On this page:
- Chapter 47: Pulp of Wood or of Other Fibrous Cellulosic Material; Recovered (Waste and Scrap) Paper or Paperboard
- Chapter 48: Paper and Paperboard; Articles of Paper Pulp, of Paper or of Paperboard
- Chapter 49: Printed Books, Newspapers, Pictures and Other Products of The Printing Industry; Manuscripts, Typescripts and Plans
Chapter 47: Pulp of Wood or of Other Fibrous Cellulosic Material; Recovered (Waste and Scrap) Paper or Paperboard
| Tariff Reference (HS2012) |
Product Description | Applicable Product Specific Rule of Origin |
|---|---|---|
| 4701.00 | Mechanical wood pulp | CTH |
| 4702.00 | Chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades. | CTH |
| 4703 | Chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving grades. | - |
| 4703.1 | Unbleached: | - |
| 4703.11 | Coniferous | CTH |
| 4703.19 | Non-coniferous | CTH |
| 4703.2 | Semi-bleached or bleached: | - |
| 4703.21 | Coniferous | CTSH |
| 4703.29 | Non-coniferous | CTSH |
| 4704 | Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, other than dissolving grades. | - |
| 4704.1 | Unbleached: | - |
| 4704.11 | Coniferous | CTH |
| 4704.19 | Non-coniferous | CTH |
| 4704.2 | Semi-bleached or bleached: | - |
| 4704.21 | Coniferous | CTSH |
| 4704.29 | Non-coniferous | CTSH |
| 4705.00 | Wood pulp obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical pulping processes. | CTH |
| 4706 | Pulps of fibres derived from recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard or of other fibrous cellulosic material. | - |
| 4706.10 | Cotton linters pulp | CTH |
| 4706.20 | Pulps of fibres derived from recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard | CTH |
| 4706.30 | Other, of bamboo | CTH |
| 4706.9 | Other: | - |
| 4706.91 | Mechanical | CTH |
| 4706.92 | Chemical | CTH |
| 4706.93 | Obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical processes | CTH |
| 4707 | Recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard. | - |
| 4707.10 | Unbleached kraft paper or paperboard or corrugated paper or paperboard | CTH |
| 4707.20 | Other paper or paperboard made mainly of bleached chemical pulp, not coloured in the mass | CTH |
| 4707.30 | Paper or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp (for example, newspapers, journals and similar printed matter) | CTH |
| 4707.90 | Other, including unsorted waste and scrap | CTH |
Chapter 48: Paper and Paperboard; Articles of Paper Pulp, of Paper or of Paperboard
| Tariff Reference (HS2012) |
Product Description | Applicable Product Specific Rule of Origin |
|---|---|---|
| 4801.00 | Newsprint, in rolls or sheets: | CTH |
| 4802 | Uncoated paper and paperboard, of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, and non perforated punch-cards and punch tape paper, in rolls or rectangular (including square) sheets, of any size, other than paper of heading 48.01 or 48.03; hand-made paper and paperboard. | - |
| 4802.10 | Hand-made paper and paperboard | CTH |
| 4802.20 | Paper and paperboard of a kind used as a base for photo-sensitive, heat-sensitive or electro-sensitive paper or paperboard | CTH |
| 4802.40 | Wallpaper base | CTH |
| 4802.5 | Other paper and paperboard, not containing fibres obtained by a mechanical or chemi-mechanical process or of which not more than 10 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of such fibres: | - |
| 4802.54 | Weighing less than 40 g/m2 | CTH |
| 4802.55 | Weighing 40 g/m2 or more but not more than 150 g/m2, in rolls | CTH |
| 4802.56 | Weighing 40 g/m2 or more but not more than 150 g/m2, in sheets with one side not exceeding 435 mm and the other side not exceeding 297 mm in the unfolded state | CTH |
| 4802.57 | Other, weighing 40 g/m2 or more but not more than 150 g/m2 | CTH |
| 4802.58 | Weighing more than 150 g/m2 | CTH |
| 4802.6 | Other paper and paperboard, of which more than 10 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of fibres obtained by a mechanical or chemi-mechanical process. | - |
| 4802.61 | In rolls | CTH |
| 4802.62 | In sheets with one side not exceeding 435 mm and the other side not exceeding 297 mm in the unfolded state | CTH |
| 4802.69 | Other | CTH |
| 4803.00 | Toilet or facial tissue stock, towel or napkin stock and similar paper of a kind used for household or sanitary purposes, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, whether or not creped, crinkled, embossed, perforated, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or sheets. | CTH |
| 4804 | Uncoated kraft paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading 48.02 or 48.03. | - |
| 4804.1 | Kraftliner: | - |
| 4804.11 | Unbleached | CTH |
| 4804.19 | Other | CTH |
| 4804.2 | Sack kraft paper: | - |
| 4804.21 | Unbleached | CTH |
| 4804.29 | Other | CTH |
| 4804.3 | Other kraft paper and paperboard weighing 150 g/m2 or less: | - |
| 4804.31 | Unbleached | CTH |
| 4804.39 | Other | CTH |
| 4804.4 | Other kraft paper and paperboard weighing more than 150 g/m2 but less than 225 g/m2: | - |
| 4804.41 | Unbleached | CTH |
| 4804.42 | Bleached uniformly throughout the mass and of which more than 95 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of wood obtained by chemical process | CTH |
| 4804.49 | Other | CTH |
| 4804.5 | Other kraft paper and paperboard weighing 225 g/m2 or more: | - |
| 4804.51 | Unbleached | CTH |
| 4804.52 | Bleached uniformly throughout the mass and of which more than 95 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of wood obtained by a chemical process | CTH |
| 4804.59 | Other | CTH |
| 4805 | Other uncoated paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets, not further worked or processed than as specified in Note 3 to this Chapter. | - |
| 4805.1 | Fluting paper: | - |
| 4805.11 | Semi-chemical fluting paper | CTH |
| 4805.12 | Straw fluting paper | CTH |
| 4805.19 | Other | CTH |
| 4805.2 | Testliner (recycled liner board): | - |
| 4805.24 | Weighing 150 g/m2 or less | CTH |
| 4805.25 | Weighing more than 150 g/m2 | CTH |
| 4805.30 | Sulphite wrapping paper | CTH |
| 4805.40 | Filter paper and paperboard | CTH |
| 4805.50 | Felt paper and paperboard | CTH |
| 4805.9 | Other: | - |
| 4805.91 | Weighing 150 g/m2 or less | CTH |
| 4805.92 | Weighing more than 150 g/m2 but less than 225 g/m2 | CTH |
| 4805.93 | Weighing 225 g/m2 or more | CTH |
| 4806 | Vegetable parchment, greaseproof papers, tracing papers and glassine and other glazed transparent or translucent papers, in rolls or sheets. | - |
| 4806.10 | Vegetable parchment | CTH |
| 4806.20 | Greaseproof papers | CTH |
| 4806.30 | Tracing papers | CTH |
| 4806.40 | Glassine and other glazed transparent or translucent papers | CTH |
| 4807.00 | Composite paper and paperboard (made by sticking flat layers of paper or paperboard together with an adhesive), not surface-coated or impregnated, whether or not internally reinforced, in rolls or sheets. | CTH |
| 4808 | Paper and paperboard, corrugated (with or without glued flat surface sheets), creped, crinkled, embossed or perforated, in rolls or sheets, other than paper of the kind described in heading 48.03. | - |
| 4808.10 | Corrugated paper and paperboard, whether or not perforated | CTH |
| 4808.40 | Kraft paper, creped or crinkled, whether or not embossed or perforated | CTH except from heading 4804 |
| 4808.90 | Other | CTH |
| 4809 | Carbon paper, self-copy paper and other copying or transfer papers (including coated or impregnated paper for duplicator stencils or offset plates), whether or not printed, in rolls or sheets. | - |
| 4809.20 | Self-copy paper | CTH |
| 4809.90 | Other | CTH |
| 4810 | Paper and paperboard, coated on one or both sides with kaolin (China clay) or other inorganic substances, with or without a binder, and with no other coating, whether or not surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or rectangular (including square) sheets, of any size. | - |
| 4810.1 | Paper and paperboard of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, not containing fibres obtained by a mechanical or chemi-mechanical process or of which not more than 10 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of such fibres: | - |
| 4810.13 | In rolls | CTH |
| 4810.14 | In sheets with one side not exceeding 435 mm and the other side not exceeding 297 mm in the unfolded state | CTH |
| 4810.19 | Other | CTH |
| 4810.2 | Paper and paperboard of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, of which more than 10 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of fibres obtained by a mechanical or chemi-mechanical process: | - |
| 4810.22 | Light-weight coated paper | CTH |
| 4810.29 | Other | CTH |
| 4810.3 | Kraft paper and paperboard, other than that of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes: | - |
| 4810.31 | Bleached uniformly throughout the mass and of which more than 95 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of wood fibres obtained by a chemical process, and weighing 150 g/m2 or less | CTH |
| 4810.32 | Bleached uniformly throughout the mass and of which more than 95 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of wood fibres obtained by a chemical process, and weighing more than 150 g/m2 | CTH |
| 4810.39 | Other | CTH |
| 4810.9 | Other paper and paperboard: | - |
| 4810.92 | Multi-ply | CTH |
| 4810.99 | Other | CTH |
| 4811 | Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, coated, impregnated, covered, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or rectangular (including square) sheets, of any size, other than goods of the kind described in heading 48.03, 48.09 or 48.10. | - |
| 4811.10 | Tarred, bituminised or asphalted paper and paperboard | CTH |
| 4811.4 | Gummed or adhesive paper and paperboard: | - |
| 4811.41 | Self-adhesive | CTH |
| 4811.49 | Other | CTH |
| 4811.5 | Paper and paperboard coated, impregnated or covered with plastics (excluding adhesives): | - |
| 4811.51 | Bleached, weighing more than 150 g/m2 | CTH |
| 4811.59 | Other | CTH |
| 4811.60 | Paper and paperboard, coated, impregnated or covered with wax, paraffin wax, stearin, oil or glycerol | CTH |
| 4811.90 | Other paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres | CTH |
| 4812.00 | Filter blocks, slabs and plates, of paper plup. | CTH |
| 4813 | Cigarette paper, whether or not cut to size or in the form of booklets or tubes. | - |
| 4813.10 | In the form of booklets or tubes | CTH |
| 4813.20 | In rolls of a width not exceeding 5 cm | CTH |
| 4813.90 | Other | CTH |
| 4814 | Wallpaper and similar wall coverings; window transparencies of paper. | - |
| 4814.20 | Wallpaper and similar wall coverings, consisting of paper coated or covered, on the face side, with a grained, embossed, coloured, design-printed or otherwise decorated layer of plastics | CTH |
| 4814.90 | Other | CTH |
| 4816 | Carbon paper, self-copy paper and other copying or transfer papers (other than those of heading 48.09), duplicator stencils and offset plates, of paper, whether or not put up in boxes. | - |
| 4816.20 | Self-copy paper | CTH except from heading 4809 |
| 4816.90 | Other | CTH except from heading 4809 |
| 4817 | Envelopes, letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards, of paper or paperboard; boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, of paper or paperboard, containing an assortment of paper stationery. | - |
| 4817.10 | Envelopes | CTH |
| 4817.20 | Letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards | CTH |
| 4817.30 | Boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, of paper or paperboard, containing an assortment of paper stationery | CTH |
| 4818 | Toilet paper and similar paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres, of a kind used for household or sanitary purposes, in rolls of a width not exceeding 36 cm, or cut to size or shape; handkerchiefs, cleansing tissues, towels, tablecloths, serviettes, bed sheets and similar household, sanitary or hospital articles, articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres. | - |
| 4818.10 | Toilet paper | CTH |
| 4818.20 | Handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels | CTH |
| 4818.30 | Tablecloths and serviettes | CTH |
| 4818.50 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories | CTH |
| 4818.90 | Other | CTH |
| 4819 | Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and other packing containers, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres; box files, letter trays, and similar articles, of paper or paperboard of a kind used in offices, shops or the like. | - |
| 4819.10 | Cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard | CTH |
| 4819.20 | Folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard | CTH |
| 4819.30 | Sacks and bags, having a base of a width of 40 cm or more | CTH |
| 4819.40 | Other sacks and bags, including cones | CTH |
| 4819.50 | Other packing containers, including record sleeves | CTH |
| 4819.60 | Box files, letter trays, storage boxes and similar articles, of a kind used in offices, shops or the like | CTH |
| 4820 | Registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles, exercise books, blotting-pads, binders (loose-leaf or other), folders, file covers, manifold business forms, interleaved carbon sets and other articles of stationery, of paper or paperboard; albums for samples or for collections and book covers, of paper or paperboard. | - |
| 4820.10 | Registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles | CTH |
| 4820.20 | Exercise books | CTH |
| 4820.30 | Binders (other than book covers), folders and file covers | CTH |
| 4820.40 | Manifold business forms and interleaved carbon sets | CTH |
| 4820.50 | Albums for samples or for collections | CTH |
| 4820.90 | Other | CTH |
| 4821 | Paper or paperboard labels of all kinds, whether or not printed. | - |
| 4821.10 | Printed | CTH |
| 4821.90 | Other | CTH |
| 4822 | Bobbins, spools, cops and similar supports of paper pulp, paper or paperboard (whether or not perforated or hardened). | - |
| 4822.10 | Of a kind used for winding textile yarn | CTH |
| 4822.90 | Other | CTH |
| 4823 | Other paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, cut to size or shape; other articles of paper pulp, paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres. | - |
| 4823.20 | Filter paper and paperboard | CTH except from subheading 4805.40 |
| 4823.40 | Rolls, sheets and dials, printed for self-recording apparatus | CTH |
| 4823.6 | Trays, dishes, plates, cups and the like, of paper or paperboard: | - |
| 4823.61 | Ofbamboo | CTSH |
| 4823.69 | Other | CTSH |
| 4823.70 | Moulded or pressed articles of paper pulp | CTSH |
| 4823.90 | Other | CTSH |
Chapter 49: Printed Books, Newspapers, Pictures and Other Products of The Printing Industry; Manuscripts, Typescripts and Plans
| Tariff Reference (HS2012) |
Product Description | Applicable Product Specific Rule of Origin |
|---|---|---|
| 4901 | Printed books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter, whether or not in single sheets. | - |
| 4901.10 | In single sheets, whether or not folded | CTH |
| 4901.9 | Other: | - |
| 4901.91 | Dictionaries and encyclopaedias, and serial instalments thereof | CTH |
| 4901.99 | Other | CTH |
| 4902 | Newspapers, journals and periodicals, whether or not illustrated or containing advertising material. | - |
| 4902.10 | Appearing at least four times a week | CTH |
| 4902.90 | Other | CTH |
| 4903.00 | Children's picture, drawing or colouring books. | CTH |
| 4904.00 | Music, printed or in manuscript, whether or not bound or illustrated. | CTH |
| 4905 | Maps and hydrographic or similar charts of all kinds including atlases, wall maps, topographical plans and globes, printed. | - |
| 4905.10 | Globes | CTH |
| 4905.9 | Other: | - |
| 4905.91 | In book form | CTH |
| 4905.99 | Other | CTH |
| 4906.00 | Plans and drawings for architectural, engineering, industrial, commercial, topographical or similar purposes, being originals drawn by hand; hand-written texts; photographic reproductions on sensitised paper and carbon copies of the foregoing. | CTH |
| 4907.00 | Unused postage, revenue or similar stamps of current or new issue in the country in which they have, or will have, a recognised face value; stamp-impressed paper; banknotes; cheque forms; stock, share or bond certificates and similar documents of title. | CTH |
| 4908 | Transfers (decalcomanias). | - |
| 4908.10 | Transfers (decalcomanias), vitrifiable | CTH |
| 4908.90 | Other | CTH |
| 4909.00 | Printed or illustrated postcards; printed cards bearing personal greetings, messages or announcements, whether or not illustrated, with or without envelopes or trimmings. | CTH |
| 4910.00 | Calendars of any kind, printed, including calendar blocks. | CTH |
| 4911 | Other printed matter, including printed pictures and photographs. | - |
| 4911.10 | Trade advertising material, commercial catalogues and the like | CTH |
| 4911.9 | Other: | - |
| 4911.91 | Pictures, designs and photographs | CTH |
| 4911.99 | Other | CTH |
Last Updated: 22 July 2014