Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft Pulp (NBSK) from China
NBSK is a premium bleached sulfate pulp from northern coniferous species like spruce, pine, and fir, semibleached or fully bleached for high-quality printing papers. Classified under 4703.21.00 as coniferous, non-dissolving chemical woodpulp used in tissue and graphic papers. It undergoes kraft pulping without meeting dissolving grade purity.
Duty Rate — China → United States
25%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.05.860%Articles provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Request supplier certificates specifying coniferous species and brightness level (85-90% typical for NBSK) to avoid reclassification
• Comply with Lacey Act for wood origin declaration if from USMCA countries