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.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+35.0%35%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

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Alternative Classifications

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4707.10.00Same rate: 35%

If high-grade journal chemical pulp

Prestige journals on bleached chemical pulp classify under 4707.10.00.

4813.20.00Same rate: 35%

If tracing or colored paper journals

Specific paper types in finished form may fall under Chapter 48 if not scrap.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Document collection from licensed recyclers; test ink removal feasibility; avoid over-moisture to prevent mold during ocean transit

Related Products 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.

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.