HS Code 4819Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and the like, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or fibres; box files, letter trays and the like, of paper or paperboard, of a kind used in offices, shops or the like

What HS code 4819 covers

This heading is the home of finished containers made from paper or paperboard. Think of shipping cartons, retail boxes, carrier bags and storage boxes for the office. The material may also be cellulose wadding or cellulose fibres.

Tariff classification looks at what the item is and what it is made of. You may also see this heading written as HSN code 4819. The number is the same.

Most people who search for the cartons HS code want this heading. If your goods are flat paper sold in rolls or sheets, they sit in a different heading. A later section shows which one.

Corrugated box HS code and the other 4819 subheadings

Most searches for a corrugated box HS code end at 481910. A search for a folding cartons code ends at 481920. Paper bags split between two codes, 481930 and 481940. The exact customs wording is in the table above. Here is each code in plain words.

• 481910: corrugated boxes and cartons
• 481920: folding boxes and cartons made of plain paperboard
• 481930: large paper sacks and bags
• 481940: small paper bags, cones included
• 481950: other paper packing containers, such as record sleeves
• 481960: box files, letter trays and office storage boxes

How to choose the right 4819 code

Start with the material. Corrugated board has a wavy layer between flat sheets. Boxes made from it follow the first code in the list. A box made from plain paperboard, such as a carton that ships flat, follows the second.

For bags, measure the base. Forty centimetres or wider points to 481930. Anything narrower points to 481940. Cones fall in the narrow group.

Use 481950 only when the item is a packing container that no other code in the heading names. A record sleeve is one example. Use 481960 for a box file, letter tray or similar article that an office or shop would use.

If you are still unsure, try the classifier. Then check your product against the exact wording of the subheading before you file.

Goods classified elsewhere in Chapter 48

Paper that has not yet been made into a box or bag does not belong here.

The key difference between HS 4819 and 4808 is the form of the goods. Corrugated paper supplied in rolls or sheets is a raw material, so look at 4808. Once it is cut and made into a carton, come back to 4819.

Envelopes, letter cards and boxes holding an assortment of paper stationery go to 4817. Other cut-to-size paper articles that are not named anywhere else in the chapter go to 4823. Paper labels of every kind go to 4821.

Paper carton import and export data

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Type in 4819 or any of its six-digit codes to start with paper carton buyers and carton suppliers.