Overissue Magazine Returns from Japan
Excess printed magazines returned from distributors, unsorted with covers. HTS 4707.90.00.00 as other paper scrap for glossy paper recycling into catalogs.
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
• Saddle-stitched staples removable via magnetic separation
• UV ink testing for repulping compatibility
• Shrink-wrap free before baling