Recycled Newspaper Scrap from Germany
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.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%
Import Tips
• 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