Paper Hot Coffee Cups from China
Disposable paper cups designed for hot beverages like coffee, featuring a polyethylene lining for heat resistance and leak prevention. They are pre-formed, cut to precise cup shape from paperboard, and nest for efficient stacking and shipping. Classified under HTS 4823.69.0020 as round nested food containers made of paperboard.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Verify paperboard composition meets non-printed, food-safe standards; avoid motifs that could shift to Chapter 49
• Provide FDA compliance docs for food contact; test for migration limits to prevent CBP holds
• Confirm nesting design and round shape; misclassification as flat sheets risks 4823 exclusion per chapter notes