Post-Consumer Mechanical Pulp Newsprint from Japan
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.
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
• Provide post-consumer content verification; ensure shredding reduces volume efficiently; monitor for prohibited substances like heavy metals in inks