HSN 48 — Paper And Paperboard

Description: PAPER AND PAPERBOARD, ARTICLES OF PAPER PULP, OF PAPER OR OF PAPERBOARD

Indian GST rate: 18.0%

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Sub-codes

  • 4801 — NEWSPRINT, IN ROLLS OR SHEETS
  • 4802 — UNCOATED PAPER AND PAPERBOARD, OF A KIND USED FOR WRITING, PRINTING OR
  • 4803 — TOILET OR FACIAL TISSUE STOCK, TOWEL OR NAPKIN STOCK AND SIMILAR PAPER
  • 4804 — UNCOATED KRAFT PAPER AND PAPERBOARD, IN ROLLS OR SHEETS, OTHER THAN TH
  • 4805 — OTHER UNCOATED PAPER AND PAPERBOARD, IN ROLLS OR SHEETS, NOT FURTHER W
  • 4806 — VEGETABLE PARCHMENT, GREASEPROOF PAPERS, TRACING PAPERS AND GLASSINE A
  • 4807 — COMPOSITE PAPER AND PAPERBOARD (MADE BY STICKING FLAT LAYERS OF PAPER
  • 4808 — PAPER AND PAPERBOARD, CORRUGATED (WITH OR WITHOUT GLUED FLAT SURFACE S
  • 4809 — CARBON PAPER, SELF-COPY PAPER AND OTHER COPYING OR TRANSFER PAPERS (IN
  • 4810 — PAPER AND PAPERBOARD, COATED ON ONE OR BOTH SIDES WITH KAOLIN (CHINA C
  • 4811 — PAPER, PAPERBOARD, CELLULOSE WADDING AND WEBS OF CELLULOSE FIBRES, COA
  • 4812 — FILTER BLOCKS, SLABS AND PLATES, OF PAPER PULP
  • 4813 — CIGARETTE PAPER, WHETHER OR NOT CUT TO SIZEOR IN THE FORM OF BOOKLETS
  • 4814 — WALLPAPER AND SIMILAR WALL COVERINGS; WINDOW TRANSPARENCIES OF PAPER
  • 4815 — OMITTED
  • 4816 — CARBON-PAPER, SELF-COPY PAPER AND OTHER COPYING OR TRANSFER PAPERS (OT
  • 4817 — ENVELOPES, LETTER CARDS, PLAIN POSTCARDS AND CORRESPONDENCE CARDS, OF
  • 4818 — TOILET PAPER AND SIMILAR PAPER, CELLULOSE WADDING OR WEBS OF CELLULOSE
  • 4819 — CARTONS, BOXES, CASES, BAGS AND OTHER PACKING CONTAINERS, OF PAPER, PA
  • 4820 — REGISTERS, ACCOUNT BOOKS, NOTE BOOKS, ORDER BOOKS, RECEIPT BOOKS, LETT
  • 4821 — PAPER OR PAPERBOARD LABELS OF ALL KINDS, WHETHER OR NOT PRINTED
  • 4822 — BOBBINS, SPOOLS, COPS AND SIMILAR SUPPORTS OF PAPER PULP, PAPER OR PAP
  • 4823 — OTHER PAPER, PAPERBOARD, CELLULOSE WADDING AND WEBS OF CELLULOSE FIBER
India import policy (DGFT ITC-HS)

Status: not in our table

DGFT's ITC-HS is the authority for 'Freely importable / Restricted / Prohibited / Canalised / STE'. Missing from our table is not the same as 'Free' — check DGFT before a filing.

Source: DGFT ITC-HS schedule (free, published) · Last reviewed: 2026-10-20T22:15:09.762611

Export incentive (RoDTEP / RoSCTL)

No recorded benefit for this HS code in our table. Many codes carry none at all — verify against DGFT's notification before quoting a benefit, because rates change annually.

Source: DGFT RoDTEP/RoSCTL notifications (free, published) · Last reviewed: 2026-10-20T22:15:09.764860

EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) - decision support only

no CBAM-relevant chapter by heading — still verify code-level CN scope

EU CBAM transitional reporting applied from 1 Oct 2023; the definitive carbon levy phase begins 1 Jan 2026 (subject to ongoing legislative changes).

Source: EU Regulation (EU) 2023/956 (CBAM), Annex I (sector list) . reviewed 2026-10-16; CBAM is applied at CN-code level - verify the exact code.

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