Unbleached Cotton Linters Pulp Bale from Japan
Unbleached cotton linters pulp in compressed bales retains natural color from linter fibers, suitable for cost-sensitive derivative production. HTS 4706.10.00.00 covers this pulp from recovered fibrous cellulosic material without specifying bleach status. Common feedstock for lower-grade viscose and nitrates.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Use ventilated containers to prevent mold in unbleached pulp, which could result in rejection or reclassification
• Provide fiber length distribution data, as short linters distinguish from longer cotton waste
• Confirm no chemical additives; pure pulp avoids plastics chapter misrouting