Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered paper
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Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered paper
Common items in this chapter
- —Wood pulp (4701-4706)
- —Recovered (waste and scrap) paper (4707)
Headings in this chapter (7)
Official HS 2022 four-digit headings. Each heading page lists its 6-digit subheadings with the official nomenclature texts.
- 4701 — Wood pulp, mechanical wood pulp
- 4702 — Chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades
- 4703 — Chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving grades
- 4704 — Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, other than dissolving grades
- 4705 — Wood pulp obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical pulping…
- 4706 — Pulps of fibres derived from recovered (waste and scrap) paper or pape…
- 4707 — Waste and scrap of paper and paperboard
Classification notes
Chapter 47 covers significant bulk commodity trade; environmental + sustainability certification (FSC, PEFC) increasingly important at destination.
Frequent misclassification
Paper bags / packaging fall under Chapter 48 not 47.
Binding tariff ruling database
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