# HS code 4811.49: Gummed or adhesive paper and paperboard

> HS code 4811.49 covers gummed or adhesive paper and paperboard, other than those classified in 4811.41. It sits in heading 48.11 (paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, coated, impregnated, covered, surface-coloured, surface- decorated or printed, in rolls or rectangular (including square) sheets, of any size, other than goods of the kind described in heading 48.03, 48.09 or 48.10) in chapter 48 (paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard). Other goods of heading 48.11 are classified under 4811.10 (tarred, bituminised or asphalted paper and paperboard), 4811.41 (gummed or adhesive paper and paperboard, self-adhesive), 4811.51 (paper and paperboard, coated, impregnated or covered with plastics (excluding adhesives), bleached, weighing more than 150g/m²), 4811.59 (paper and paperboard, coated, impregnated or covered with plastics (excluding adhesives), other) or 2 others. National tariff lines under 4811.49 are live on border.bot for the United States (3 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/481149
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 48](https://border.bot/hs-codes/48) / [48.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/4811) / [4811.49](https://border.bot/hs-codes/481149)

## Key facts

- HS code: 4811.49
- Covers: Gummed or adhesive paper and paperboard
- Heading: [48.11: Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, coated, impregnated, covered, surface-coloured, surface- decorated or printed, in rolls or rectangular (including square) sheets, of any size, other than goods of the kind described in heading 48.03, 48.09 or 48.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/4811)
- Chapter: [48: Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard](https://border.bot/hs-codes/48)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty in the United States: [See its 3 lines](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/481149)

## What this code covers

HS code 4811.49 covers gummed or adhesive paper and paperboard, other than those classified in 4811.41.

The legal text of the subheading is “Gummed or adhesive paper and paperboard: Other”, read under “Gummed or adhesive paper and paperboard”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 48.11 are classified under 4811.10 (tarred, bituminised or asphalted paper and paperboard), 4811.41 (gummed or adhesive paper and paperboard, self-adhesive), 4811.51 (paper and paperboard, coated, impregnated or covered with plastics (excluding adhesives), bleached, weighing more than 150g/m²), 4811.59 (paper and paperboard, coated, impregnated or covered with plastics (excluding adhesives), other) or 2 others.

- [4811.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/481110) Tarred, bituminised or asphalted paper and paperboard
- [4811.41](https://border.bot/hs-codes/481141) Gummed or adhesive paper and paperboard: Self-adhesive
- [4811.51](https://border.bot/hs-codes/481151) Paper and paperboard, coated, impregnated or covered with plastics (excluding adhesives): Bleached, weighing more than 150g/m²
- [4811.59](https://border.bot/hs-codes/481159) Paper and paperboard, coated, impregnated or covered with plastics (excluding adhesives): Other
- [4811.60](https://border.bot/hs-codes/481160) Paper and paperboard, coated, impregnated or covered with wax, paraffin wax, stearin, oil or glycerol
- [4811.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/481190) Other paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres

## How it is structured

4811.49 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 48, are the chapter; the first four, 4811, are heading 48.11; the last two, 49, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 48: Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard
- Heading 48.11: Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, coated, impregnated, covered, surface-coloured, surface- decorated or printed, in rolls or rectangular (including square) sheets, of any size, other than goods of the kind described in heading 48.03, 48.09 or 48.10
- Within the heading: Gummed or adhesive paper and paperboard
- Subheading 4811.49: Other

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 4811.49 are live on border.bot for the United States (3 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/481149): 3 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [4811.41](https://border.bot/hs-codes/481141) Gummed or adhesive paper and paperboard: Self-adhesive
- Next subheading: [4811.51](https://border.bot/hs-codes/481151) Paper and paperboard, coated, impregnated or covered with plastics (excluding adhesives): Bleached, weighing more than 150g/m²

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 4811.49 cover?

HS code 4811.49 covers gummed or adhesive paper and paperboard, other than those classified in 4811.41.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 4811.49 in?

HS code 4811.49 is in heading 48.11 (paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, coated, impregnated, covered, surface-coloured, surface- decorated or printed, in rolls or rectangular (including square) sheets, of any size, other than goods of the kind described in heading 48.03, 48.09 or 48.10) in chapter 48 (paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard).

### Where are goods of heading 48.11 classified when 4811.49 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 48.11 are classified under 4811.10 (tarred, bituminised or asphalted paper and paperboard), 4811.41 (gummed or adhesive paper and paperboard, self-adhesive), 4811.51 (paper and paperboard, coated, impregnated or covered with plastics (excluding adhesives), bleached, weighing more than 150g/m²), 4811.59 (paper and paperboard, coated, impregnated or covered with plastics (excluding adhesives), other) or 2 others.

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 4811.49?

National tariff lines under 4811.49 are live on border.bot for the United States (3 lines, also used by 1 other country).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 11 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/481149.json