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HSN Code List Chapter 48: Paper and paperboard
Exercise books, notebooks, graph books and the uncoated paper used to make them are exempt from 22 September 2025. Most paper and paperboard, including writing and printing paper, is taxed at 18%, while newsprint and certain paper cartons and boxes attract 5%.
HSN headings in this chapter
4801
Newsprint, in rolls or sheets
4802
Uncoated paper and paperboard, of a kind used for writing
4803
Toilet or facial tissue stock, towel or napkin stock
4804
Uncoated kraft paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets
4805
Other uncoated paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets
4806
Vegetable parchment, greaseproof papers, tracing papers
4807
Composite paper and paperboard
4808
Paper and paperboard, corrugated
4809
Carbon paper, self-copy paper and other copying or transfer
4810
Paper and paperboard, coated on one or both sides with kaolin
4811
Paper, paperboard, cellulose wading and webs of cellulose
4812
Filter blocks, slabs and plates, of paper pulp
4813
Cigarette paper, whether or not cut to size or in the form
4814
Wallpaper and similar wall coverings
4815
Floor coverings on a base of paper or paperboard
4816
Carbon-paper, self-copy paper and other copying or transfer
4817
Envelopes, letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence
4818
Toilet paper and similar paper, cellulose wadding or webs
4819
Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and other packing containers
4820
Registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt
4821
Paper or paperboard labels of all kinds
4822
Bobbins, spools, cops and similar supports of paper pulp
4823
Other paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs
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