1. For the purposes of sub-headings 4804 11 and 4804 19, “Kraft-liner” means machine-finished or machine-glazed paper and paperboard, of which not less than 80% by weight of the total fibre content consists of wood fibre obtained by the chemical sulphate or soda processes, in rolls, weighing more that 115 g/m2 and having a minimum Mullen bursting strength as indicated in the following table or the linearly interpolated or extrapolated equivalent for any other weight.
Weight g/m2 |
Minimum Mullen bursting strength kpa |
115 |
393 |
125 |
417 |
200 |
637 |
300 |
824 |
400 |
961 |
2. For the purposes of sub-headings 4804 21 and 4804 29, “sack kraft paper” means machine-finished paper, of which note less than 80% by weight of the total fibre content consists of fibres obtained by the chemical sulphate or soda processes, in rolls, weighing not less than 60 g/m2 but not more than 115 g/m2 and meeting one of the following sets of specifications:
(a) having a Mullen burst index of not less than 3.7 kPa m2/g and a stretch factor of more than 4.5% in the cross direction and of more than 2% in the machine direction.
(b) having minimum for tear and tensile as indicate in the following table or the linearly interpolated equivalent for any other weight:
Weight g/m2 |
Minimum tear mN
|
Minium tensile kN/m |
|
Machine direction |
Machine direction |
Cross direction |
Machine direction plus Cross direction |
60 |
700 |
1,510 |
1.9 |
6 |
70 |
830 |
1,790 |
2.3 |
7.2 |
80 |
965 |
2,070 |
2.8 |
8.3 |
100 |
1,230 |
2,630 |
3.7 |
10.6 |
115 |
1,425 |
3,060 |
4.4 |
12.3 |
3. For the purposes of sub-headings 4805 11, "semi-chemical fluting paper” means paper, in rolls, of which not less than 65% by weight of the total fibre content consists of unbleached hardwood fibres obtained by a semi-chemical pulping process, and having a CMT 30 (Corrugated Medium Test with 30 minutes of conditioning) crush resistance exceeding 1.8 newtons/g/m2 at 50% relative humidity, at 230C.
4. Sub-headings 4805 12 covers paper, in rolls, made mainly of straw pulp obtained by a semi-chemical process, weighing 130 g/m2 or more, and having a CMT30 (corrugated medium test with 30 minutes of conditioning) crush resistance exceeding 1.4 newtons/gm2 at 50% relative humidity, at 230C.
5. Sub-heading 4805 24 and 4805 25 cover paper and paperboard made wholly or mainly of pulp of recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard. Testliner may also have a surface layer of dyed paper or of paper made of bleached or unbleached non-recovered pulp. These products have a Mullen burst index of not less than 2kPa.m2/g.
6. For the purposes of sub-heading 4805 30, “sulphite wrapping paper” means machine-glazed paper, of which more than 40% by weight of the total fibre content consists of wood fibres obtained by the chemical sulphite process, having an ash content not exceeding 8% and having a Mullen burst index of not less than 1.47 kpa. M2/g.
7. For the purposes of sub-heading 4810 22, “light-weight coated paper” means paper, coated on both sides, of total weight not exceeding 72 g/m2, with a coating weight not exceeding 15 g/m2 per side, on a base of which not less that 50% by weight of the total fibre content consists of wood fibres obtained by a mechanical process.
Supplementary Notes
Notwithstanding anything contained in Note 12, if paper and paper products of heading 4818, 4816 or 4829 are printed with any character, name, logo, motif or format, they shall remain classified under the respective headings as long as products are intended to be used for further printing or writing.