HTS Index

HTS heading 4818

Toilet paper and similar paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibers, 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, tablecloths, table napkins, bed sheets and similar household, sanitary or hospital articles, articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibers — 12 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
4818Toilet paper and similar paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibers, 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, tablecloths, table napkins, bed sheets and similar household, sanitary or hospital articles, articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibers + Ch. 99not stated
4818.10.00.00Toilet paper + Ch. 99Freekg
4818.20.00Handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels + Ch. 99Free
4818.20.00.20Towels + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 4818.20.00)kg
4818.20.00.40Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 4818.20.00)kg
4818.30.00.00Tablecloths and table napkins + Ch. 99Freekg
4818.50.00Articles of apparel and clothing accessories + Ch. 99Free
4818.50.00.20Hospital/medical gowns or scrubs + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 4818.50.00)kg
4818.50.00.80Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 4818.50.00)kg
4818.90.00Other + Ch. 99Free
4818.90.00.20Face masks + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 4818.90.00)kg
4818.90.00.80Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 4818.90.00)kg

6 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.

Additional duties may apply

12 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.

Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.