Sulfite Pulp Cooker from China
Machinery using calcium or magnesium bisulfite solutions to cook wood chips for sulfite pulp production, yielding high-brightness pulp for specialty papers. It maintains acidic cooking conditions for fiber separation. Classified in HTS 8439.10.00 as pulp-making equipment.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0125%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.05, 9903.88.06, 9903.88.07, 9903.88.08, 9903.88.10, 9903.88.11, 9903.88.14, 9903.88.19, 9903.88.50, 9903.88.52, 9903.88.58, 9903.88.60, 9903.88.62, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(b) [to this subchapter]
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Provide pH control system documentation to differentiate from alkaline kraft digesters
• Ensure acid-resistant lining specifications (e.g
• lead-lined or titanium) are detailed
• Declare chemical recovery system integration if applicable for accurate valuation