# HS code 4707.30: Paper or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp (for example, newspapers, journals and similar printed matter)

> HS code 4707.30 covers paper or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp (for example, newspapers, journals and similar printed matter). It sits in heading 47.07 (recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard) in chapter 47 (pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard). Other goods of heading 47.07 are classified under 4707.10 (unbleached kraft paper or paperboard or corrugated paper or paperboard), 4707.20 (other paper or paperboard made mainly of bleached chemical pulp, not coloured in the mass) and 4707.90 (other, including unsorted waste or scrap). National tariff lines under 4707.30 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/470730
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 47](https://border.bot/hs-codes/47) / [47.07](https://border.bot/hs-codes/4707) / [4707.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/470730)

## Key facts

- HS code: 4707.30
- Covers: Paper or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp (for example, newspapers, journals and similar printed matter)
- Heading: [47.07: Recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard](https://border.bot/hs-codes/4707)
- Chapter: [47: Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard](https://border.bot/hs-codes/47)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty in the United States: [See its 2 lines](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/470730)

## What this code covers

HS code 4707.30 covers paper or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp (for example, newspapers, journals and similar printed matter).

The legal text of the subheading is “Paper or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp (for example, newspapers, journals and similar printed matter)”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 47.07 are classified under 4707.10 (unbleached kraft paper or paperboard or corrugated paper or paperboard), 4707.20 (other paper or paperboard made mainly of bleached chemical pulp, not coloured in the mass) and 4707.90 (other, including unsorted waste or scrap).

- [4707.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/470710) Unbleached kraft paper or paperboard or corrugated paper or paperboard
- [4707.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/470720) Other paper or paperboard made mainly of bleached chemical pulp, not coloured in the mass
- [4707.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/470790) Other, including unsorted waste and scrap

## How it is structured

4707.30 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 47, are the chapter; the first four, 4707, are heading 47.07; the last two, 30, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 47: Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard
- Heading 47.07: Recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard
- Subheading 4707.30: Paper or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp (for example, newspapers, journals and similar printed matter)

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 4707.30 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/470730): 2 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [4707.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/470720) Other paper or paperboard made mainly of bleached chemical pulp, not coloured in the mass
- Next subheading: [4707.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/470790) Other, including unsorted waste and scrap

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 4707.30 cover?

HS code 4707.30 covers paper or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp (for example, newspapers, journals and similar printed matter).

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 4707.30 in?

HS code 4707.30 is in heading 47.07 (recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard) in chapter 47 (pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard).

### Where are goods of heading 47.07 classified when 4707.30 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 47.07 are classified under 4707.10 (unbleached kraft paper or paperboard or corrugated paper or paperboard), 4707.20 (other paper or paperboard made mainly of bleached chemical pulp, not coloured in the mass) and 4707.90 (other, including unsorted waste or scrap).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 4707.30?

National tariff lines under 4707.30 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 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.

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