Recycled Cardboard Chemi-Mechanical Pulp from Japan
Pulp from waste cardboard boxes processed mechanically then chemically treated for fiber separation and purification. HTS 4706.93.01.00 applies to this recovered paperboard pulp from combined methods, used in corrugated medium production.
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
• Document exact process ratios (mechanical vs chemical) to prevent shifts to adjacent subheadings
• Use ISPM-15 compliant packaging for pulp bales to avoid fumigation delays