Section Pillar
140 HTS Subheadings
Chapters 47–49
Section X — Pulp of Wood; Paper and Paperboard — 2026 US Import Tariff Guide
Data sourced from USITC 2026 Harmonized Tariff Schedule · Last verified May 31, 2026
Quick Answer
Section X = Pulp of Wood; Paper and Paperboard
Chapters: 47–49 · 140 HTS subheadings · Duty rates: See individual code pages
About This Section
Section X covers pulp (Chapter 47), paper and paperboard (Chapter 48), and printed books, newspapers, and manuscripts (Chapter 49). Paper imports generally face low MFN duty rates (0-3%), and most paper products qualify for duty-free treatment under USMCA and other FTAs. The US is a significant importer of containerboard and packaging papers. Anti-dumping duties apply to certain uncoated paper from China, Australia, and other countries. Printed materials (Chapter 49) are generally duty-free, reflecting US commitments under the Florence Agreement on the free flow of educational and cultural materials.
This section contains 140 six-digit HTS subheadings across Chapters 47, 48, 49. Click any subheading below to view complete tariff rates, FTA preferences, and detailed import guidance.
All HTS Subheadings in Section X — Pulp of Wood; Paper and Paperboard
Browse all 140 six-digit subheadings in this section. Each page includes General, Special (FTA), and Column 2 duty rates sourced from official USITC 2026 Revision 9 data.
| HTS Code | Description | Sub-codes |
|---|---|---|
470100 |
Mechanical woodpulp | 1 |
470200 |
Chemical woodpulp, dissolving grades | 3 |
470311 |
Coniferous | 1 |
470319 |
Nonconiferous | 1 |
470321 |
Coniferous | 3 |
470329 |
Nonconiferous | 3 |
470411 |
Coniferous | 1 |
470419 |
Nonconiferous | 1 |
470421 |
Coniferous | 1 |
470429 |
Nonconiferous | 1 |
470500 |
Wood pulp obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical pulping processes | 1 |
470610 |
Cotton linters pulp | 1 |
470620 |
Pulps of fibers derived from recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard | 1 |
470630 |
Other, of bamboo | 1 |
470691 |
Mechanical | 1 |
470692 |
Chemical | 1 |
470693 |
Obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical processes | 1 |
470710 |
Unbleached kraft paper or paperboard or corrugated paper or paperboard | 1 |
470720 |
Other paper or paperboard, made mainly of bleached chemical pulp, not colored in the mass | 3 |
470730 |
Paper or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp (for example, newspapers, journals and similar printed matter) | 3 |
470790 |
Other, including unsorted waste and scrap | 1 |
480100 |
Newsprint, in rolls or sheets | 3 |
480210 |
Handmade paper and paperboard | 1 |
480220 |
Paper and paperboard of a kind used as a base for photo-sensitive, heat-sensitive or electro-sensitive paper or paperboard: | 5 |
480240 |
Wallpaper base (hanging paper) | 1 |
480254 |
Weighing less than 40 g/m²: | 5 |
480255 |
Weighing 40 g/m² or more but not more than 150 g/m², in rolls: | 8 |
480256 |
Weighing 40 g/m² or more but not more than 150 g/m², in sheets with one side not exceeding 435 mm and the other side not exceeding 297 mm in the unfolded state: | 9 |
480257 |
Other, weighing 40 g/m² or more but not more than 150 g/m²: | 8 |
480258 |
Weighing more than 150 g/m²: | 9 |
480261 |
In rolls: | 10 |
480262 |
In sheets with one side not exceeding 435 mm and the other side not exceeding 297 mm in the unfolded state: | 7 |
480269 |
Other: | 3 |
480300 |
Toilet 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 fibers, whether or not creped, crinkled, embossed, perforated, surface-colored, surface decorated or printed, in rolls or sheets: | 2 |
480411 |
Unbleached | 1 |
480419 |
Other | 1 |
480421 |
Unbleached | 1 |
480429 |
Other | 1 |
480431 |
Unbleached: | 6 |
480439 |
Other: | 8 |
480441 |
Unbleached: | 2 |
480442 |
Bleached uniformly throughout the mass and of which more than 95 percent by weight of the total fiber content consists of wood fibers obtained by a chemical process | 6 |
480449 |
Other | 1 |
480451 |
Unbleached | 1 |
480452 |
Bleached uniformly throughout the mass and of which more than 95 percent by weight of the total fiber content consists of wood fibers obtained by a chemical process | 6 |
480459 |
Other | 1 |
480511 |
Semichemical fluting paper | 1 |
480512 |
Straw fluting paper: | 2 |
480519 |
Other: | 2 |
480524 |
Weighing 150 g/m² or less: | 3 |
480525 |
Weighing more than 150 g/m² | 1 |
480530 |
Sulfite wrapping paper | 1 |
480540 |
Filter paper and paperboard | 1 |
480550 |
Felt paper and paperboard | 1 |
480591 |
Weighing 150 g/m² or less: | 7 |
480592 |
Weighing more than 150 g/m² but less than 225 g/m²: | 6 |
480593 |
Weighing 225 g/m² or more: | 8 |
480610 |
Vegetable parchment | 1 |
480620 |
Greaseproof papers | 1 |
480630 |
Tracing papers | 1 |
480640 |
Glassine and other glazed transparent or translucent papers | 1 |
480700 |
Composite 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: | 4 |
480810 |
Corrugated paper and paperboard, whether or not perforated | 1 |
480840 |
Kraft paper, creped or crinkled, whether or not embossed or perforated | 1 |
480890 |
Other: | 3 |
480920 |
Self-copy paper: | 2 |
480990 |
Other: | 5 |
481013 |
In rolls: | 13 |
481014 |
In sheets with one side not exceeding 435 mm and the other side not exceeding 297 mm in the unfolded state: | 13 |
481019 |
Other: | 6 |
481022 |
Light-weight coated paper: | 8 |
481029 |
Other: | 9 |
481031 |
Bleached uniformly throughout the mass and of which more than 95 percent by weight of the total fiber content consists of wood fibers obtained by a chemical process and weighing 150 g/m² or less: | 7 |
481032 |
Bleached uniformly throughout the mass and of which more than 95 percent by weight of the total fiber content consists of wood fibers obtained by a chemical process and weighing more than 150 g/m²: | 6 |
481039 |
Other: | 4 |
481092 |
Multi-ply: | 10 |
481099 |
Other: | 6 |
481110 |
Tarred, bituminized or asphalted paper and paperboard: | 2 |
481141 |
Self-adhesive: | 3 |
481149 |
Other: | 3 |
481151 |
Bleached, weighing more than 150 g/m²: | 8 |
481159 |
Other: | 5 |
481160 |
Paper and paperboard, coated, impregnated or covered with wax, paraffin, stearin, oil or glycerol: | 2 |
481190 |
Other paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibers: | 18 |
481200 |
Filter blocks, slabs and plates, of paper pulp | 1 |
481310 |
In the form of booklets or tubes | 1 |
481320 |
In rolls of a width not exceeding 5 cm | 1 |
481390 |
Other | 1 |
481420 |
Wallpaper and similar wallcoverings, consisting of paper coated or covered, on the face side, with a grained, embossed, colored, design-printed or otherwise decorated layer of plastics | 1 |
481490 |
Other | 1 |
481620 |
Self-copy paper | 1 |
481690 |
Other | 1 |
481710 |
Envelopes | 1 |
481720 |
Letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards: | 2 |
481730 |
Boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, of paper or paperboard, containing an assortment of paper stationery | 1 |
481810 |
Toilet paper | 1 |
481820 |
Handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels | 3 |
481830 |
Tablecloths and table napkins | 1 |
481850 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories | 3 |
481890 |
Other | 3 |
481910 |
Cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard | 3 |
481920 |
Folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard | 3 |
481930 |
Sacks and bags, having a base of a width of 40 cm or more | 3 |
481940 |
Other sacks and bags, including cones | 3 |
481950 |
Other packing containers, including record sleeves: | 6 |
481960 |
Box files, letter trays, storage boxes and similar articles, of a kind used in offices, shops or the like | 1 |
482010 |
Registers, account books, notebooks, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles: | 7 |
482020 |
Exercise books | 1 |
482030 |
Binders (other than book covers), folders and file covers | 3 |
482040 |
Manifold business forms and interleaved carbon sets | 1 |
482050 |
Albums for samples or for collections | 1 |
482090 |
Other | 1 |
482110 |
Printed: | 2 |
482190 |
Other: | 2 |
482210 |
Of a kind used for winding textile yarn | 1 |
482290 |
Other | 1 |
482320 |
Filter paper and paperboard: | 2 |
482340 |
Rolls, sheets and dials, printed for self-recording apparatus | 1 |
482361 |
Of bamboo | 3 |
482369 |
Other | 3 |
482370 |
Molded or pressed articles of paper pulp | 3 |
482390 |
Other: | 12 |
490110 |
In single sheets, whether or not folded | 3 |
490191 |
Dictionaries and encyclopedias, and serial installments thereof | 3 |
490199 |
Other | 13 |
490210 |
Appearing at least four times a week | 1 |
490290 |
Other: | 5 |
490300 |
Children's picture, drawing or coloring books | 1 |
490400 |
Music, printed or in manuscript, whether or not bound or illustrated | 3 |
490520 |
In book form | 1 |
490590 |
Other: | 2 |
490600 |
Plans and drawings for architectural, engineering, industrial, commercial, topographical or similar purposes, being originals drawn by hand; handwritten texts; photographic reproductions on sensitized paper and carbon copies of the foregoing | 1 |
490700 |
Unused postage, revenue or similar stamps of current or new issue in the country in which they have, or will have, a recognized face value; stamp-impressed paper; banknotes; check forms; stock, share or bond certificates and similar documents of title | 1 |
490810 |
Transfers (decalcomanias), vitrifiable | 1 |
490890 |
Other | 1 |
490900 |
Printed or illustrated postcards; printed cards bearing personal greetings, messages or announcements, whether or not illustrated, with or without envelopes or trimmings: | 2 |
491000 |
Calendars of any kind, printed, including calendar blocks: | 3 |
491110 |
Trade advertising material, commercial catalogs and the like | 5 |
491191 |
Pictures, designs and photographs: | 9 |
491199 |
Other: | 3 |
Chapter Overview
Section X — Pulp of Wood; Paper and Paperboard covers Chapters 47, 48, 49 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. The HTS is organized into 21 sections and 97 chapters, with each chapter covering a distinct category of goods. Within this section, there are 140 six-digit subheadings, each potentially containing multiple 8-digit and 10-digit statistical suffixes that specify the exact duty rate applicable to your product.
Importers should pay particular attention to the Chapter Notes at the beginning of each chapter, as these notes define the scope of the chapter and may exclude certain products or provide special classification rules that override the General Rules of Interpretation (GRI).