4802.62.61.20 - Containing by weight 25 percent or more cotton fiber 🖩

This HTS category, 4802.62.61.20, specifically classifies uncoated paper and paperboard used for writing, printing, or other graphic purposes. The defining characteristic of paper within this subcategory is that it contains, by weight, 25 percent or more cotton fiber. This cotton content signifies a particular quality and physical property that differentiates it from papers with lower or no cotton content.

Within the broader classification of "Other paper and paperboard, of which more than 10 percent by weight of the total fiber content consists of fibers obtained by a mechanical or chemi-mechanical process," and further narrowed to sheets with specific dimensions (not exceeding 435 mm by 297 mm), this code distinguishes itself by the significant presence of cotton. Unlike its sibling category, 4802.62.61.40, which would encompass other papers meeting the general criteria but lacking the 25% cotton threshold, this classification focuses exclusively on those with a substantial cotton fiber composition.

As this is a leaf node within the HTS structure, there are no further subdivisions. Therefore, classification under 4802.62.61.20 is final once the paper meets all preceding criteria: being uncoated, intended for graphic purposes, in sheets of specified dimensions, and importantly, containing at least 25 percent cotton fiber by weight. Examples of such paper might include high-quality stationery, certain specialty art papers, or archival documents where the durability and texture provided by cotton are desirable.