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Recycled Bamboo Cardboard Pulp

Pulp obtained from shredding and pulping recovered bamboo cardboard waste, used in boxboard production. Falls under HTS 4706.30.00.00 for pulps of bamboo from other fibrous cellulosic recovered materials.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+37.5%37.5%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+12.5%12.5%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

4702.00.00Same rate: 37.5%

If qualified as dissolving grade bamboo pulp

Meeting the 92% insoluble fraction test moves it to chemical dissolving pulps under 4702.

4707.20.00Same rate: 37.5%

If from recovered non-bamboo paperboard

Lack of bamboo fiber specification defaults to other recovered paper pulps in 4707.

4411.93Lower: 16.4% vs 37.5%

If pressed into bamboo fiberboard

Transformed into density fiberboard, it becomes Chapter 44 wood products, not pulp.

Not sure which classification is right?

The Tariff Assistant works through the GRI rules on your specific product to reach the right HTS code — and can price the duty on it in the same conversation.

Import Tips & Compliance

• Provide recycling chain documentation tracing back to bamboo paperboard waste for audit-proof imports

• Test for contaminants like inks; high levels may require additional waste treatment declarations