HTS tariff line · chapter 47
4707.30.00
Paper or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp (for example, newspapers, journals and similar printed matter)
Analysis
HTS 4707.30.00 covers paper or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp (for example, newspapers, journals and similar printed matter) under heading 4707 (recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in metric tons.
For statistics it divides in two: 4707.30.00.20 for newsprint and 4707.30.00.40 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
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.
The other lines in the same group are 4707.10.00 (unbleached kraft paper or paperboard or corrugated paper or…, duty-free), 4707.20.00 (recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: other…, duty-free) and 4707.90.00 (recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: other…, duty-free).
All 3 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4707.30.00.20 | Newsprint | t | |
| 4707.30.00.40 | Other | t |
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4707.10.00 | Unbleached kraft paper or paperboard or corrugated paper or paperboard | Free |
| 4707.20.00 | Recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: other paper or paperboard, made mainly of bleached chemical pulp, not colored in the mass | Free |
| 4707.90.00 | Recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: other, including unsorted waste and scrap | Free |