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HS Chapter 48 — Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard

HS chapter 48 (Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard) covers 100 product categories in U.S. import records, with 1,854,428 bill-of-lading shipments. The most imported headings are Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and other packing containers, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibers, 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 4801 or 4803, and Registers, account books, notebooks, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles, exercise books, blotting pads, binders (looseleaf or other), folders, file covers, manifold business forms, interleaved carbon sets and other articles of stationery, of paper or paperboard.

Sourced from U.S. Customs bill of lading data · Updated monthly · Data through July 2026 · Chapter → heading → product, drill in for importers and suppliers

Headings in this chapter

HSHeadingProductsShipments
4819Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and other packing containers, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibers6569,658
4802Uncoated 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 4801 or 480311280,164
4820Registers, account books, notebooks, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles, exercise books, blotting pads, binders (looseleaf or other), folders, file covers, manifold business forms, interleaved carbon sets and other articles of stationery, of paper or paperboard6197,490
4818Toilet paper and similar paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibers, of a kind used for household or sanitary purposes, in rolls of a width not exceeding 36 cm, or cut to size or shape5155,282
4812HS 4812194,362
4810Paper 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-colored, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or rectangular (including square) sheets, of any size1079,231
4803HS 4803176,795
4804Uncoated kraft paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading 4802 or 48031274,468
4817Envelopes, letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards, of paper or paperboard361,991
4823Other paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibers, cut to size or shape545,221
4805Other uncoated paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets, not further worked or processed than as specified in note 3 to this chapter1144,379
4821Paper and paperboard labels of all kinds, whether or not printed234,101
4811Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibers, coated, impregnated, covered, surface-colored, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or rectangular (including square) sheets, of any size, other than goods of the kind described in heading 4803, 4809 or 4810732,586
4814Wallpaper and similar wallcoverings225,818
4806Vegetable parchment, greaseproof papers, tracing papers and glassine and other glazed transparent or translucent papers, in rolls or sheets422,112
4801HS 4801115,046
4816Carbon paper, self-copy paper and other copying or transfer papers (other than those of heading 4809), duplicator stencils and offset plates, of paper, whether or not put up in boxes213,237
4813Cigarette paper, whether or not cut to size or in the form of booklets or tubes312,976
4809Carbon 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 sheets28,069
4807HS 480715,360
4822Bobbins, spools, cops and similar supports of paper pulp, paper or paperboard (whether or not perforated or hardened)24,163
4808Paper 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 480331,919
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