Subheading · Chapter 48 · Heading 4810
4810.29: Paper and paperboard of a kind used for writing, printing: other
Other coated mechanical printing paper
Official description Other
4810.29 is the HS subheading for other coated mechanical printing paper, under heading 4810 in chapter 48.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 4810 29 00 00 Other
- 4810 29 30 00 In rolls Free
- 4810 29 30 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 29 30 80 Other Free
- 4810 29 80 00 Other Free
- 4810 29 80 20 With a weight of 70 g/m² or more but not more than 400 g/m² and brightness of more than 84 (measured according to iso 2470-1), excluding multi-ply paper, multi-ply paperboard, kraft paper and kraft paperboard Free
- 4810 29 80 80 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 2
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
- Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1431
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Tariff lines
- on 3 of 4 lines
Import requirements 2
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9038
- 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 scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, 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") | Free | |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & 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 moreAnguilla, 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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £50.8m | 29.9% | -5.3% | |
| £39.8m | 23.5% | +5.6% | |
| £22.5m | 13.2% | -10.2% | |
| £15.9m | 9.4% | -43.2% | |
| £13.1m | 7.7% | -11.2% | |
| £12.8m | 7.5% | +275.8% | |
| £7.5m | 4.4% | -25.4% | |
| £4.5m | 2.6% | +11% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$229kUS$229k+US$5m+US$77m+> US$343m
Exports: 111
- China: US$934m
- Finland: US$424m
- Germany: US$408m
- Brazil: US$343m
- United States: US$262m
- Italy: US$253m
- Austria: US$226m
- Netherlands: US$185m
- Spain: US$148m
- Indonesia: US$122m
- Sweden: US$77m
- South Korea: US$76m
- Japan: US$58m
- Belgium: US$41m
- Canada: US$39m
- France: US$38m
- India: US$16m
- Poland: US$15m
- United Kingdom: US$10m
- Thailand: US$8m
- Switzerland: US$7m
- Malaysia: US$6m
- Australia: US$6m
- Taiwan: US$5m
- Chile: US$5m
- Türkiye: US$5m
- Egypt: US$4m
- South Africa: US$4m
- Singapore: US$3m
- Czechia: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Sri Lanka: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Serbia: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Denmark: US$1m
- New Zealand: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$968k
- Argentina: US$892k
- Lithuania: US$858k
- Ireland: US$801k
- Croatia: US$682k
- Albania: US$534k
- Latvia: US$488k
- Vietnam: US$360k
- Estonia: US$326k
- Saudi Arabia: US$299k
- Mexico: US$280k
- Russia: US$276k
- Israel: US$230k
- Seychelles: US$229k
- Bulgaria: US$203k
- Slovakia: US$188k
- Kazakhstan: US$118k
- Uzbekistan: US$111k
- Luxembourg: US$107k
- Jordan: US$106k
- Malta: US$105k
- Uganda: US$79k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$12m+US$71m+> US$144m
Imports: 190
- Germany: US$360m
- United Kingdom: US$270m
- France: US$207m
- United States: US$203m
- Vietnam: US$163m
- Mexico: US$144m
- Spain: US$134m
- Italy: US$113m
- India: US$109m
- Thailand: US$105m
- Poland: US$100m
- Türkiye: US$98m
- Argentina: US$92m
- Malaysia: US$84m
- Netherlands: US$81m
- Belgium: US$81m
- United Arab Emirates: US$78m
- Brazil: US$74m
- Saudi Arabia: US$71m
- Australia: US$67m
- China: US$61m
- Pakistan: US$59m
- Canada: US$59m
- Bangladesh: US$54m
- Indonesia: US$47m
- Denmark: US$45m
- Egypt: US$40m
- South Africa: US$40m
- Russia: US$38m
- Czechia: US$38m
- Austria: US$38m
- Switzerland: US$27m
- Japan: US$25m
- Portugal: US$25m
- Taiwan: US$24m
- Greece: US$23m
- Sri Lanka: US$21m
- Ukraine: US$19m
- Romania: US$18m
- Paraguay: US$17m
- Philippines: US$16m
- Slovakia: US$16m
- Nigeria: US$15m
- Chile: US$13m
- Morocco: US$13m
- Singapore: US$13m
- Sweden: US$13m
- Slovenia: US$12m
- Estonia: US$12m
- Hungary: US$12m
- Lebanon: US$12m
- Israel: US$11m
- Colombia: US$11m
- Bulgaria: US$11m
- Malta: US$10m
- Uruguay: US$10m
- South Korea: US$9m
- New Zealand: US$8m
- Lithuania: US$8m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$8m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$934m | 24.9% | |
| 2 | US$424m | 11.3% | |
| 3 | US$408m | 10.9% | |
| 4 | US$343m | 9.1% | |
| 5 | US$262m | 7% | |
| 6 | US$253m | 6.7% | |
| 7 | US$226m | 6% | |
| 8 | US$185m | 4.9% | |
| 9 | US$148m | 3.9% | |
| 10 | US$122m | 3.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$360m | 9.6% | |
| 2 | US$270m | 7.2% | |
| 3 | US$207m | 5.5% | |
| 4 | US$203m | 5.4% | |
| 5 | US$163m | 4.3% | |
| 6 | US$144m | 3.8% | |
| 7 | US$134m | 3.6% | |
| 8 | US$113m | 3% | |
| 9 | US$109m | 2.9% | |
| 10 | US$105m | 2.8% |
Import duty on this product around the world 164
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 5.8%median duty
- 38number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 28%highest: Liechtenstein, Bermuda, Fiji
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 15% | 14% – 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 3.8% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6.7% | 0% – 10% | 2022 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 14% – 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7.4% | 0% – 14% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7.2% | 0% – 15% | 2022 | |
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 23% | 5% – 32% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 7.2% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7.2% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5.5% | 0% – 9% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3.3% | 0% – 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 28%* | 24% – 32% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6.7% | 0% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 18% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7.2% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5.5% | 0% – 9% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
| 13% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 0% – 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 1% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 22% | 3% – 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 21%* | 18% – 24% | 2023 | |
| 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 7% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 0% – 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 14% – 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0.1% | 0.1% – 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 64134 Paper & paperboard of a kind used for writing, printing/other graphic purposes, of which > 10 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of fibres obtained by a mechanical/chemi-mechanical process
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 611220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 32143 Paper and paperboard coated with kaolin or with other inorganic substances
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1701 Manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4810.29 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 4810.29 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 4810.29 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 4810.29 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 4810.11, 4810.12, 4810.29, 4810.39, 4823.40, 4823.51, 4823.59 | changed |
| 1992 | 4810.11, 4810.12, 4810.29, 4810.39, 4823.40, 4823.51, 4823.59 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
EU deforestation regulation (EUDR)
Products of these commodities may only be placed on the EU market or exported if they are deforestation-free, legally produced and covered by a due diligence statement.
- Wood applies from 30 December 2026
Paper and Paperboard: Articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (not including waste as defined in Article 3, point (1), of Directive 2008/98/EC; not including used products and second-hand products; not including recovered (waste and scrap) products and products derived from recovered (waste and scrap) products; not including single use packing material and packing containers used exclusively to support, protect or carry another product made available on the market or exported and presented with that product; not including packing material and packing containers clearly suitable for repetitive use used exclusively to support, protect or carry another product made available on the market or exported and presented with that product from the moment they are used for such purpose and onwards; not including items of correspondence and marketing and information materials exclusively accompanying another product made available on the market or exported, or supplied for marketing or information purposes free of charge)
Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, Annex I (consolidated text)
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.
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The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 4810.29 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 4810.29 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
156 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of other coated mechanical printing paper into the UK came to £169.8m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 7% on the year before); United States supplied 30%, followed by Finland.
In 2024, countries exported other coated mechanical printing paper worth US$4bn (+2.2% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$934m), followed by Finland.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for paper and paperboard of a kind used for writing, printing: other?
Paper and paperboard of a kind used for writing, printing: other fall under HS subheading 4810.29, 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 4810.29 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 paper and paperboard of a kind used for writing… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4810.29 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 paper and paperboard of a kind used for writing…?
China, with US$934m in 2024 (24.9% of world exports).
Which countries can export other coated mechanical printing paper 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 other coated mechanical printing paper?
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 other coated mechanical printing paper from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United States (30%), Finland (24%) and Austria (13%), out of total imports of £169.8m.