IMPLEMENTATION LEVEL

National

AFFECTED FLOW

Inflow

ANNOUNCED AS TEMPORARY

No

NON-TRADE-RELATED RATIONALE

No

ELIGIBLE FIRMS

all

JUMBO

No

TARIFF PEAK

No
← back to the state act
Inception date: 23 Jan 2014 | Removal date: open ended
Still in force

Import tariff

The Agricultural Marketing Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture published a final rule on January 22, 2014, establishing a Paper and Paper-Based Packaging Promotion, Research and Information Order. The purpose of theprogram is to maintain and expand markets for paper and paper-basedpackaging. The program will be financed by an assessment on paper andpaper-based packaging manufacturers (domestic producers) and importersand administered by a board of industry members appointed by theSecretary of Agriculture. The assessment rate will initially be $0.35 per short ton. The U.S. Department of Agriculture conducted a referendum among eligible manfacturers and importers from October 28 through November 8, 2013. Eighty-five percent of those voting in the referendum representing 95 percent ofthe volume of paper and paper-based packaging represented in thereferendum favored implementation of the program.

AFFECTED COUNTRIES

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AFFECTED SECTORS AND PRODUCTS

321 Pulp, paper & paperboard
4801 Newsprint, in rolls or sheets.
480100 Newsprint, in rolls or sheets.
4802 Uncoated paper and paperboard, of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, and non perforated punch cards and punch tape paper, in rolls or rectangular (including square) sheets, of any size, other than paper of heading 48.01 or 48.03
480210 Handmade paper and paperboard
480220 Paper and paperboard of a kind used as a base for photosensitive, heatsensitive or electrosensitive paper or paperboard
480240 Wallpaper base
480254 Weighing less than 40 g/m²
480255 Weighing 40 g/m² or more but not more than 150 g/m², in rolls
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
480257 Other, weighing 40 g/m² or more but not more than 150 g/m²
480258 Weighing more than 150 g/m²
480261 In rolls
480262 In sheets with one side not exceeding 435 mm and the other side not exceeding 297 mm in the unfolded state
480269 Other
4803 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 fibres, whether or not creped, crinkled, embossed, perforated, surfacecoloured, surface dec
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 fibres, whether or not creped, crinkled, embossed, perforated, surfacecoloured, surface dec
4804 Uncoated kraft paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading 48.02 or 48.03.
480411 Unbleached
480419 Other
480421 Unbleached
480429 Other
480431 Unbleached
480439 Other
480441 Unbleached
480442 Bleached uniformly throughout the mass and of which more than 95 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of wood fibres obtained by a chemical process
480449 Other
480451 Unbleached
480452 Bleached uniformly throughout the mass and of which more than 95 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of wood obtained by a chemical process
480459 Other
4805 Other uncoated paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets, not further worked or processed than as specified in Note 3 to this Chapter.
480511 Semichemical fluting paper
480512 Straw fluting paper
480519 Other
480524 Weighing 150 g/m² or less
480525 Weighing more than 150 g/m²
480530 Sulphite wrapping paper
480540 Filter paper and paperboard
480550 Felt paper and paperboard
480591 Weighing 150 g/m² or less
480592 Weighing more than 150 g/m² but less than 225 g/m²
480593 Weighing 225 g/m² or more
4806 Vegetable parchment, greaseproof papers, tracing papers and glassine and other glazed transparent or translucent papers, in rolls or sheets.
480610 Vegetable parchment
480620 Greaseproof papers
480630 Tracing papers
480640 Glassine and other glazed transparent or translucent papers
4807 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.
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.
4808 Paper and paperboard, corrugated (with or without glued flat surface sheets), creped, crinkled, embossed or perforated, in rolls or sheets, other than paper of the kind described in heading 48.03.
480810 Corrugated paper and paperboard, whether or not perforated
480840 Kraft paper, creped or crinkled, whether or not embossed or perforated
480890 Other
4809 Carbon paper, selfcopy paper and other copying or transfer papers (including coated or impregnated paper for duplicator stencils or offset plates), whether or not printed, in rolls or sheets.
480920 Selfcopy paper
480990 Other
4810 Paper and paperboard, coated on one or both sides with kaolin (China clay) or other inorganic substances, with or without a binder, and with no other coating, whether or not surface coloured, surfacedecorated or printed, in rolls or rectangular (includi
481013 In rolls
481014 In sheets with one side not exceeding 435 mm and the other side not exceeding 297 mm in the unfolded state
481019 Other
481022 Lightweight coated paper
481029 Other
481031 Bleached uniformly throughout the mass and of which more than 95 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of wood fibres obtained by a chemical process, and weighing 150 g/m² or less
481032 Bleached uniformly throughout the mass and of which more than 95 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of wood fibres obtained by a chemical process, and weighing more than 150 g/m²
481039 Other
481092 Multiply
481099 Other
4811 Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, coated, impregnated, covered, surfacecoloured, surface decorated or printed, in rolls or rectangular (including square) sheets, of any size, other than goods of the kind described in hea
481110 Tarred, bituminised or asphalted paper and paperboard
481141 Selfadhesive
481149 Other
481151 Bleached, weighing more than 150 g/m²
481159 Other
481160 Paper and paperboard, coated, impregnated or covered with wax, paraffin wax, stearin, oil or glycerol
481190 Other paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres
4812 Filter blocks, slabs and plates, of paper pulp.
481200 Filter blocks, slabs and plates, of paper pulp.
4813 Cigarette paper, whether or not cut to size or in the form of booklets or tubes.
481310 In the form of booklets or tubes
481320 In rolls of a width not exceeding 5 cm
481390 Other
4814 Wallpaper and similar wall coverings; window transparencies of paper.
481420 Wallpaper and similar wall coverings, consisting of paper coated or covered, on the face side, with a grained, embossed, coloured, designprinted or otherwise decorated layer of plastics
481490 Other
4816 Carbon paper, selfcopy paper and other copying or transfer papers (other than those of heading 48.09), duplicator stencils and offset plates, of paper, whether or not put up in boxes.
481690 Other
4817 Envelopes, letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards, of paper or paperboard; boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, of paper or paperboard, containing an assortment of paper stationery.
481710 Envelopes
481720 Letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards
481730 Boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, of paper or paperboard, containing an assortment of paper stationery
4818 Toilet paper and similar paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres, 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, serv
481810 Toilet paper
481820 Handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels
481830 Tablecloths and serviettes
481850 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories
481890 Other
4819 Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and other packing containers, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres; box files, letter trays, and similar articles, of paper or paperboard of a kind used in offices, shops or the like.
481910 Cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard
481920 Folding cartons, boxes and cases, of noncorrugated paper or paperboard
481930 Sacks and bags, having a base of a width of 40 cm or more
481940 Other sacks and bags, including cones
481950 Other packing containers, including record sleeves
481960 Box files, letter trays, storage boxes and similar articles, of a kind used in offices, shops or the like
4821 Paper or paperboard labels of all kinds, whether or not printed.
482110 Printed
482190 Other
4822 Bobbins, spools, cops and similar supports of paper pulp, paper or paperboard (whether or not perforated or hardened).
482290 Other
4823 Other paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, cut to size or shape; other articles of paper pulp, paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres.
482320 Filter paper and paperboard
482340 Rolls, sheets and dials, printed for selfrecording apparatus
482361 Of bamboo
482369 Other
482370 Moulded or pressed articles of paper pulp
482390 Other
327 Registers, notebooks, diaries & similar articles
4820 Registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles, exercise books, blottingpads, binders (looseleaf or other), folders, file covers, manifold business forms, interleaved carbon s
482010 Registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles
482020 Exercise books
482030 Binders (other than book covers), folders and file covers
482040 Manifold business forms and interleaved carbon sets
482050 Albums for samples or for collections
482090 Other

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