HS code 4707: Waste and scrap of paper and paperboard
Waste and scrap of paper and paperboard — heading 4707 of the Harmonized System (HS 2022).
Chapter 47: Pulp of wood or other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard
Subheadings of 4707 (6 digits)
- Paper or paperboard; waste and scrap, of unbleached kraft paper or paperboard or corrugated paper or paperboard
- Paper or paperboard; waste and scrap, paper or paperboard made mainly of bleached chemical pulp, not coloured in the mass
- Paper or paperboard; waste and scrap, paper or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp (e.g. newspapers, journals and similar printed matter)
- Paper or paperboard; waste and scrap, of paper or paperboard n.e.c. in heading no. 4707 and of unsorted waste and scrap
Pick the subheading that describes your product. A subheading marked “n.e.c.” (not elsewhere classified) or “other” covers only what the subheadings before it do not. Click a code to copy it.
Common products under 4707
Confirm the full code and the duty rate
The first 6 digits are the same in every country that uses HS 2022. Each country adds 2–4 more digits and sets the duty in its own tariff, and the section and chapter notes can include or exclude products, so check the destination’s official tariff before you put the code on the invoice.
Other headings in chapter 47
- 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 processes
- 4706 Pulps of fibres derived from recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard or of other fibrous cellulosic…
Source: HS 2022 nomenclature, 6-digit level (UN Comtrade). Descriptions are in English, as in the official nomenclature. Digits after the 6th differ by country.
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Common questions
What is HS code 4707?
4707 is the HS 2022 heading for Waste and scrap of paper and paperboard. It is in chapter 47 (Pulp of wood or other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard), section X, and has 4 six-digit subheadings, from 4707.10 to 4707.90.
Can I write 4707 on a commercial invoice?
Customs usually need at least the 6-digit subheading (for example 4707.10), and the import declaration uses the destination country’s full code of 8 to 10 digits. Use the subheading that matches your product, and confirm the national digits with the buyer, the customs broker or the official tariff.
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