Bleached Folding Boxboard Waste

Scrap from bleached chemical pulp folding cartons used for consumer goods packaging like cereal boxes. Under HTS 4707.20.00.40 as other recovered paperboard mainly from bleached chemical pulp, not mass-colored. Recycled into new boxboard or tissue.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+35.0%35%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

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

4707.10.00Same rate: 35%

If unbleached folding boxboard

Unbleached chemical pulp boxboard scrap heads to 4707.10.

3915.90.00Same rate: 35%

If heavily laminated with plastics

Plastic-coated paper waste treated as waste plastics in Chapter 39.

4707.90.00.00Same rate: 35%

If sold as mixed office and boxboard set

Assorted recovered paper packs without predominant bleached pulp go to mixed grades.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Strip window films or foils before baling to prevent classification as composite waste

Use affidavits confirming >50% bleached chemical pulp content

Avoid mixing with waxed boards, which may fall under 4707.90 as contaminated