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HS 4802.20

Paper and paperboard used as a base for photo-sensitive, heat-sensitive or electro-sensitive paper or paperboard, uncoated, in rolls or sheets

In short

  • The US imported $4.4M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, down 34% on the year before.
  • Japan is the largest supplier, with 79.9% of US imports; Canada is next, with 9.6%.
  • Duty paid averaged 10.4% of the value of imports in August 2026, up 0.8 points on a year earlier.
  • United Arab Emirates is gaining share: 8.7% over the last 12 months, up from 5.2%.
  • US exports were $10.1M over the last 12 months; the largest market is Mexico, with 41.6%.

US imports, Aug 2026

$188K

↑ +100% vs Aug 2025

Last 12 months

$4.4M

↓ −34% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

10.4%

↑ +0.8 pts vs Aug 2025

Top supplier

Japan

79.9% of US imports

US imports by month

The last 13 months, so the same month a year ago is on the left. August 2026 is highlighted. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.

Aug2025SepOctNovDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugJapan ↑Japan ↓
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MonthUS imports
August 2025$94K
September 2025$859K
October 2025$257K
November 2025$251K
December 2025$513K
January 2026$106K
February 2026$237K
March 2026$606K
April 2026$58K
May 2026$530K
June 2026$427K
July 2026$322K
August 2026$188K

What changed

  • US imports were $188K in August 2026, down 42% from July 2026 and up 100% from August 2025.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $4.4M, down 34% on the 12 months before.
  • Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: Japan up from 71.6% to 79.9%, Canada down from 20.3% to 9.6%.
  • Duty paid on imports from Japan rose from 10.0% to 12.5% of their value since July 2026.

US trade by year

US imports were $4.4M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, down 56% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $10.1M, down 37%. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026Duty ↑
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PeriodUS imports
12 months to Aug 2017$9.9M
12 months to Aug 2018$5.3M
12 months to Aug 2019$4.3M
12 months to Aug 2020$1.9M
12 months to Aug 2021$4.6M
12 months to Aug 2022$5.9M
12 months to Aug 2023$6.0M
12 months to Aug 2024$9.7M
12 months to Aug 2025$6.6M
12 months to Aug 2026$4.4M
  • Japan
  • Canada
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Mexico
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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PeriodJapanCanadaUnited Arab EmiratesMexico
12 months to Aug 20174.9%0.5%7.2%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20186.2%1.6%37.6%0.2%
12 months to Aug 201931.4%4.5%23.6%0.0%
12 months to Aug 202048.3%3.6%0.0%0.8%
12 months to Aug 202136.9%1.8%0.0%0.1%
12 months to Aug 202224.3%1.6%0.0%17.2%
12 months to Aug 202345.9%2.9%0.0%15.8%
12 months to Aug 202469.0%6.2%0.0%3.2%
12 months to Aug 202570.9%9.7%5.2%7.7%
12 months to Aug 202667.7%11.8%8.7%4.0%
Duty paid, % of value
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PeriodJapanCanadaUnited Arab EmiratesMexicoAll countries
12 months to Aug 20170.0%0.0%0.0%n/a0.0%
12 months to Aug 20180.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20190.0%0.0%0.0%n/a0.1%
12 months to Aug 20200.0%0.0%n/a0.0%0.8%
12 months to Aug 20210.0%0.0%n/a0.0%1.4%
12 months to Aug 20220.0%0.0%n/a0.0%1.2%
12 months to Aug 20230.0%0.0%n/a0.0%0.5%
12 months to Aug 20240.0%0.0%n/a0.0%2.0%
12 months to Aug 20253.5%0.0%0.0%10.7%4.2%
12 months to Aug 202611.7%0.0%0.0%17.8%10.1%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$4.4M−34%10.1%+5.8 pts$10.1M−27%
12 months to Aug 2025$6.6M−32%4.2%+2.2 pts$13.7M+16%
12 months to Aug 2024$9.7M+62%2.0%+1.5 pts$11.8M−2.6%
12 months to Aug 2023$6.0M+1.4%0.5%−0.8 pts$12.1M+14%
12 months to Aug 2022$5.9M+29%1.2%−0.1 pts$10.6M−1.6%
12 months to Aug 2021$4.6M+140%1.4%+0.6 pts$10.8M−9.4%
12 months to Aug 2020$1.9M−56%0.8%+0.6 pts$11.9M−26%
12 months to Aug 2019$4.3M−19%0.1%+0.1 pts$16.2M+6.4%
12 months to Aug 2018$5.3M−46%0.0%0.0 pts$15.2M−4.3%
12 months to Aug 2017$9.9M0.0%$15.9M

Who supplies the US

August 2026. Small figures under each value are the change from August 2025. Average prices aren't shown because this product's lines are counted in different units.

CountryUS importsShareAverage priceDuty paidLast 13 months
Japan$150K79.9%newn/a12.5%
Canada$18K9.6%−55.6 ptsn/a0.0%0.0 pts
Mexico$11K5.9%−15.1 ptsn/a0.0%−25.0 pts
United Kingdom$9K4.6%−2.4 ptsn/a10.0%0.0 pts
All countries$188K100.0%n/a10.4%+0.8 pts

The 3 largest suppliers had 88.2% of US imports over the last 12 months.

How the market is shifting

United Arab Emirates gained the most share: 8.7% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 5.2% in the 12 months before. Mexico lost the most: 4.0%, down from 7.7%. The charts show September 2024 to August 2026 for the 4 largest suppliers over the last 12 months. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.

  • Japan
  • Canada
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Mexico
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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MonthJapanCanadaUnited Arab EmiratesMexico
September 20241.6%58.9%0.0%20.8%
October 20240.0%88.5%0.0%7.1%
November 202495.0%0.0%0.0%3.5%
December 202470.1%5.7%0.0%19.4%
January 202580.9%10.7%0.0%3.1%
February 202562.8%10.5%0.0%15.2%
March 202538.5%16.6%33.0%1.6%
April 202566.7%0.6%0.0%8.0%
May 202592.9%1.8%0.0%3.7%
June 202589.2%0.0%0.0%7.3%
July 202586.5%0.7%0.0%10.8%
August 20250.0%65.3%0.0%21.0%
September 202538.8%7.3%44.1%4.7%
October 202556.5%9.9%0.0%24.8%
November 202580.4%6.9%0.0%7.9%
December 202583.4%3.3%0.0%4.5%
January 20260.0%81.3%0.0%2.9%
February 202665.3%14.7%0.0%0.0%
March 202690.5%2.7%0.0%0.3%
April 20260.0%47.6%0.0%0.0%
May 202686.1%11.5%0.0%0.5%
June 202670.5%18.9%0.0%1.4%
July 202671.6%20.3%0.0%0.7%
August 202679.9%9.6%0.0%5.9%
Duty paid, % of value
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MonthJapanCanadaUnited Arab EmiratesMexicoAll countries
September 20240.0%0.0%n/a0.0%0.0%
October 2024n/a0.0%n/a0.0%0.6%
November 20240.0%n/an/a0.0%0.0%
December 20240.0%0.0%n/a0.0%0.2%
January 20250.0%0.0%n/a0.0%0.4%
February 20250.0%0.0%n/a0.0%2.6%
March 20250.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%3.1%
April 20250.1%0.0%n/a25.0%4.3%
May 20256.2%0.0%n/a25.0%7.0%
June 202510.0%n/an/a25.0%11.2%
July 202510.0%0.0%n/a25.0%11.5%
August 2025n/a0.0%n/a25.0%9.6%
September 202510.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%6.5%
October 202515.6%0.0%n/a24.1%17.7%
November 202515.0%0.0%n/a25.0%15.1%
December 202515.0%0.0%n/a0.0%14.2%
January 2026n/a0.0%n/a0.0%3.1%
February 202615.0%0.0%n/an/a12.0%
March 202610.0%0.0%n/a25.0%9.9%
April 2026n/a0.0%n/an/a8.1%
May 202610.0%0.0%n/a0.0%8.8%
June 202610.0%0.0%n/a0.0%8.2%
July 202610.0%0.0%n/a0.0%8.6%
August 202612.5%0.0%n/a0.0%10.4%

Tariff actions touching this product

When the duty paid on this product changed and stayed changed, for its main suppliers and all countries, newest first, with the Federal Register notices that named the product in the 3 months before. Rates are medians of the 4 months either side, less any usual seasonal swing. A change shows what happened to duty paid, not why; read each notice for what it did.

  1. April 2026 · Duty paid: Japan 15.0% → 10.0%.
  2. October 2025 · Duty paid: Japan 10.0% → 15.0%.
  3. May 2025 · Duty paid: Japan 0.0% → 10.0%, all countries 2.8% → 11.3%.

Where it enters the US

Main ports of entry over the 12 months to August 2026: US imports and share.

  1. Savannah, GA$2.7M · 63.1%
  2. Newark, NJ$607K · 13.9%
  3. Champlain-Rouses Point, NY$353K · 8.1%
  4. Laredo, TX$148K · 3.4%
  5. Highgate Springs-Alburg, VT$128K · 2.9%

Where US exports go

US exports were $366K in August 2026, down 65% from August 2025, and $10.1M over the last 12 months, down 27% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: United Kingdom, up 76%.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
Mexico$4.2M41.6%+22%
Canada$1.4M13.4%−66%
India$1.2M11.5%−15%
United Kingdom$974K9.7%+76%
Qatar$364K3.6%+12%
Hong Kong$292K2.9%−55%
Germany$148K1.5%−34%
Korea, South$146K1.4%+123%
Other countries (49)$1.4M14.3%−48%
All countries$10.1M100.0%−27%

Markets abroad

Each country's own import figures for this product, from UN Comtrade: the 8 biggest importers outside the US in the latest year each has reported, what they bought from the US, and the change from the year before. Values usually include freight and insurance to the importer's border, so they run a little above US export figures. Countries report a year or more late; 118 have reported 2025 so far. Where a country's figure for imports from the US is under half or over double what the US recorded exporting there that year, the US figure is shown under it.

MarketImportsvs year beforeFrom the USUS share
Netherlands$26.6Min 2025+12%$242K0.9%
Belgium$13.6Min 2025−13%$8K0.1%
Thailand$13.3Min 2025+3.3%$4K0.0%
Canada$7.3Min 2025−18%$1.2MUS records $2.9M16.1%
France$5.8Min 2025−30%$49K0.8%
Hungary$5.3Min 2025+5.5%$250.0%
Mexico$4.8Min 2025+2.9%$4.4M90.4%
Germany$4.4Min 2025+16%$233K5.3%

The biggest market outside the US is the Netherlands, which imported $26.6M of this product in 2025, 0.9% of that from the US.

The US supplies 90.4% of imports into Mexico, but under 10% into the Netherlands, Belgium and Thailand.

Of these, imports into Germany grew fastest: up 16% from 2024 to 2025.

Other products under heading 4802: paper and paperboard, uncoated, for writing, printing etc., punch card stock and punch tape paper, in rolls or sheets; handmade paper and paperboard. US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.

ProductUS importsUS exports
Paper & paperboard, uncoated, over 10% by weight mechanical fibers, in rollsHS 4802.61$644.4M$29.6M
Paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified, not over 10% (wt.) of fibers by mechanical process, weighing 40 g/m2 but not over 150 g/m2, uncoated, rolls or sheetsHS 4802.55$572.3M$97.1M
Paper, uncoated, not over 10% by wt mechanical fibers, weighing 40 g/m2 or more but not over 150 g/m2, with sides>360 mmx150mm, insheetsHS 4802.56$485.1M$83.4M
Other paper and paperboard, nes, <10% wt of fiber from chemi/mechanical process, weighing 40g/m2 or more but not more than 150 g/m2HS 4802.57$102.4M$40.9M
Paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified, not over 10% (wt.) of fibers (if any) obtained by mechanical process, weighing over 150 g/m2, uncoated, rolls or sheetsHS 4802.58$45.6M$62.6M
Paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified, not over 10% (wt.) of fibers obtained by mechanical process, weighing less than 40 g/m2, uncoated, in rolls or sheetsHS 4802.54$35.2M$5.6M
Paper & paperboard, uncoated, not elsewhere specified, over 10& by weight mechaical fibers, not elsewhere specifiedHS 4802.69$11.8M$5.1M
Paper & paperboard, uncoated, over 10% by weight mechanical fibers, not elsewhere specified, 1 side not over 435mm & the other not over 297mm, unfolded state, in sheetsHS 4802.62$5.7M$7.6M
About these figures
  • Source: US Census Bureau international trade data, not seasonally adjusted, in US dollars. Retrieved November 3, 2026.
  • US imports are general imports at customs value, which excludes freight and insurance. Exports are at free-alongside-ship value.
  • Average price is customs value divided by quantity, across all of the product's 10-digit lines.
  • Duty paid is the duty Census calculates on each country's imports for consumption, as a share of their value. It moves with tariff changes, exemptions and the mix of goods within the product.
  • Markets abroad are each country's imports as it reports them to UN Comtrade, in US dollars, usually including freight and insurance. Countries report a year or more late and in their own edition of the HS codes, so one still on an older edition is missing for codes that changed in 2022.
  • Census revises recent months, so figures can change slightly. These are estimates for research and planning, not customs or legal advice.

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