4703.21.00/Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft Pulp (NBSK)/Japan

Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft Pulp (NBSK) from Japan

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 — Japan → United States

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Rate breakdown

9903.03.030%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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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