Clipboards with Paperboard Folders
Paperboard-backed clipboards functioning as folders with a clip for holding loose sheets, used in warehouses and classrooms. Classified in HTS 4820.30.00 as folders or file covers of paperboard with attached stationery features. The rigid board provides writing surface and storage.
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If plastic board base with minimal paper
Plastic clipboards are office articles of plastics.
If perforated or embossed for special machines
Perforated paperboard cards for Jacquard machines are specifically under 4823.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Declare clip as metal/plastic accessory; primary paperboard substrate keeps it in Chapter 48
• Provide photos in entry docs to show folder function over clipboard use
• Avoid classification issues by not bundling with pads, which could make it 4820.10
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