Clipboards with Paperboard Folders from Mexico
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.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• 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