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Printed Chart Paper Rolls for Strip Chart Recorders

Continuous rolls of paper pre-printed with grid lines and time scales specifically for use in strip chart recorders, which are self-recording apparatus that plot data over time. These rolls are cut to standard widths and designed to feed directly into the recorder's mechanism. They fall under HTS 4823.40.00.00 as printed rolls explicitly for self-recording apparatus.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+35.0%35%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

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

4811.90.90Same rate: 35%

If unprinted or printed for general stationery use

Unprinted paper or paper printed not specifically for self-recording apparatus falls under general coated or uncoated paper headings.

4903.00.00.00Lower: 10% vs 35%

If motifs or characters are primary and not subsidiary to apparatus use

Chapter note excludes printed paper where printing is the primary feature, directing it to Chapter 49 as printed matter.

4821.90.40.00Same rate: 35%

If supplied as part of a complete self-recording apparatus kit

Paper articles of a kind used with recording machinery but not exclusively printed rolls/sheets/dials go to 4821.90.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Verify that the printing is integral to the function for self-recording devices, not merely decorative, to avoid reclassification under Chapter 49

Provide technical datasheets from the recorder manufacturer confirming compatibility and intended use as evidence of classification

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