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Bamboo Waste Paper Pulp Sheets from Japan

Sheets of pulp made from recovered bamboo-based paper waste and scrap, suitable for redissolving in paper production. Classified under HTS 4706.30.00.00 for bamboo-derived pulps from recovered fibrous cellulosic materials.

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

• Label shipments clearly as 'recovered bamboo pulp' with percentage of fibrous content to comply with HTS 4706 definitions

• Obtain third-party testing for bamboo fiber dominance to prevent misclassification as generic recovered pulp