HS 4810 · Paper and paperboard
Coated paper and paperboard
Data last updated 18 October 2026 · schedule data 2026.10.2
In short
The EU charges no duty on Mercosur coated paper, with or without the agreement; Brazil's duty on EU coated paper is up to 13.4% today and reaches zero by 2041 (10 of 29 lines are excluded).
Rates at a glance
Into the EU from Mercosur
15 tariff linesPreferential duty 2026
0%
Duty-free on all phased lines by
No phase-out
Agreement base rate
0%
Applied MFN rate today
0%
Into Brazil from the EU
29 tariff linesPreferential duty 2026
0–14.4%
Duty-free on all phased lines by
2041
Agreement base rate
2–16%
Applied MFN rate today
0–14.4%
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About this product
Coated paper and board already enter the EU duty-free. Mercosur phases out its duties on European coated paper, mostly over its longest schedule, and excludes some lines. Packaging board is a big part of this heading.
How the duty falls, year by year
Highest and lowest ad valorem duty each year over the lines on a path to zero. Excluded and quota-only lines keep their duty and aren't included.
Into the EU from Mercosur
Nothing to phase out in this direction: every line is already duty-free, excluded or only covered by a quota.
Into Brazil from the EU
| Year | Ad valorem duty | Lines duty-free |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11.4–13.4% | 3 / 29 |
| 2027 | 10.3–12.6% | 3 / 29 |
| 2028 | 9.1–11.6% | 3 / 29 |
| 2029 | 8–10.8% | 3 / 29 |
| 2030 | 6.8–9.8% | 3 / 29 |
| 2031 | 5.7–9% | 3 / 29 |
| 2032 | 4.5–8% | 3 / 29 |
| 2033 | 3.4–7.2% | 3 / 29 |
| 2034 | 2.2–6.2% | 3 / 29 |
| 2035 | 1.1–5.4% | 3 / 29 |
| 2036 | 0–4.4% | 7 / 29 |
| 2037 | 0–3.6% | 7 / 29 |
| 2038 | 0–2.6% | 7 / 29 |
| 2039 | 0–1.8% | 7 / 29 |
| 2040 | 0–0.8% | 7 / 29 |
| 2041 | 0% | 22 / 29 |
Lines by staging category
The staging category sets the speed of the cut: 0 is duty-free from entry into force, 4 to 15 are the years to zero, E is excluded and letter codes are quotas or special treatments.
Mercosur → EU
- 0× 15
EU → Mercosur
- 15× 15
- E× 10
- 10× 4
Tariff-rate quotas
No tariff-rate quota applies to this heading.
Rates in each Mercosur country
Each member has its own base rate and applied MFN rate. The preference is cut from the base rate, or from the applied rate where that's lower (Art. 2.4(7) of the agreement), so the current rate can differ by country.
| Country | Base rate | Applied MFN | Preferential 2026 | Zero by | Applied-rate source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2–16% | 0–14.4%2 lines have no single published rate | 0–14.4% | 2041 | Brazil applied import duty, Res. Gecex 272/2021 Annexes II, V, VI, IX (MDIC), as of 5 October 2026 |
| Argentina | 2–16% | 0–16%2 lines have no single published rate | 0–16% | 2041 | Argentina applied import duty (DIE), ARCA Arancel Integrado, as of 18 October 2026 |
| Uruguay | 0–16% | 0–14.4%4 lines have no single published rate | 0–14.4% | 2041 | Uruguay applied import duty (Arancel Nacional, MEF), as of 10 February 2025Manual snapshotOlder than 180 days |
| Paraguay | 0–16% | 0–14.4%2 lines have no single published rate | 0–14.4% | 2041 | Paraguay applied import duty (Arancel Nacional Vigente, MEF), as of 4 November 2025Manual snapshotOlder than 180 days |
All tariff lines
Line descriptions are the English text of the schedules (CN 2013 for the EU, NCM 2012 for Mercosur).
Into the EU from Mercosur: 15 lines
| Code | Description | Staging | Base | Applied MFN | 2026 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4810 13 00 | Paper and paperboard used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, not containing fibres obtained by a mechanical or chemi-mechanical process or of which ≤ 10 %by weight of the total fibre content consists of such fibres, coated on one or both sides with kaolin or other inorganic substances, in rolls of any size | 0 | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| 4810 14 00 | Paper and paperboard used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, not containing fibres obtained by a mechanical or chemi-mechanical process or of which ≤ 10 %by weight of the total fibre content consists of such fibres, coated on one or both sides with kaolin or other inorganic substances, in square or rectangular sheets with one side ≤ 435 mmand the other side ≤ 297 mmin the unfolded state | 0 | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| 4810 19 00 | Paper and paperboard used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, not containing fibres obtained by a mechanical or chemi-mechanical process or of which ≤ 10 %by weight of the total fibre content consists of such fibres, coated on one or both sides with kaolin or other inorganic substances, in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 435 mmor with one side ≤ 435 mmand the other side > 297 mmin the unfolded state | 0 | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| 4810 22 00 | Lightweight coated paper used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, total weight ≤ 72 g/m², coating weight ≤ 15 g/m² per side, on a base of which ≥ 50 %by weight of the total fibre content consists of fibres obtained by a mechanical process, coated on both sides with kaolin or other inorganic substances, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size | 0 | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| 4810 29 30 | Paper and paperboard used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, of which > 10 %by weight of the total fibre content consists of fibres obtained by a mechanical or chemi-mechanical process, coated on one or both sides with kaolin or other inorganic substances, in rolls of any size (excl. lightweight paper; paper and paperboard for office machines and the like) | 0 | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| 4810 29 80 | Paper and paperboard used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, of which > 10 %by weight of the total fibre content consists of fibres obtained by a mechanical or chemi-mechanical process, coated on one or both sides with kaolin or other inorganic substances, in square or rectangular sheets of any size (excl. lightweight paper; paper and paperboard for office machines and the like) | 0 | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| 4810 31 00 | Kraft paper and paperboard, bleached uniformly throughout the mass and containing > 95 %chemically processed wood fibres by weight in relation to the total fibre content, coated on one or both sides with kaolin or other inorganic substances, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size, weighing ≤ 150 g/m² (excl. that for writing, printing or other graphic purposes) | 0 | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| 4810 32 10 | Kraft paper and paperboard, bleached uniformly throughout the mass and containing > 95 %chemically processed wood fibres by weight in relation to the total fibre content, coated on one or both sides with kaolin, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets of any size, weighing > 150 g/m² (excl. paper and paperboard for graphic purposes) | 0 | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| 4810 32 90 | Kraft paper and paperboard, bleached uniformly throughout the mass and containing > 95 %chemically processed wood fibres by weight in relation to the total fibre content, coated on one or both sides with inorganic substances, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size, weighing > 150 g/m² (excl. kraft paper coated with kaolin; paper and paperboard for graphic purposes) | 0 | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| 4810 39 00 | Kraft paper and paperboard, coated on one or both sides with kaolin or other inorganic substances, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. that for writing, printing or other graphic purposes; paper and paperboard bleached uniformly in the mass and containing > 95 %chemically processed wood fibres by weight in relation to the total fibre content) | 0 | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| 4810 92 10 | Multi-ply paper and paperboard, each layer bleached, coated on one or both sides with kaolin or other inorganic substances, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. that for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, kraft paper and paperboard) | 0 | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| 4810 92 30 | Multi-ply paper and paperboard, with only one outer layer bleached, coated on one or both sides with kaolin or other inorganic substances, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. that for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, kraft paper and paperboard) | 0 | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| 4810 92 90 | Multi-ply paper and paperboard, coated on one or both sides with kaolin or other inorganic substances, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. multi-ply paper and paperboard with each layer bleached, with one bleached outer layer only, paper and paperboard for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, kraft paper and paperboard) | 0 | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| 4810 99 10 | Bleached paper and paperboard, coated on one or both sides with kaolin, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. that for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, kraft paper and paperboard, multi-ply paper and paperboard, and with no other coating | 0 | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| 4810 99 80 | Paper and paperboard, coated on one or both sides with inorganic substances, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. bleached paper and paperboard coated with kaolin, paper or paperboard for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, kraft paper and paperboard, multi-ply paper and paperboard, and with no other coating) | 0 | Free | Free | Free | Free |
Into Brazil from the EU: 29 lines
| Code | Description | Staging | Base | Applied MFN | 2026 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4810 13 10 | Paper/paperboard for writing, etc. fibre ≤ 10 %, rolls width ≤ 15 cm | 15 | 16% | 14.4% | 13.4% | Freefrom 2041 |
| 4810 13 81 | Metallic paper/paperboard, fibre ≤ 10 %, rolls/sheets weight > 150 g/m 2 | 15 | 14% | 12.6% | 11.8% | Freefrom 2041 |
| 4810 13 82 | Baryta paper/paperboard, fibre ≤ 10 %, rolls/sheets weight > 150 g/m 2 | E | 2% | Free | Free | Free |
| 4810 13 89 | Other paper for writing, etc. fibre ≤ 10 %, rolls weight > 150 g/m 2 | 15 | 14% | 12.6% | 11.8% | Freefrom 2041 |
| 4810 13 90 | Other paper for writing, etc. fibre ≤ 10 %, in rolls | E | 14% | – | 14% | 14% |
| 4810 14 10 | Paper for writing, etc. fibre < 10 %, sheets, side ≤ 360mm | 15 | 16% | 14.4% | 13.4% | Freefrom 2041 |
| 4810 14 81 | Metallized paper, fibre ≤ 10 %, weight > 150 g/m 2 , sheets ≤ 435x297mm | E | 14% | 12.6% | 12.6% | 12.6% |
| 4810 14 82 | Baryta paper, fibre ≤ 10 %, weight > 150 g/m 2 , sheet, side ≤ 435x297mm | E | 2% | Free | Free | Free |
| 4810 14 89 | Other paper for writing etc. fibre ≤ 10 %, weight > 150 g/m 2 , sheet ≤ 435x297mm | 10 | 14% | 12.6% | 11.4% | Freefrom 2036 |
| 4810 14 90 | Other paper for writing etc. fibre ≤ 10 %, sheets ≤ 435x297mm | 15 | 14% | 12.6% | 11.8% | Freefrom 2041 |
| 4810 19 10 | Other paper for writing etc. fibre ≤ 10 %, strip width ≤ 15 cm, sheets < 360mm | 15 | 16% | 14.4% | 13.4% | Freefrom 2041 |
| 4810 19 81 | Other metalized paper, weight > 150 g/m 2 , fibre ≤ 10% | E | 14% | 12.6% | 12.6% | 12.6% |
| 4810 19 82 | Other baryta paper, weight > 150 g/m 2 , fibre ≤ 10% | E | 2% | Free | Free | Free |
| 4810 19 89 | Other paper/paperboard for writing etc. weight > 150 g/m 2 , fibre ≤ 10% | 15 | 14% | 12.6% | 11.8% | Freefrom 2041 |
| 4810 19 90 | Other paper/paperboard for writing etc. mechanical fibre ≤ 10% | 15 | 14% | – | 13.1% | Freefrom 2041 |
| 4810 22 10 | Lightweight coated paper, fibre > 10 %, width ≤ 15 cm, strip/sheets ≤ 360mm | 15 | 16% | 14.4% | 13.4% | Freefrom 2041 |
| 4810 22 90 | Other lightweight coated paper, mechanical process fibre > 10% | 10 | 14% | 12.6% | 11.4% | Freefrom 2036 |
| 4810 29 10 | Paper for writing etc. fibre > 10 %, strip/roll width ≤ 15 cm, sheets ≤ 360mm | 15 | 16% | 14.4% | 13.4% | Freefrom 2041 |
| 4810 29 90 | Other paper/paperboard for writing, etc. mechanical fibre > 10 %, rolls | 10 | 14% | 12.6% | 11.4% | Freefrom 2036 |
| 4810 31 10 | Kraft paper, bleached, weight ≤ 150 g/m 2 , chemical fibre > 95 %, roll width ≤ 15 cm | 15 | 16% | 14.4% | 13.4% | Freefrom 2041 |
| 4810 31 90 | Other kraft paper, weight ≤ 150 g/m 2 , chemical fibre > 95 %, roll width ≤ 15 cm | 15 | 14% | 12.6% | 11.8% | Freefrom 2041 |
| 4810 32 10 | Kraft bleached paper weight > 150 g/m 2 , rolls width ≤ 15 cm | E | 16% | 14.4% | 14.4% | 14.4% |
| 4810 32 90 | Other kraft papers, weight > 150 g/m 2 , chemical fibre > 95 %, rolls width ≤ 15 cm | 10 | 14% | 12.6% | 11.4% | Freefrom 2036 |
| 4810 39 10 | Other kraft papers/paperboard rolls width ≤ 15 cm, sheets width ≤ 360mm | E | 16% | 14.4% | 14.4% | 14.4% |
| 4810 39 90 | Other kraft papers/paperboard, except for writing, etc. | E | 14% | 12.6% | 12.6% | 12.6% |
| 4810 92 10 | Multi-ply paper, strip/roll width ≤ 15 cm, sheet ≤ 360mm | 15 | 16% | 14.4% | 13.4% | Freefrom 2041 |
| 4810 92 90 | Other multi-ply paper, coated with kaolin, rolls/sheets | 15 | 14% | 12.6% | 11.8% | Freefrom 2041 |
| 4810 99 10 | Other paper, coated with kaolin, strip/roll ≤ 15 cm, sheets ≤ 360mm | E | 16% | 14.4% | 14.4% | 14.4% |
| 4810 99 90 | Other paper/paperboard, coated, kaolin, in rolls/sheets | 15 | 14% | 12.6% | 11.8% | Freefrom 2041 |
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Data and method
Worked out with the calculator's engine from the agreement schedules (Annex 2-A) and the applied-rate files, for agreement year 2026. Mercosur → EU figures assume Brazilian origin, which only matters for the few origin-specific quotas; EU → Mercosur figures are for Brazil unless the country table says otherwise.
- EU TARIC via Swedish Customs Tariff File Distribution (TF), 16 October 2026
- Brazil applied import duty, Res. Gecex 272/2021 Annexes II, V, VI, IX (MDIC), 5 October 2026
- Argentina applied import duty (DIE), ARCA Arancel Integrado, 18 October 2026
- Uruguay applied import duty (Arancel Nacional, MEF), 10 February 2025 · Manual snapshot · Older than 180 days
- Paraguay applied import duty (Arancel Nacional Vigente, MEF), 4 November 2025 · Manual snapshot · Older than 180 days
Estimates only, not legal or customs advice. Check the official schedules before relying on a rate.