Division 4 In addition to handmade paper and paperboard, heading No 4802 covers only paper and paperboard made mainly from bleached pulp or from pulp obtained by a mechanical process and satisfying any of the following criteria:
United Kingdom
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For paper or paperboard weighing not more than 150 g/m2:
- (a)
containing 10 % or more of fibres obtained by a mechanical process, and:
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weighing not more than 80 g/m2; or
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coloured throughout the mass; or
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- (b)
containing more than 8 % ash, and:
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weighing not more than 80 g/m2; or
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coloured throughout the mass; or
- 1..
- (c)
containing more than 3 % ash and having a brightness of 60 % or moref1; or
- (d)
containing more than 3 % but not more than 8 % ash, having a brightness less than 60 %, and a burst index equal to or less than 2,5 kPa/g/m2; or
- (e)
containing 3 % ash or less, having a brightness of 60 % or more, and a burst index equal to or less than 2,5 kPa/g/m2.
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For paper or paperboard weighing more than 150 g/m2:
- (a)
coloured throughout the mass; or
- (b)
having a brightness of 60 % or more over, and
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a caliper of 225 μm (microns) or less; or
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a caliper more than 225 μm (microns) but not more than 508 μm (microns) and an ash content more than 3 %; or
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- (c)
having a brightness of less than 60 %, a caliper of 254 μm (microns) or less and an ash content more than 8 %.
- (a)
Heading No 4802 does not, however, cover filter paper or paperboard (including tea-bag paper) or felt paper or paperboard.
Annotations
Footnotes
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Brightness is to be measured by the Elrepho, GE or any equivalent internationally recognized brightness testing method.
Notes on Chapter 48
Footnotes
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Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions.
- f2
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Exemption from the payment of duty within the limits of a tariff quota.
- f3
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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.