U.S. imports of Paper & Paperboard Packing Containers (Not Elsewhere Specified), Including Record Sleeves (SITC 64215) totaled $33.9M in August 2026, imported from 65 countries.
Importers of Paper & Paperboard Packing Containers (Not Elsewhere Specified), Including Record Sleeves paid $6.3M in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 18.59% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Paper & Paperboard Packing Containers (Not Elsewhere Specified), Including Record Sleeves imports of $33.9M in August 2026 ran 35% above the year-to-date monthly average of $25.2M.
Last updated: August 2026 dataPacking containers of paper or paperboard that do not fit the folding-carton, sack, or bag headings — including the specifically named record sleeve — are captured here as a catch-all for miscellaneous paper-based packaging forms such as tubes, cylinders, and specialty containers. Record sleeves are explicitly named, reflecting the heading's historical scope, but the category also covers composite paper containers used in food, cosmetics, and industrial applications. Importers should confirm that an article's construction and function do not align with a more specific heading before defaulting to this residual classification.
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Record sleeves — the paper or paperboard jackets used to protect vinyl records — are explicitly enumerated to remove any ambiguity about their classification, since they could otherwise be argued to fall under printed matter or other paper articles. The explicit mention anchors them here regardless of any incidental printing or graphic design on the sleeve.
Composite containers are assessed under a GRI 3 essential-character analysis. When the paperboard body constitutes the primary structural and functional element, classification typically remains with the paper container heading. Metal or plastic end caps that are merely functional closures generally do not shift the classification, but a customs broker should review the specific construction before entry.
Basic heading 174 of 766 in section 6
Basic heading 64215 · $33.9M of $27.0B
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Imports · August 2026
origin
China and Vietnam together supply 58% of it. China pays 37.1% duty; Mexico 1.1%.
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Imports
$33.9MYoY · free account
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$15.7MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $308.8M of Paper & Paperboard Packing Containers (Not Elsewhere Specified), Including Record Sleeves and exported $178.3M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.