Switzerland HS CodeHS Code 48172000: Envelopes, letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards, of paper or paperboard; boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, of paper or paperboard, containing an assortment of paper stationery: letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards in Switzerland
What is HS Code 48172000 in Switzerland
Under Switzerland's Tares — Swiss Customs Tariff (Schweizer Zolltarif (Tares)), HS Code 48172000 is classified as Envelopes, letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards, of paper or paperboard; boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, of paper or paperboard, containing an assortment of paper stationery: letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards. Switzerland's tariff system extends the WCO Harmonized System to 8 digits with national subdivisions. 48172000 belongs to Section X: Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard; paper and paperboard and articles thereof, Chapter 48: Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard, Heading 4817: Envelopes, letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards, of paper or paperboard; boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, of paper or paperboard, containing an assortment of paper stationery.
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Switzerland Tariff Classification: Tares — Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares / HS-CH)
In Switzerland, HS 48172000 is classified under the Tares — Swiss Customs Tariff (Schweizer Zolltarif (Tares)) — a 8-digit national extension of the WCO 6-digit Harmonized System.
Tariff schedule Tares — Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares / HS-CH)
Local name Schweizer Zolltarif (Tares)
Digits 8
Official source https://www.bazg.admin.ch/
Top Trading Product of HS Code 4817
Top Switzerland import Product Under HS Code 4817
1 481710: Envelopes $11.9M2 481730: Boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, of paper or paperboard, containing an assortment of paper stationery $2.1M3 481720: Letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards $2.0MFigures shown for 2025.
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1 481710: Envelopes $9.8M2 481730: Boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, of paper or paperboard, containing an assortment of paper stationery $945.9K3 481720: Letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards $302.3KFigures shown for 2025.
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HS Code 481710
Envelopes, letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards, of paper or paperboard; boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, of paper or paperboard, containing an assortment of paper stationery : Envelopes
HS Code 481730
Envelopes, letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards, of paper or paperboard; boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, of paper or paperboard, containing an assortment of paper stationery : Boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, of paper or paperboard, containing an assortment of paper stationery
HS Code 480100
Newsprint, in rolls or sheets
HS Code 480210
Uncoated paper and paperboard, of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, and nonperforated punchcards and punchtape paper, in rolls or rectangular (including square) sheets, of any size, other than paper of heading 4801 or 4803; handmade paper and paperboard : Handmade paper and paperboard
HS Code 480220
Uncoated paper and paperboard, of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, and nonperforated punchcards and punchtape paper, in rolls or rectangular (including square) sheets, of any size, other than paper of heading 4801 or 4803; handmade paper and paperboard : Paper and paperboard of a kind used as a base for photosensitive, heatsensitive or electrosensitive paper or paperboard
HS Code 480240
Uncoated paper and paperboard, of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, and nonperforated punchcards and punchtape paper, in rolls or rectangular (including square) sheets, of any size, other than paper of heading 4801 or 4803; handmade paper and paperboard : Wallpaper base
HS Code 480254
Uncoated paper and paperboard, of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, and nonperforated punchcards and punchtape paper, in rolls or rectangular (including square) sheets, of any size, other than paper of heading 4801 or 4803; handmade paper and paperboard : Other paper and paperboard, not containing fibres obtained by a mechanical or chemimechanical process or of which not more than 10 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of such fibres : Weighing less than 40 g/m²
HS Code 480255
Uncoated paper and paperboard, of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, and nonperforated punchcards and punchtape paper, in rolls or rectangular (including square) sheets, of any size, other than paper of heading 4801 or 4803; handmade paper and paperboard : Other paper and paperboard, not containing fibres obtained by a mechanical or chemimechanical process or of which not more than 10 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of such fibres : Weighing 40 g/m² or more but not more than 150 g/m², in rolls
HS Code 480256
Uncoated paper and paperboard, of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, and nonperforated punchcards and punchtape paper, in rolls or rectangular (including square) sheets, of any size, other than paper of heading 4801 or 4803; handmade paper and paperboard : Other paper and paperboard, not containing fibres obtained by a mechanical or chemimechanical process or of which not more than 10 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of such fibres : Weighing 40 g/m² or more but not more than 150 g/m², in sheets with one side not exceeding 435 mm and the other side not exceeding 297 mm in the unfolded state
HS Code 480257
Uncoated paper and paperboard, of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, and nonperforated punchcards and punchtape paper, in rolls or rectangular (including square) sheets, of any size, other than paper of heading 4801 or 4803; handmade paper and paperboard : Other paper and paperboard, not containing fibres obtained by a mechanical or chemimechanical process or of which not more than 10 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of such fibres : Other, weighing 40 g/m² or more but not more than 150 g/m²
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What is HS code 48172000 in Switzerland?
HS code 48172000 covers Envelopes, letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards, of paper or paperboard; boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, of paper or paperboard, containing an assortment of paper stationery: letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards in Switzerland. It sits in Chapter 48 (Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard), Heading 4817 of the Harmonized System, and is classified under Tares / HS-CH.
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