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Chapter 48 PAPER AND PAPERBOARD; ARTICLES OF PAPER PULP, OF PAPER OR OF PAPERBOARD

United Kingdom

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CN codeDescription
Rate of duty
autonomous (%)conventional (%)
Supplementary unit
480100Newsprint, in rolls or sheets
48010010Mentioned in the additional note 1 to this chapterf1 74,7f2 —
48010090Other187,8—
4802Uncoated paper and paperboard, of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, and punch card stock and punch tape paper, in rolls or sheets, other than paper of heading No 4801 or 4803; handmade paper and paperboard
48021000Handmade paper and paperboard154,1—
48022000Paper and paperboard of a kind used as a base for photo-sensitive, heat-sensitive or electro-sensitive paper or paperboard188,4—
48023000Carbonizing base paper187,2—
480240Wallpaper base
48024010Not containing fibres obtained by a mechanical process or of which not more than 10 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of such fibres188—
48024090Other188—
Other paper and paperboard, not containing fibres obtained by a mechanical process or of which not more than 10 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of such fibres
480251Weighing less than 40 g/m2
48025110Paper weighing not more than 15 g/m2 for use in stencil making 63—
48025190Other188—
480252Weighing 40 g/m2 or more but not more than 150 g/m2
48025220In rolls188—
48025280In sheets188—
480253Weighing more than 150 g/m2
48025320In rolls188—
48025380In sheets188—
480260Other paper and paperboard, of which more than 10 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of fibres obtained by a mechanical process
Weighing less than 72 g/m2 and of which more than 50 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of fibres obtained by a mechanical process
48026011In rolls188—
48026019In sheets188—
Other
48026091In rolls188—
48026099In sheets188—
480300Toilet 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 of a width exceeding 36 cm or in rectangular (including square) sheets with at least one side exceeding 36 cm in unfolded state
48030010Cellulose wadding188—
Creped paper and webs of cellulose fibres (tissues), weighing, per ply
48030031Not more than 25 g/m2 188—
48030039More than 25 g/m2 188—
48030090Other188—
4804Uncoated kraft paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading No 4802 or 4803
Kraftliner
480411Unbleached
Of which not less than 80 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of coniferous fibres obtained by the chemical sulphate or soda process
48041111Weighing less than 150 g/m2 185,5—
48041115Weighing 150 g/m2 or more but less than 175 g/m2 185,5—
48041119Weighing 175 g/m2 or more185,5—
48041190Other187,9—
480419Other
Of which not less than 80 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of coniferous fibres obtained by the chemical sulphate or soda process
Composed of one or more layers unbleached and an outside layer bleached, semi-bleached or coloured, weighing per m2
48041911Less than 150 g185,5—
48041915150 g or more but less than 175 g185,5—
48041919175 g or more185,5—
Other, weighing per m2
48041931Less than 150 g185,5—
48041935150 g or more but less than 175 g185,5—
48041939175 g or more185,5—
48041990Other187,9—
Sack kraft paper
480421Unbleached
48042110Of which not less than 80 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of coniferous fibres obtained by the chemical sulphate or soda process187,2—
48042190Other187,9—
480429Other
48042910Of which not less than 80 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of coniferous fibres obtained by the chemical sulphate or soda process187,2—
48042990Other187,9—
Other kraft paper and paperboard weighing 150 g/m2 or less
480431Unbleached
48043110For the manufacture of paper yarn of heading No 5308 or of paper yarn reinforced with metal of heading No 5607 62—
Other
Of which not less than 80 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of coniferous fibres obtained by the chemical sulphate or soda process
48043151Kraft electro-technical insulating paper185,5—
48043159Other185,5—
48043190Other187,9—
480439Other
48043910For the manufacture of paper yarn of heading No 5308 or of paper yarn reinforced with metal of heading No 5607 62—
Other
Of which not less than 80 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of coniferous fibres obtained by the chemical sulphate or soda process
48043951Bleached uniformly throughout the mass185,5—
48043959Other185,5—
48043990Other187,9—
Other kraft paper and paperboard weighing more than 150 g/m2 but less than 225 g/m2
480441Unbleached
48044110Of which not less than 80 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of coniferous fibres obtained by the chemical sulphate or soda process185,5—
Other
48044191Saturating kraft187,9—
48044199Other187,9—
480442Bleached 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
48044210Of which not less than 80 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of coniferous fibres obtained by the chemical sulphate or soda process185,5—
48044290Other187,9—
480449Other
48044910Of which not less than 80 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of coniferous fibres obtained by the chemical sulphate or soda process185,5—
48044990Other187,9—
Other kraft paper and paperboard weighing 225 g/m2 or more
480451Unbleached
48045110Of which not less than 80 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of coniferous fibres obtained by the chemical sulphate or soda process185,5—
48045190Other187,9—
480452Bleached 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
48045210Of which not less than 80 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of coniferous fibres obtained by the chemical sulphate or soda process185,5—
48045290Other187,9—
480459Other
48045910Of which not less than 80 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of coniferous fibres obtained by the chemical sulphate or soda process185,5—
48045990Other187,9—
4805Other uncoated paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets
48051000Semi-chemical fluting paper (corrugating medium)188—
Multi-ply paper and paperboard
48052100Each layer bleached188—
480522With only one outer layer bleached
48052210Testliner188—
48052290Other188—
48052300Having three or more layers, of which only the two outer layers are bleached188—
480529Other
48052910Testliner188—
48052990Other188—
480530Sulphite wrapping paper
48053010Weighing less than 30 g/m2 188—
48053090Weighing 30 g/m2 or more188,4—
48054000Filter paper and paperboard188—
48055000Felt paper and paperboard188—
480560Other paper and paperboard, weighing 150 g/m2 or less
48056010Strawpaper and strawboard187,2—
Paper and paperboard for corrugated paper and paperboard
48056020Wellenstoff189—
48056040Testliner189—
48056060Other188,4—
48056090Other188,4—
480570Other paper and paperboard, weighing more than 150 g/m2 but less than 225 g/m2
Paper and paperboard for corrugated paper and paperboard
48057011Testliner188—
48057019Other188—
48057090Other188—
480580Other paper and paperboard, weighing 225 g/m2 or more
Made from wastepaper
48058011Testliner188—
48058019Other188—
48058090Other188—
4806Vegetable parchment, greaseproof papers, tracing papers and glassine and other glazed transparent or translucent papers, in rolls or sheets
48061000Vegetable parchment189,2—
48062000Greaseproof papers189,2—
48063000Tracing papers189,2—
480640Glassine and other glazed transparent or translucent papers
48064010Glassine papers189,2—
48064090Other189,2—
4807Composite 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
48071000Paper and paperboard, laminated internally with bitumen, tar or asphalt189,4—
Other
48079100Straw paper and paperboard, whether or not covered with paper other than straw paper188,8—
480799Other
Made from wastepaper, whether or not covered with paper
48079911Composed of two or more layers of different nature189,2—
48079919Other189,2—
48079990Other189,2—
4808Paper and paperboard, corrugated (with or without glued flat surface sheets), creped, crinkled, embossed or perforated, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading No 4803 or 4818
48081000Corrugated paper and paperboard, whether or not perforated2110—
48082000Sack kraft paper, creped or crinkled, whether or not embossed or perforated189,2—
48083000Other kraft paper, creped or crinkled, whether or not embossed or perforated188,8—
48089000Other188,8—
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 of a width exceeding 36 cm or in rectangular (including square) sheets with at least one side exceeding 36 cm in unfolded state
48091000Carbon or similar copying papers198,4—
480920Self-copy paper
48092010In rolls198,4—
48092090In sheets198,4—
48099000Other198—
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-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or sheets
Paper and paperboard of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, not containing fibres obtained by a mechanical process or of which not more than 10 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of such fibres
481011Weighing not more than 150 g/m2
48101110Paper and paperboard of a kind used as a base for photo-sensitive, heat-sensitive or electro-sensitive paper or paperboard198,4—
Other
48101191In rolls198—
48101199In sheets198—
48101200Weighing more than 150 g/m2 198,4—
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 process
48102100Light-weight coated paper198,4—
481029Other
In rolls
48102911Wallpaper base198,4—
48102919Other198,4—
48102990In sheets198,4—
Kraft paper and paperboard, other than that of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes
48103100Bleached 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 less198,4—
481032Bleached 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
48103210Coated with kaolin197,4—
48103290Other198,4—
48103900Other197,2—
Other paper and paperboard
481091Multi-ply
48109110Each layer bleached198,4—
48109130With only one outer layer bleached198,4—
48109190Other198,4—
481099Other
48109910Bleached paper and paperboard, coated with kaolin197,6—
48109930Coated with mica powder156,4—
48109990Other198,4—
4811Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, coated, impregnated, covered, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or sheets, other than goods of heading No 4803, 4809, 4810 or 4818
48111000Tarred, bituminized or asphalted paper and paperboard198,4—
Gummed or adhesive paper and paperboard
48112100Self-adhesive198—
48112900Other198,4—
Paper and paperboard coated, impregnated or covered with plastics (excluding adhesives)
48113100Bleached, weighing more than 150 g/m2 197,6—
48113900Other198,4—
48114000Paper and paperboard, coated, impregnated or covered with wax, paraffin wax, stearin, oil or glycerol198,4—
481190Other paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of soft cellulose
48119010Continuous forms198,4—
48119090Other198—
48120000Filter blocks, slabs and plates, of paper pulp179,2—
4813Cigarette paper, whether or not cut to size or in the form of booklets or tubes
48131000In the form of booklets or tubes154,1—
48132000In rolls of a width not exceeding 5 cm154,1—
481390Other
48139010Not impregnated, in rolls of a width exceeding 15 cm, or in rectangular (including square) sheets with one side exceeding 36 cm143,9—
48139090Other197—
4814Wallpaper and similar wall coverings; window transparencies of paper
48141000‘Ingrain’ paper196,4—
48142000Wallpaper 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 plastics2311,2—
48143000Wallpaper and similar wall coverings, consisting of paper covered, on the face side, with plaiting material, whether or not bound together in parallel strands or woven143,9—
481490Other
48149010Wallpaper and similar wall coverings, consisting of grained, embossed, surface-coloured, design-printed or otherwise surface-decorated paper, coated or covered with transparent protective plastics196,6—
48149090Other196,6—
48150000Floor coverings on a base of paper or of paperboard, whether or not cut to size1910m2
4816Carbon paper, self-copy paper and other copying or transfer papers (other than those of heading No 4809), duplicator stencils and offset plates, of paper, whether or not put up in boxes
48161000Carbon or similar copying papers198—
48162000Self-copy paper198—
48163000Duplicator stencils198—
48169000Other198—
4817Envelopes, 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
48171000Envelopes2010,8—
48172000Letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards2010,4—
48173000Boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, of paper or paperboard, containing an assortment of paper stationery2010,8—
4818Toilet paper, handkerchiefs, cleansing tissues, towels, tablecloths, serviettes, napkins for babies, tampons, 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
481810Toilet paper
48181010Weighing, per ply, 25 g/m2 or less198—
48181090Weighing, per ply, more than 25 g/m2 198—
481820Handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels
48182010Handkerchiefs and cleansing or facial tissues1910—
Hand towels
48182091In rolls1910—
48182099Other1910—
48183000Tablecloths and serviettes1910—
481840Sanitary towels and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar sanitary articles
Sanitary towels, tampons and similar articles
48184011Sanitary towels198,8—
48184013Tampons198,8—
48184019Other198,8—
Napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar sanitary articles
48184091Not put up for retail sale199,2—
48184099Other196,6—
48185000Articles of apparel and clothing accessories1910—
481890Other
48189010Articles of a kind used for surgical, medical or hygienic purposes, not put up for retail sale199,2—
48189090Other1910—
4819Cartons, 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
48191000Cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard2010,8—
481920Folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard
48192010With a weight of the paper or the paperboard of less than 600 g/m2 2010,8—
48192090With a weight of the paper or the paperboard of 600 g/m2 or more2010,4—
48193000Sacks and bags, having a base of a width of 40 cm or more2010,8—
48194000Other sacks and bags, including cones2010,4—
48195000Other packing containers, including record sleeves2010,8—
48196000Box files, letter trays, storage boxes and similar articles, of a kind used in offices, shops or the like2010—
4820Registers, 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
482010Registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles
48201010Registers, account books, order books and receipt books2110,8—
48201030Note books, letter pads and memorandum pads2110,8—
48201050Diaries2111,2—
48201090Other2110,8—
48202000Exercise books2111,2—
48203000Binders (other than book covers), folders and file covers2110,8—
482040Manifold business forms and interleaved carbon sets
48204010Continuous forms2110,4—
48204090Other2110,8—
48205000Albums for samples or for collections2111,2—
48209000Other2111,2—
4821Paper or paperboard labels of all kinds, whether or not printed
482110Printed
48211010Self-adhesive208,8—
48211090Other208,8—
482190Other
48219010Self-adhesive208,8—
48219090Other208,8—
4822Bobbins, spools, cops and similar supports of paper pulp, paper or paperboard (whether or not perforated or hardened)
48221000Of a kind used for winding textile yarn199,6—
48229000Other199,6—
4823Other 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
Gummed or adhesive paper, in strips or rolls
482311Self-adhesive
Of a width not exceeding 10 cm, the coating of which consists of unvulcanized natural or synthetic rubber
48231111Self-adhesive on one side163,7—
48231119Self-adhesive on both sides163,7—
48231190Other198—
48231900Other197,2—
48232000Filter paper and paperboard198,4—
48233000Cards, not punched, for punch card machines, whether or not in strips199,6—
48234000Rolls, sheets and dials, printed for self-recording apparatus199,6—
Other paper and paperboard, of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes
482351Printed, embossed or perforated
48235110Continuous forms198,4—
48235190Other198,4—
482359Other
48235910In strips or rolls for office machines and the like197,2—
48235990Other197,2—
482360Trays, dishes, plates, cups and the like, of paper or paperboard
48236010Trays, dishes and plates1910—
48236090Other1910—
482370Moulded or pressed articles of paper pulp
48237010Moulded trays and boxes for packing eggs1910,3—
48237090Other1910,3—
482390Other
48239010Gaskets, washers and other seals, for use in civil aircraftf3 19Free—
Other
48239020Perforated paper and paperboard for Jacquard and similar machines133,7—
48239030Fans and hand screens; frames therefor and parts of such frames214,5—
Other
Cut to size or shape
48239051Condenser paper198—
Other
48239071Gummed or adhesive paper198—
48239079Other198—
48239090Other1910,3—
  1. Notes
  2. Subheading notes
  3. Additional note

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions.

f2

Exemption from the payment of duty within the limits of a tariff quota.

f3

Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions. See also Section II, paragraph B, of the preliminary provisions.