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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.

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%

More Specific Codes

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Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

4707.10.00Same rate: 35%

If mainly from chemical wood pulp

Paper waste from bleached chemical pulp like office paper shifts to 4707.10.00, as classification follows primary pulp type.

4707.90.00Same rate: 35%

If other types like mixed office paper

Non-mechanical or composite pulp papers classify under the residual 4707.90.00 category.

4801.00.01Same rate: 35%

If not waste but new newsprint rolls

Unprinted virgin newsprint is a finished paper product under Chapter 48, not recovered scrap.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Verify pulp composition through lab testing to confirm mainly mechanical pulp content; obtain certificates of recycling origin to prove non-hazardous status; bale uniformly to meet container loading standards and prevent rejection

Related Products under HTS 4707.30.00

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.