Bleached Folding Boxboard Waste from Japan
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.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• 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