Bleached Office Paper Scrap from Canada
Recovered waste paper from discarded office printer paper, made mainly from bleached chemical pulp and not colored in the mass. This scrap is collected from recycling programs and used for repulping into new paper products. It falls under HTS 4707.20.00 due to its composition of bleached chemical pulp recovered as waste.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify pulp composition via lab testing to confirm mainly bleached chemical pulp content over 50%
• Obtain certificates of recycling origin to prove waste status and avoid misclassification as virgin pulp
• Watch for contamination; mixed colored paper could shift to HTS 4707.10.00