# HS code 4806.40: Glassine and other glazed transparent or translucent papers

> HS code 4806.40 covers glassine and other glazed transparent or translucent papers. It sits in heading 48.06 (vegetable parchment, greaseproof papers, tracing papers and glassine and other glazed transparent or translucent papers, in rolls or sheets) in chapter 48 (paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard). Other goods of heading 48.06 are classified under 4806.10 (vegetable parchment), 4806.20 (greaseproof papers) or 4806.30 (tracing papers).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/480640
Last updated: 13 October 2026

[HS codes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 48](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/48) / [48.06](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/4806) / [4806.40](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/480640)

## Key facts

- HS code: 4806.40
- Covers: Glassine and other glazed transparent or translucent papers
- Heading: [48.06: Vegetable parchment, greaseproof papers, tracing papers and glassine and other glazed transparent or translucent papers, in rolls or sheets](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/4806)
- Chapter: [48: Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/48)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries)

## What this code covers

HS code 4806.40 covers glassine and other glazed transparent or translucent papers.

The legal text of the subheading is “Glassine and other glazed transparent or translucent papers”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 48.06 are classified under 4806.10 (vegetable parchment), 4806.20 (greaseproof papers) or 4806.30 (tracing papers).

- [4806.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/480610) Vegetable parchment
- [4806.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/480620) Greaseproof papers
- [4806.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/480630) Tracing papers

## How it is structured

4806.40 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 48, are the chapter; the first four, 4806, are heading 48.06; the last two, 40, 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 48.06: Vegetable parchment, greaseproof papers, tracing papers and glassine and other glazed transparent or translucent papers, in rolls or sheets
- Subheading 4806.40: Glassine and other glazed transparent or translucent papers

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 4806.40 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 4806.40 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [4806.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/480630) Tracing papers
- Next subheading: [4807.00](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/480700) Composite paper and paperboard (made by sticking flat layers of paper or paperboard together with an adhesive), not surface- coated or impregnated, whether or not internally reinforced, in rolls or sheets

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 4806.40 cover?

HS code 4806.40 covers glassine and other glazed transparent or translucent papers.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 4806.40 in?

HS code 4806.40 is in heading 48.06 (vegetable parchment, greaseproof papers, tracing papers and glassine and other glazed transparent or translucent papers, in rolls or sheets) in chapter 48 (paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard).

### Where are goods of heading 48.06 classified when 4806.40 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 48.06 are classified under 4806.10 (vegetable parchment), 4806.20 (greaseproof papers) or 4806.30 (tracing papers).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 13 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://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/480640.json