HS code 4818: Toilet paper and similar paper, cellulose wadding
Heading 4818 of the EU Combined Nomenclature 2026, in chapter 48, with the official text of every 6-digit subheading and 8-digit CN code below it.
Official description
4818Toilet paper and similar paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres, of a kind used for household or sanitary purposes, in rolls of a width not exceeding 36 cm, or cut to size or shape; handkerchiefs, cleansing tissues, towels, tablecloths, serviettes, bedsheets and similar household, sanitary or hospital articles, articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres
Place in the nomenclature: 48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard > 4818
Explanatory note (Eurostat)
Toilet paper and similar paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres, of a kind used for household or sanitary purposes, in rolls of a width <= 36 cm, or cut to size or shape; handkerchiefs, cleansing tissues, towels, tablecloths, serviettes, bedsheets and similar household, sanitary or hospital articles, articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres
- Subheadings (6 digits)
- 5
- CN codes (8 digits)
- 9
Subheadings and CN codes in heading 4818
- 4818 10Toilet paper
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Toilet paper in rolls of a width of <= 36 cm
- 4818 10 10 Weighing, per ply, 25 g/m2 or less
- 4818 10 90 Weighing, per ply, more than 25 g/m2
- 4818 20Handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels, of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres
- 4818 20 10 Handkerchiefs and cleansing or facial tissues
- 4818 20 91 Hand towels | In rolls
- 4818 20 99 Hand towels | Other
- 4818 30Tablecloths and serviettes
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Tablecloths and serviettes of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres
- 4818 30 00 Tablecloths and serviettes
- 4818 50Articles of apparel and clothing accessories
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres (excl. footware and parts thereof, incl. insoles, heel pieces and similar removable products, gaiters and similar products, headgear and parts thereof)
- 4818 50 00 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories
- 4818 90Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres, of a kind used for household or sanitary purposes, in rolls of a width <= 36 cm, or cut to size or shape; articles of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres for household, sanitary or hospital use (excl. toilet paper, handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels, tablecloths, serviettes, sanitary towels and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar sanitary articles)
- 4818 90 10 Articles of a kind used for surgical, medical or hygienic purposes, not put up for retail sale
- 4818 90 90 Other
The first 6 digits are the Harmonized System, shared worldwide: a US HTS code that starts with the same 6 digits sits under the same subheading. The last 2 digits are the EU's own CN split.
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Source
Source: EU Combined Nomenclature 2026 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1926), © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/. Reformatted by WISEPIM: indent dashes removed and parent lines joined. Only the Official Journal is authentic.