Subheading · Chapter 48 · Heading 4804

4804.29

4804.29: Uncoated kraft paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets: sack kraft paper, other

Official description Other

4804.29 is a six-digit subheading of heading 4804, uncoated kraft paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets, chapter 48.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate · across 2 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 2
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 4804 29 00 00 Other
  2. 4804 29 10 00 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 Free
  3. 4804 29 90 00 Other Free

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Additional duties and charges 1

  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    2022 No. 376
    Documents
    • 9008

Import requirements 2

  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Russia, Ukraine
    Legal act
    2022 No.998, S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9015
    • 9016
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
  • Import controlImport control of timber and timber products subject to the FLEGT licensing scheme
    Applies to goods from
    Indonesia
    Legal act
    CS Indonesia No.1/2019
    Documents
    • C690 FLEGT import licence for timber
    • C631 Formal letter validating the use of non-wooden or recycled materials for paper products, issued by the Ministry of Industry of the FLEGT VPA partner country from which the paper products are originating
    • Y057 Goods not requiring the presentation of a FLEGT import licence for timber

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia

Free
European Union (including code "EU")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
CARIFORUM
Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 more

Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago

Free
OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories)
Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 more

Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands

Free
Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama Free
SADC EPA Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia Free
Eastern and Southern Africa States Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe Free
CPTPP Brunei, Malaysia Free
UK–Andorra agreement Andorra Free
UK–Albania agreement Albania Free
UK–Australia agreement Australia Free
UK–Canada agreement Canada Free
UK–Switzerland agreement Switzerland Free
UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement Côte d’Ivoire Free
UK–Chile agreement Chile Free
UK–Cameroon agreement Cameroon Free
UK–Colombia agreement Colombia Free
UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement Ceuta & Melilla Free
UK–Ecuador agreement Ecuador Free
UK–Egypt agreement Egypt Free
UK–Fiji agreement Fiji Free
UK–Faroe Islands agreement Faroe Islands Free
UK–Georgia agreement Georgia Free
UK–Ghana agreement Ghana Free
UK–Israel agreement Israel Free
UK–India agreement India Free
UK–Iceland agreement Iceland Free
UK–Jordan agreement Jordan Free
UK–Japan agreement Japan Free
UK–Kenya agreement Kenya Free
UK–South Korea agreement South Korea Free
UK–Lebanon agreement Lebanon Free
UK–Liechtenstein agreement Liechtenstein Free
UK–Morocco agreement Morocco Free
UK–Moldova agreement Moldova Free
UK–North Macedonia agreement North Macedonia Free
UK–Mexico agreement Mexico Free
UK–Norway agreement Norway Free
UK–New Zealand agreement New Zealand Free
UK–Peru agreement Peru Free
UK–Papua New Guinea agreement Papua New Guinea Free
UK–Palestinian Territories agreement Palestinian Territories Free
UK–Serbia agreement Serbia Free
UK–Solomon Islands agreement Solomon Islands Free
UK–Singapore agreement Singapore Free
UK–San Marino agreement San Marino Free
UK–Tunisia agreement Tunisia Free
UK–Türkiye agreement Türkiye Free
UK–Ukraine agreement Ukraine Free
UK–Vietnam agreement Vietnam Free
UK–Samoa agreement Samoa Free
UK–Kosovo agreement Kosovo Free
UK–South Africa agreement South Africa Free

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£14.2m+28.4% · previous 12 months
Average import price£0.93 per kg
Jan 2024: £1mFeb 2024: £1mMar 2024: £713kApr 2024: £935kMay 2024: £1.1mJun 2024: £794kJul 2024: £969kAug 2024: £668kSept 2024: £528kOct 2024: £928kNov 2024: £896kDec 2024: £1.6mJan 2025: £886kFeb 2025: £650kMar 2025: £1.3mApr 2025: £621kMay 2025: £779kJun 2025: £704kJul 2025: £1.1mAug 2025: £1mSept 2025: £775kOct 2025: £948kNov 2025: £1.7mDec 2025: £842kJan 2026: £1.6mFeb 2026: £1.4mMar 2026: £1.1mApr 2026: £1.1mMay 2026: £1.2mJun 2026: £1.2mJul 2026: £991kAug 2026: £1.5m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Sweden £6m 42.4% -20.3%
Spain £4.1m 29% +1,722.8%
Finland £1.2m 8.3% -7.9%
Italy £896k 6.3% +47.6%
Austria £752k 5.3% +43.5%
France £607k 4.3% +368.6%
Czechia £496k 3.5% -11.3%
Netherlands £102k 0.7% —

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

4804.29 · US$730.2m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$252.6kUS$252.6k+US$2.3m+US$19m+> US$89m

Exports: 86
  1. Czechia: US$197.2m
  2. Sweden: US$168.6m
  3. Canada: US$89m
  4. Finland: US$53.6m
  5. Germany: US$43.1m
  6. United States: US$34.9m
  7. Austria: US$22.5m
  8. France: US$19m
  9. Japan: US$18.7m
  10. Spain: US$15.9m
  11. China: US$11.5m
  12. Netherlands: US$8.3m
  13. Italy: US$7.6m
  14. Brazil: US$6.6m
  15. Taiwan: US$5.7m
  16. India: US$4.9m
  17. South Korea: US$3.1m
  18. United Kingdom: US$2.7m
  19. Russia: US$2.3m
  20. Indonesia: US$2.1m
  21. Slovenia: US$1.4m
  22. Bulgaria: US$961k
  23. Chile: US$828.5k
  24. Australia: US$820.8k
  25. Belgium: US$780.4k
  26. Mexico: US$743.5k
  27. Türkiye: US$741k
  28. United Arab Emirates: US$740.1k
  29. Estonia: US$682k
  30. Poland: US$534.8k
  31. Slovakia: US$461.8k
  32. Serbia: US$443.9k
  33. Portugal: US$430.3k
  34. Lithuania: US$371.6k
  35. Switzerland: US$329.4k
  36. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$293.4k
  37. Colombia: US$293k
  38. South Africa: US$252.6k
  39. Costa Rica: US$234.5k
  40. Malaysia: US$199.6k
  41. Thailand: US$174.6k
  42. Romania: US$146.4k
  43. Dominican Republic: US$130.9k
  44. Kenya: US$114.9k
  45. Saudi Arabia: US$114.2k
  46. Singapore: US$103.1k
  47. Vietnam: US$87k
  48. Honduras: US$78.8k
  49. New Zealand: US$76.1k
  50. Hungary: US$67.4k
  51. Uganda: US$56.4k
  52. Egypt: US$55.5k
  53. Denmark: US$52.7k
  54. Philippines: US$51.7k
  55. Tunisia: US$50.5k
  56. El Salvador: US$38.4k
  57. Argentina: US$36.7k
  58. Peru: US$35.5k
  59. Croatia: US$29.9k
  60. Qatar: US$27.9k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Czechia US$197.2m 27%
2 Sweden US$168.6m 23.1%
3 Canada US$89m 12.2%
4 Finland US$53.6m 7.3%
5 Germany US$43.1m 5.9%
6 United States US$34.9m 4.8%
7 Austria US$22.5m 3.1%
8 France US$19m 2.6%
9 Japan US$18.7m 2.6%
10 Spain US$15.9m 2.2%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Germany US$77.6m 10.6%
2 Italy US$68.7m 9.4%
3 United States US$55.5m 7.6%
4 China US$50.4m 6.9%
5 Mexico US$39.7m 5.4%
6 Poland US$36.1m 4.9%
7 Türkiye US$28.8m 3.9%
8 France US$26.5m 3.6%
9 Spain US$24.3m 3.3%
10 South Korea US$18.2m 2.5%

Recent rule changes mentioning this code

Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.

  1. GB Sanctions · Applies from:

    The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

    S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk

Rule changes →

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 4804.29 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 4804.29 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.

Goods from 156 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 156 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £14.2m (up 28% on the year before), at an average of £0.93 per kg; Sweden supplied 42%, followed by Spain.

World trade in these goods reached US$730.2m in 2024, up 10.2% on 2023.

The Czechia was the largest exporter with 27% of the total, ahead of Sweden.

Legal notes

Subheading notes

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for uncoated kraft paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets: sack kraft paper, other?

Uncoated kraft paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets: sack kraft paper, other fall under HS subheading 4804.29, part of heading 4804, in section X of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on uncoated kraft paper and paperboard, in rolls or… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4804.29 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on uncoated kraft paper and paperboard, in rolls or… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4804.29 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most uncoated kraft paper and paperboard, in rolls or…?

The Czechia, with US$197.2m in 2024 (27% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?

156 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, CARIFORUM. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?

The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.

Where does the UK import these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Sweden (42%), Spain (29%) and Finland (8%), out of total imports of £14.2m.