — and can price the duty on it in the same conversation.

Import Tips & Compliance

• Provide evidence of record-specific design like inner flaps to justify 'record sleeve' classification

• Ensure no printing dominates; per chapter notes, pictorial elements must be subsidiary