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Overissue Newspaper Bales from Japan

Unsold or overprinted newspapers baled as scrap, made mainly from mechanical pulp for recycling. HTS 4707.30.00.40 covers this other recovered paper category. It aligns with examples like newspapers in the tariff description.

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

• Label bales with HTS code and mechanical pulp confirmation for expedited entry

• Monitor for prohibited contaminants like food wrappers in mixed urban waste