Analysis
HTS 4706.92.01 covers other: chemical under heading 4706 (pulps of fibers derived from recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard or of other…).
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 100% of the 21 tariff lines in chapter 47, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 322110 (Pulp Mills), an industry of 35 US establishments employing 9,609 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
All 5 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4706.10.00 | Cotton linters pulp | Free |
| 4706.20.00 | Pulps of fibers derived from recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard | Free |
| 4706.30.00 | Pulps of fibers derived from recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard or of other fibrous cellulosic material: other, of bamboo | Free |
| 4706.91.00 | Other: mechanical | Free |
| 4706.93.01 | Obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical processes | Free |