# HS heading 47.03: Chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving grades

> HS heading 47.03 covers chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving grades. It is in chapter 47 (pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard). It is split into 4 subheadings: 4703.11 (unbleached, coniferous), 4703.19 (unbleached, non-coniferous), 4703.21 (semi-bleached or bleached, coniferous) and 4703.29 (semi-bleached or bleached, non-coniferous). National tariff lines under heading 47.03 are live on border.bot for the United States (6 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/4703
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 47](https://border.bot/hs-codes/47) / [47.03](https://border.bot/hs-codes/4703)

## Key facts

- Heading: 47.03
- Description: Chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving grades
- Chapter: 47: Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard
- Subheadings: 4
- Edition: HS2022

## What this code covers

HS heading 47.03 covers chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving grades.

It is split into 4 subheadings: 4703.11 (unbleached, coniferous), 4703.19 (unbleached, non-coniferous), 4703.21 (semi-bleached or bleached, coniferous) and 4703.29 (semi-bleached or bleached, non-coniferous).

- [4703.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/470311) Unbleached: Coniferous
- [4703.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/470319) Unbleached: Non-coniferous
- [4703.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/470321) Semi-bleached or bleached: Coniferous
- [4703.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/470329) Semi-bleached or bleached: Non-coniferous

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of chapter 47 are classified in its other 6 headings, listed below.

- [47.01](https://border.bot/hs-codes/4701) Mechanical wood pulp
- [47.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/4702) Chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades
- [47.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/4704) Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, other than dissolving grades
- [47.05](https://border.bot/hs-codes/4705) Wood pulp obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical pulping processes
- [47.06](https://border.bot/hs-codes/4706) Pulps of fibres derived from recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard or of other fibrous cellulosic material
- [47.07](https://border.bot/hs-codes/4707) Recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard

## How it is structured

Heading 47.03 is one of 7 headings in chapter 47. Its first two digits, 47, are the chapter; the next two, 03, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (4703.11, 4703.19, 4703.21).

## In other countries

National tariff lines under heading 47.03 are live on border.bot for the United States (6 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/47): 6 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous heading: [47.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/4702) Chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades
- Next heading: [47.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/4704) Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, other than dissolving grades

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS heading 47.03 cover?

HS heading 47.03 covers chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving grades.

### Which chapter is HS heading 47.03 in?

HS heading 47.03 is in chapter 47 (pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard).

### How many subheadings does HS heading 47.03 have?

HS heading 47.03 has 4 subheadings: 4703.11 (unbleached, coniferous), 4703.19 (unbleached, non-coniferous), 4703.21 (semi-bleached or bleached, coniferous) and 4703.29 (semi-bleached or bleached, non-coniferous).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 47.03?

National tariff lines under heading 47.03 are live on border.bot for the United States (6 lines, also used by 1 other country).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 11 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/4703.json