HSN chapter 48

HSN chapter 48: Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, paper or paperboard

23 headings and 225 8-digit tariff items. HSN codes in this chapter start with 48.

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Headings in chapter 48

4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets · 2 items 4802Uncoated 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 4801 or 4803; ha · 63 items 4803Toilet 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, surface-coloured, surface-decor · 2 items 4804Uncoated kraft paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading 4802 or 4803 · 12 items 4805Other uncoated paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets, not further worked or processed than as specified in Note 3 to this Chapter · 11 items 4806Vegetable Parchment, Greaseproof Papers, Tracing Papers And Glassine And Other Glazed Transparent Or Translucent Papers, In Rolls Or Sheets · 5 items 4807Composite 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 · 2 items 4808Paper 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 4803 · 4 items 4809Carbon paper, self-copy 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 · 4 items 4810Paper 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, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or rectangular (including · 22 items 4811Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, coated, impregnated, covered, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or rectangular (including square) sheets, of any size, other than goods of the kind described in headi · 20 items 4812Filter blocks, slabs and plates, of paper pulp · 1 items 4813Cigarette paper, whether or not cut to size or in the form of booklets or tubes · 4 items 4814Wall paper and similar wall coverings; window transparencies of paper · 3 items 4815Floor Coverings On A Base Of Paper Or Of Paperboard, Whether Or Not Cut To Size · 1 items 4816Carbon paper, self-copy paper and other copying or transfer papers (other than those of heading 4809), duplicator stencils and offset plates, of paper, whether or not put up in boxes · 8 items 4817Envelopes, Letter Cards, Plain Postcards And Correspondence Cards, Of Paper Or Paperboard; Boxes, Pouches, Wallets And Writing Compendiums, · 4 items 4818Toilet 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, table cloths, serv · 5 items 4819Cartons, 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 · 10 items 4820Registers, note books, account books (paper) · 9 items 4821Paper or paperboard labels of all kinds, whether or not printed · 5 items 4822Bobbins, spools, cops and similar supports of paper pulp, paper or paperboard (whether or not perforated or hardened) · 3 items 4823Other 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 other than paper pulp moulded trays, “Braille paper, Kites, Paper · 25 items

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