Paper or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp (for example, newspapers, journals and similar printed matter)
Recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: > Paper or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp (for example, newspapers, journals and similar printed matter)
Duty Rate (from China)
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
Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Subheadings
Products classified under HTS 4707.30.00
Recycled Newspaper Scrap
Waste and scrap newspapers primarily composed of mechanical pulp, collected from recycling programs for repulping. This falls under HTS 4707.30.00 as recovered paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp, explicitly exemplified by newspapers. It is sorted and baled for use in manufacturing recycled paper products.
Waste Magazine Paper
Discarded glossy magazines and journals made mainly from mechanical pulp, gathered as scrap for recycling. Classified under HTS 4707.30.00 due to its mechanical pulp base and inclusion in the heading's examples of journals and similar printed matter. Ideal for producing low-grade recycled board.
Mechanical Pulp Newsprint Scrap
Baled scrap from newsprint rolls and sheets produced mainly from mechanical pulp, post-printing waste. HTS 4707.30.00 covers this as recovered paper made mainly of mechanical pulp, like newspapers. Used in recycled containerboard production.
Recovered Groundwood Pulp Paper Waste
Waste paper from groundwood mechanical pulp sources, such as directories and catalogs, baled for repulping. Fits HTS 4707.30.00 as paper made mainly of mechanical pulp (groundwood is a key type). Common in newsprint and publication recycling.
Printed Journal Scrap
Scrap from printed academic and trade journals, primarily mechanical pulp paper, collected post-consumer. HTS 4707.30.00 explicitly includes journals as examples of mechanical pulp printed matter waste. Repulped into tissue or board.
Supersack Mechanical Pulp Paper Scrap
Bulk-packed scrap paper from mechanical pulp newspapers and magazines in supersacks for export. Under HTS 4707.30.00 as recovered mechanical pulp paper, facilitating large-scale recycling imports. Minimizes contamination in transit.
Post-Consumer Mechanical Pulp Newsprint
Post-consumer collected newspapers made mainly from mechanical pulp, shredded and baled as scrap. HTS 4707.30.00 applies to such recovered printed matter for repulping into new newsprint or packaging.
Directory Mechanical Pulp Waste
Waste telephone directories and yellow pages printed on mechanical pulp paper, recovered for recycling. Classified in HTS 4707.30.00 as mechanical pulp printed paper scrap, similar to newspapers.
Baled Comic Book Scrap
Recovered comic books and graphic novels on mechanical pulp stock, baled as waste paper. Falls under HTS 4707.30.00 for printed matter like journals made mainly of mechanical pulp.
Regional Newspaper Waste Paper
Scrap from local and regional newspapers using mechanical pulp, post-printing recovery. HTS 4707.30.00 covers this recovered newspaper-type mechanical pulp paper for global recycling markets.
Mechanical Pulp Brochure Scrap
Waste brochures and flyers printed on mechanical pulp newsprint, collected as scrap. Under HTS 4707.30.00 as similar to newspapers and journals in mechanical pulp composition.
Tabloid Newspaper Scrap
Recovered tabloid-format newspapers mainly from mechanical pulp, baled for export. HTS 4707.30.00 includes such printed newspaper waste.
Weekly Journal Mechanical Pulp Waste
Scrap from weekly news journals on mechanical pulp, post-consumer recovery. Fits HTS 4707.30.00 examples.
Flyer and Circular Mechanical Scrap
Mechanical pulp flyers and advertising circulars as recovered waste. HTS 4707.30.00 for similar printed matter.
Bulk Mechanical Pulp Publication Scrap
Bulk lots of mechanical pulp-based publication waste like newspapers and magazines. HTS 4707.30.00 primary classification.