25%
HTS code 4819.10.00 · Cardboard box · origin Mexico · data as of 2026-09-22
A shipment of cardboard box entering the United States from Mexico is classified under HTS code 4819.10.00 and pays 25% total import duty on its customs value. That is the 0% normal (MFN) rate plus IEEPA country programme, which is a separate heading in Chapter 99 of the tariff schedule. The duty is worked out on the customs value of the goods, which is normally what you paid for them; freight, insurance, customs brokerage and any merchandise processing fee come on top and are not included in the figure above.
| Layer | Heading | Rate | As the schedule words it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal duty (MFN, column 1-General) | 4819.10.00 | 0% | Free |
| IEEPA country programme | 9903.01.01 | 25% | The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 25% |
| Total | 25% | ||
4819.10.00.The normal duty is the column 1-General rate the Harmonized Tariff Schedule sets for this code. Every country the United States trades with normally pays it unless a trade agreement or a preference programme says otherwise.
The IEEPA duty is a country programme added under emergency economic powers. It is charged on top of the normal rate and is keyed to the country of origin, not to the product.
Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and other packing containers, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibers; box files, letter trays and similar articles, of paper or paperboard of a kind used in offices, shops or the like: > Cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard
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