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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:

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  • For paper or paperboard weighing not more than 150 g/m2:

    1. (a)

      containing 10 % or more of fibres obtained by a mechanical process, and:

      1. 1..

        weighing not more than 80 g/m2; or

      2. 2..

        coloured throughout the mass; or

    2. (b)

      containing more than 8 % ash, and:

      1. 1..

        weighing not more than 80 g/m2; or

      2. 2..

        coloured throughout the mass; or

    3. (c)

      containing more than 3 % ash and having a brightness of 60 % or moref1; or

    4. (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

    5. (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.

  • For paper or paperboard weighing more than 150 g/m2:

    1. (a)

      coloured throughout the mass; or

    2. (b)

      having a brightness of 60 % or more over, and

      1. 1..

        a caliper of 225 μm (microns) or less; or

      2. 2..

        a caliper more than 225 μm (microns) but not more than 508 μm (microns) and an ash content more than 3 %; or

    3. (c)

      having a brightness of less than 60 %, a caliper of 254 μm (microns) or less and an ash content more than 8 %.

Heading No 4802 does not, however, cover filter paper or paperboard (including tea-bag paper) or felt paper or paperboard.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

Brightness is to be measured by the Elrepho, GE or any equivalent internationally recognized brightness testing method.

Notes on Chapter 48

Footnotes

f1

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

f2

WTO tariff quota: see Annex 7.

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.