4802.55.40.00 - Other

HTS 4802.55.40.00 classifies "Other" uncoated paper and paperboard that meets specific physical and compositional requirements. This category encompasses paper and paperboard not specifically designated for writing, cover, drawing, India, or bible paper. The key criteria for this classification include being uncoated, used for general graphic purposes (other than the explicitly excluded categories), and manufactured in rolls with a basis weight between 40 and 150 grams per square meter and a width exceeding 15 centimeters. Importantly, this paper and paperboard must not contain fibers obtained by mechanical or chemi-mechanical processes, or if it does, these fibers must constitute no more than 10 percent of the total fiber content by weight.

This "Other" category serves as a residual for uncoated papers and paperboards within the specified weight and width parameters, distinguishing itself from its siblings by the absence of a specific primary end-use designation like writing, cover, drawing, India, or bible paper. While siblings 4802.55.10.00, 4802.55.20.00, and 4802.55.30.00 are defined by their intended applications in writing, drawing, and for specialized thin papers respectively, 4802.55.40.00 captures all other suitable papers and paperboards that do not fit these specific uses.

As this is a leaf node in the HTS structure, there are no subcategories further detailing the classification. Therefore, classification under 4802.55.40.00 relies on a comprehensive assessment of the paper or paperboard's physical characteristics (weight, width, form), its uncoated nature, its general suitability for graphic purposes, and its fiber composition, ensuring it does not fall under a more specific sibling category. Examples within this classification might include certain types of uncoated offset paper, uncoated printing paper for general commercial use, or uncoated paper for other miscellaneous graphic applications not otherwise specified.