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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 101 product categories in U.S. import records, with 1,805,635 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 May 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 fibers6539,189
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 480311275,751
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 paperboard6189,862
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 shape5153,057
4812HS 4812191,599
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 size1079,565
4803HS 4803176,061
4804Uncoated kraft paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading 4802 or 48031274,174
4817Envelopes, letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards, of paper or paperboard362,689
4823Other paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibers, cut to size or shape644,879
4805Other uncoated paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets, not further worked or processed than as specified in note 3 to this chapter1144,099
4821Paper and paperboard labels of all kinds, whether or not printed234,037
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 4810732,447
4814Wallpaper and similar wallcoverings225,717
4806Vegetable parchment, greaseproof papers, tracing papers and glassine and other glazed transparent or translucent papers, in rolls or sheets422,062
4801HS 4801115,072
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 boxes213,088
4813Cigarette paper, whether or not cut to size or in the form of booklets or tubes312,891
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 sheets28,012
4807HS 480715,316
4822Bobbins, spools, cops and similar supports of paper pulp, paper or paperboard (whether or not perforated or hardened)24,153
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 480331,915
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