Subheading · Section X
4810.22: Paper and paperboard of a kind used for writing, printing: lightweight coated paper
Official description Lightweight coated paper
- FreeUK
- FreeEU
- 20%–60%Türkiye
- FreeUSA
- US$1.8bnWorld trade in 2024
4810.22 is a six-digit subheading of heading 4810, paper and paperboard, coated on one or both sides with kaolin, chapter 48.
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 4810.22 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 4810.22; the duty is duty-free.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, subheading 4810.22 covers 2 tariff lines and the statutory rate is between 20% and 60%.
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States divides subheading 4810.22 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
World trade in these goods reached US$1.8bn in 2024, down 12.6% on 2023.
Finland was the largest exporter with 36.1% of the total, ahead of Germany.
The United States imported the most (US$367m).
The United Kingdom ranked 7th among 91 exporters with US$55.9m; its largest buyer was the United States.
The United Kingdom imported US$48.2m, most of it from Finland.
Duty rates compared
The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 4810 22 00 00 Lightweight coated paper Free
- 4810 22 00 20 With a weight of 70 g/m² or more but not exceeding 400 g/m² and brightness of more than 84 (measured according to iso 2470-1), excluding multi-ply paper, multi-ply paperboard, kraft paper, kraft paperboard and rolls suitable for use in web-fed presses Free
- 4810 22 00 80 Other Free
EU Combined Nomenclature
EU lines →- 4810 22 00 Lightweight coated paper Free—
Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule
Türkiye lines →This line has no official text in this language; it is shown in the language of its tariff.
- 4810.22 Hafif kuşe kağıt:
- 4810.22.00.10.00 Kaydedici cihazlara mahsus diyagram kağıtları 20%
- 4810.22.00.90.00 Diğerleri 60%
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
USA lines →- 4810.22 Light-weight coated paper:
- 4810.22.10.00 In strips or rolls of a width exceeding 15 cm or in rectangular (including square) sheets with one side exceeding 36 cm and the other side exceeding 15 cm in the unfolded state Freekg
- Other:
- 4810.22.50 Printed, embossed or perforated Free
- 4810.22.50.44 Hole-punched looseleaf paper kg
- 4810.22.50.80 Other kg
- Other:
- 4810.22.60.00 Basic paper to be sensitized for use in photography Freekg, m²
- 4810.22.70 Other Free
- 4810.22.70.20 Containing by weight 25 percent or more cotton fiber kg
- 4810.22.70.40 Other kg
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$209kUS$209k+US$3.2m+US$31.7m+> US$212.2m
Exports: 91
- Finland: US$651.7m
- Germany: US$390.7m
- Canada: US$212.2m
- Austria: US$137.9m
- Switzerland: US$94m
- China: US$57.5m
- United Kingdom: US$55.9m
- United States: US$43.4m
- Netherlands: US$31.7m
- Belgium: US$19.1m
- Sweden: US$14.8m
- Italy: US$14.2m
- Spain: US$13.2m
- Japan: US$12.5m
- Poland: US$11.3m
- Australia: US$7.1m
- South Korea: US$6.2m
- France: US$5m
- Slovenia: US$3.7m
- Brazil: US$3.6m
- Norway: US$3.4m
- Chile: US$3.2m
- New Zealand: US$1.5m
- India: US$1.3m
- Indonesia: US$1.1m
- Türkiye: US$973.9k
- Czechia: US$869.3k
- Slovakia: US$861.4k
- Portugal: US$765.8k
- Guatemala: US$553.8k
- Hungary: US$530.8k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$519.5k
- Vietnam: US$374k
- Lithuania: US$340.6k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$317.7k
- Malaysia: US$263.6k
- Ireland: US$240.3k
- South Africa: US$231.2k
- Singapore: US$228.9k
- Denmark: US$223.2k
- United Arab Emirates: US$214.9k
- North Macedonia: US$209.2k
- Sri Lanka: US$209k
- Philippines: US$188.1k
- St Helena: US$176.2k
- Russia: US$148.7k
- Thailand: US$132.2k
- Taiwan: US$124k
- Jordan: US$104.1k
- Mexico: US$93.9k
- British Virgin Islands: US$92.5k
- El Salvador: US$81.5k
- Romania: US$75.7k
- Israel: US$65.1k
- Bulgaria: US$63.6k
- Egypt: US$49.9k
- Croatia: US$46.6k
- Estonia: US$30.6k
- Greece: US$29.5k
- Latvia: US$23.4k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$317.8kUS$317.8k+US$3.9m+US$19.3m+> US$68.3m
Imports: 174
- United States: US$367m
- Germany: US$208.5m
- France: US$199m
- Poland: US$128.9m
- Belgium: US$99.1m
- Mexico: US$68.3m
- Italy: US$62.6m
- Spain: US$61.8m
- United Kingdom: US$48.2m
- India: US$38m
- Netherlands: US$34.3m
- Czechia: US$30.7m
- Austria: US$27m
- Australia: US$25.5m
- Japan: US$24.1m
- Slovakia: US$24m
- Egypt: US$23.8m
- South Korea: US$19.3m
- Colombia: US$18.3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$14.7m
- Sweden: US$14.6m
- South Africa: US$13.6m
- Switzerland: US$13.6m
- Denmark: US$13m
- Canada: US$13m
- Türkiye: US$11.3m
- Hungary: US$11.2m
- Guatemala: US$11.1m
- Israel: US$11m
- Taiwan: US$10.9m
- Peru: US$10.7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$9.4m
- Portugal: US$8.8m
- Indonesia: US$7m
- Vietnam: US$6.6m
- Dominican Republic: US$6.6m
- New Zealand: US$6.5m
- Greece: US$6m
- China: US$5.9m
- Croatia: US$5.1m
- Lithuania: US$4.9m
- Philippines: US$4.8m
- Estonia: US$4.4m
- Ukraine: US$3.9m
- Iraq: US$3.8m
- Malaysia: US$3.5m
- Chile: US$3.4m
- Slovenia: US$3.3m
- Ecuador: US$3.3m
- Argentina: US$3.3m
- Latvia: US$2.9m
- Finland: US$2.9m
- Serbia: US$2.7m
- Norway: US$2.5m
- Romania: US$2.5m
- Qatar: US$2.2m
- Nigeria: US$2.2m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Brazil: US$1.9m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1.7m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$651.7m | 36.1% | |
| 2 | US$390.7m | 21.6% | |
| 3 | US$212.2m | 11.8% | |
| 4 | US$137.9m | 7.6% | |
| 5 | US$94m | 5.2% | |
| 6 | US$57.5m | 3.2% | |
| 7 | US$55.9m | 3.1% | |
| 8 | US$43.4m | 2.4% | |
| 9 | US$31.7m | 1.8% | |
| 10 | US$19.1m | 1.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$367m | 20.3% | |
| 2 | US$208.5m | 11.5% | |
| 3 | US$199m | 11% | |
| 4 | US$128.9m | 7.1% | |
| 5 | US$99.1m | 5.5% | |
| 6 | US$68.3m | 3.8% | |
| 7 | US$62.6m | 3.5% | |
| 8 | US$61.8m | 3.4% | |
| 9 | US$48.2m | 2.7% | |
| 10 | US$38m | 2.1% |
Legal notes
Subheading notes
1. For the purposes of subheadings 480411 and 480419, ‘kraftliner’ means machine-finished or machine-glazed paper and paperboard, of which not less than 80 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of wood fibres obtained by the chemical sulphate or soda processes, in rolls, weighing more than 115 g/m2 and having a minimum Mullen bursting strength as indicated in the following table or the linearly interpolated or extrapolated equivalent for any other weight.
| Weight (g/m2) | Minimum Mullen bursting strength (kPa) |
|---|---|
| 115 | 393 |
| 125 | 417 |
| 200 | 637 |
| 300 | 824 |
| 400 | 961 |
2. For the purposes of subheadings 480421 and 480429, ‘sack kraft paper’ means machine-finished paper, of which not less than 80 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of fibres obtained by the chemical sulphate or soda processes, in rolls, weighing not less than 60 g/m2 but not more than 115 g/m2 and meeting one of the following sets of specifications:
(a) having a Mullen burst index of not less than 3,7 kPa·m2/g and a stretch factor of more than 4,5 % in the cross direction and of more than 2 % in the machine direction;
(b) having minima for tear and tensile as indicated in the following table or the linearly interpolated equivalent for any other weight:
Weight (g/m2) Minimum tear (mN) Minimum tensile (kN/m) Machine direction Machine direction plus cross direction Cross direction Machine direction plus cross direction 60 700 1510 1,9 6,0 70 830 1790 2,3 7,2 80 965 2070 2,8 8,3 100 1230 2635 3,7 10,6 115 1425 3060 4,4 12,3
3. For the purposes of subheading 480511, ‘semi-chemical fluting paper’ means paper, in rolls, of which not less than 65 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of unbleached hardwood fibres obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical pulping processes, and having a CMT 30 (Corrugated Medium Test with 30 minutes of conditioning) crush resistance exceeding 1,8 newtons/g/m2 at 50 % relative humidity, at 23 °C.
4. Subheading 480512 covers paper, in rolls, made mainly of straw pulp obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical pulping processes, weighing 130 g/m2 or more, and having a CMT 30 (Corrugated Medium Test with 30 minutes of conditioning) crush resistance exceeding 1,4 newtons/g/m2 at 50 % relative humidity, at 23 °C.
5. Subheadings 480524 and 480525 cover paper and paperboard made wholly or mainly of pulp of recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard. Testliner may also have a surface layer of dyed paper or of paper made of bleached or unbleached non-recovered pulp. These products have a Mullen burst index of not less than 2 kPa·m2/g.
6. For the purposes of subheading 480530, ‘sulphite wrapping paper’ means machine-glazed paper, of which more than 40 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of wood fibres obtained by the chemical sulphite process, having an ash content not exceeding 8 % and having a Mullen burst index of not less than 1,47 kPa·m2/g.
7. For the purposes of subheading 481022, ‘lightweight coated paper’ means paper, coated on both sides, of a total weight not exceeding 72 g/m2, with a coating weight not exceeding 15 g/m2 per side, on a base of which not less than 50 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of wood fibres obtained by a mechanical process.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for paper and paperboard of a kind used for writing, printing: lightweight coated paper?
Paper and paperboard of a kind used for writing, printing: lightweight coated paper fall under HS subheading 4810.22, part of heading 4810, in section X of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on paper and paperboard of a kind used for writing… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4810.22 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 paper and paperboard of a kind used for writing… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4810.22 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 paper and paperboard of a kind used for writing…?
Finland, with US$651.7m in 2024 (36.1% of world exports).