Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 4818.20
4818.20.00: Handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels
Handkerchiefs, facial tissues and paper towels
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 2 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 22 October 2026
- 4818 Toilet paper and similar paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibers, of a kind used for household or sanitary purposes, in rolls of a width not exceeding 36 cm, or cut to size or shape; handkerchiefs, cleansing tissues, towels, tablecloths, table napkins, bed sheets and similar household, sanitary or hospital articles, articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibers:
- 4818.20.00 Handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels
What you pay
Importing into USA
US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.
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 dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 25%
- Applies to goods from
- China
- In force
- from 24 September 2018
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.88.03
Subdivisions
- 4818.20.00 Handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels Free
- 4818.20.00.20 Towels kg
- 4818.20.00.40 Other kg
Same subheading in other tariffs
4818.20 Handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels
UK
EU
TürkiyeBinding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N340077 U.S. CBP
A country of origin and marking determination on various paper products
- N333041 U.S. CBP
A country of origin and marking determination of various paper products
- N329104 U.S. CBP
A country of origin determination of various paper products
- N285765 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an emergency beauty kit from China
- N283139 U.S. CBP
The applicability of subheadings 9802.00.50 or 9802.00.80 to paper products returned from Mexico
- N274680 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of handkerchiefs from Italy.
- N274681 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a box of tissues from Germany or Italy.
Legal notes
In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 4818.20.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 4818.20, handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels.
The general duty is free.
2 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is free and the Türkiye duty is free.
The United States imported goods of subheading 4818.20 worth US$590.8m in 2024; the largest supplier was Canada.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 4818.20.00?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is free. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Where does the United States import these goods from?
For subheading 4818.20 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Canada (US$407.4m), followed by China.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.