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UK commodity code for paper

The UK commodity code for paper falls under heading 4802 — Uncoated paper and paperboard, used for writing, printing or other graphics, non perforated punch-cards and punch tape paper, in rolls or rectangular sheets, of any size, other than paper of heading 4801 or 4803; hand-made paper and paperboard. The specific 10-digit UK codes are listed below.

UK commodity codes for paper

• 4802.40.10.00 Not containing fibres obtained by a mechanical process or of which not more than 10 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of such fibres
• 4802.40.90.00 Other
• 4802.54.00.10 Decor paper with the following characteristics - weighing 30 g/m² or more; having an ash content between 5% and 50%; - having a Klemm absorbency of at least 12 millimetres per 10 minutes or a resin pick-up of 20% to 200%; - having a wet tensile strength of 6 to 12 Newton (N) per 15 millimetres; - having a Gurley porosity of 3 to 80 seconds per 100 millilitres; - having a smoothness of 20 to 300 according to the Bekk method; - in reels with a width up to 300 centimetres; - whether or not pre-impregnated with a combination of latices or natural binders (like starch); - excluding wallpaper and similar wallcoverings; - excluding papers saturated with water-based melamine, urea, phenol or any thermosetting, thermoplastic resin solutions (‘the product under investigation’).
• 4802.54.00.90 Other
• 4802.55.15.00 Weighing 40 g/m$2 or more but less than 60 g/m$2
• 4802.55.15.10 Decor paper with the following characteristics - having an ash content between 5% and 50%; - having a Klemm absorbency of at least 12 millimetres per 10 minutes or a resin pick-up of 20% to 200%; - having a wet tensile strength of 6 to 12 Newton (N) per 15 millimetres; - having a Gurley porosity of 3 to 80 seconds per 100 millilitres; - having a smoothness of 20 to 300 according to the Bekk method; - in reels with a width up to 300 centimetres; - whether or not pre-impregnated with a combination of latices or natural binders (like starch); - excluding wallpaper and similar wallcoverings; - excluding papers saturated with water-based melamine, urea, phenol or any thermosetting, thermoplastic resin solutions (‘the product under investigation’).
• 4802.55.15.90 Other
• 4802.55.25.00 Weighing 60 g/m$2 or more but less than 75 g/m$2
• 4802.55.25.10 Decor paper with the following characteristics - having an ash content between 5% and 50%; - having a Klemm absorbency of at least 12 millimetres per 10 minutes or a resin pick-up of 20% to 200%; - having a wet tensile strength of 6 to 12 Newton (N) per 15 millimetres; - having a Gurley porosity of 3 to 80 seconds per 100 millilitres; - having a smoothness of 20 to 300 according to the Bekk method; - in reels with a width up to 300 centimetres; - whether or not pre-impregnated with a combination of latices or natural binders (like starch); - excluding wallpaper and similar wallcoverings; - excluding papers saturated with water-based melamine, urea, phenol or any thermosetting, thermoplastic resin solutions (‘the product under investigation’).
• 4802.55.25.90 Other
• 4802.55.30.00 Weighing 75 g/m$2 or more but less than 80 g/m$2
• 4802.55.30.10 Decor paper with the following characteristics - having an ash content between 5% and 50%; - having a Klemm absorbency of at least 12 millimetres per 10 minutes or a resin pick-up of 20% to 200%; - having a wet tensile strength of 6 to 12 Newton (N) per 15 millimetres; - having a Gurley porosity of 3 to 80 seconds per 100 millilitres; - having a smoothness of 20 to 300 according to the Bekk method; - in reels with a width up to 300 centimetres; - whether or not pre-impregnated with a combination of latices or natural binders (like starch); - excluding wallpaper and similar wallcoverings; - excluding papers saturated with water-based melamine, urea, phenol or any thermosetting, thermoplastic resin solutions (‘the product under investigation’).
• 4802.55.30.90 Other
• 4802.55.90.00 Weighing 80 g/m$2 or more
• 4802.55.90.10 Decor paper with the following characteristics - having an ash content between 5% and 50%; - having a Klemm absorbency of at least 12 millimetres per 10 minutes or a resin pick-up of 20% to 200%; - having a wet tensile strength of 6 to 12 Newton (N) per 15 millimetres; - having a Gurley porosity of 3 to 80 seconds per 100 millilitres; - having a smoothness of 20 to 300 according to the Bekk method; - in reels with a width up to 300 centimetres; - whether or not pre-impregnated with a combination of latices or natural binders (like starch); - excluding wallpaper and similar wallcoverings; - excluding papers saturated with water-based melamine, urea, phenol or any thermosetting, thermoplastic resin solutions (‘the product under investigation’).
• 4802.55.90.90 Other
• 4802.56.20.00 With one side measuring 297 mm and the other side measuring 210 mm (A4 format)
• 4802.56.80.00 Other
• 4802.58.10.00 In rolls
• 4802.58.90.00 Other
• 4802.61.15.00 Weighing less than 72 g/m$2 and of which more than 50% by weight of the total fibre content consists of fibres obtained by a mechanical process
• 4802.61.80.00 Other

International equivalents for paper

Region	Code system	Heading
🌐 Global (WCO)	Harmonized System (HS)	4802
🇺🇸 United States	HTS	4802.20.10.00
🇪🇺 European Union	CN/TARIC	4802.40.10.00

Where it sits in the hierarchy

Chapter 48 — Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or paperboard → Heading 4802 — Uncoated paper and paperboard, used for writing, printing or other graphics, non perforated punch-cards and punch tape paper, in rolls or rectangular sheets, of any size, other than paper of heading 4801 or 4803; hand-made paper and paperboard

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Also see: Global HS code for paper · US HTS code for paper

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