Heading · Chapter 47
4701: Mechanical wood pulp
Heading 4701 has no further six-digit division: the whole heading is subheading 4701.00, in chapter 47 (pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material).
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World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$92.2kUS$92.2k+US$1.3m+US$17.3m+> US$36.7m
Exports: 62
- Germany: US$39.3m
- Norway: US$36.7m
- New Zealand: US$32.7m
- Croatia: US$20.5m
- United States: US$18.3m
- Sweden: US$17.3m
- Netherlands: US$9.2m
- Spain: US$8.6m
- Canada: US$7.3m
- Brazil: US$4.9m
- France: US$3.8m
- Finland: US$2.8m
- Italy: US$1.8m
- Denmark: US$1.6m
- Russia: US$1.3m
- China: US$1.3m
- United Kingdom: US$1.3m
- Serbia: US$1.2m
- Austria: US$1m
- Estonia: US$698.1k
- Poland: US$430.4k
- Taiwan: US$328.2k
- Hungary: US$316.2k
- Thailand: US$314.8k
- Slovenia: US$270.8k
- Ireland: US$159.3k
- Türkiye: US$120.4k
- Czechia: US$118.8k
- Slovakia: US$92.2k
- Belgium: US$66.2k
- Pakistan: US$49.2k
- Japan: US$49k
- South Africa: US$48.4k
- Portugal: US$33.3k
- Philippines: US$25.4k
- Greece: US$24.5k
- Ecuador: US$21.2k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$19k
- Mexico: US$16.5k
- Lithuania: US$9.5k
- Indonesia: US$7.3k
- Guatemala: US$6.9k
- Luxembourg: US$5.7k
- Australia: US$5.6k
- United Arab Emirates: US$3.8k
- Latvia: US$2.9k
- Belarus: US$2.7k
- Switzerland: US$2k
- Malaysia: US$2k
- Israel: US$1k
- Colombia: US$400
- Romania: US$400
- Uruguay: US$300
- South Korea: US$200
- Ukraine: US$200
- Bahrain: US$100
- Panama: US$100
- Bulgaria: US$0
- India: US$0
- Mali: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$152.9kUS$152.9k+US$1.8m+US$5.4m+> US$20.3m
Imports: 110
- Italy: US$22.6m
- India: US$22.6m
- Germany: US$22.2m
- China: US$20.3m
- France: US$15.4m
- Türkiye: US$11.6m
- Canada: US$7.6m
- United States: US$6.6m
- Sweden: US$6.5m
- Argentina: US$5.5m
- Thailand: US$5.4m
- Serbia: US$4.6m
- Pakistan: US$4.5m
- Poland: US$3.6m
- Saudi Arabia: US$3.3m
- Austria: US$3.3m
- Spain: US$3.2m
- Denmark: US$3m
- South Africa: US$2.8m
- Netherlands: US$2.7m
- Indonesia: US$2.7m
- Brazil: US$2.5m
- Slovenia: US$2.4m
- Australia: US$2.2m
- Taiwan: US$2.1m
- Japan: US$2m
- South Korea: US$1.8m
- Vietnam: US$1.8m
- United Kingdom: US$1.8m
- Hungary: US$1.8m
- Greece: US$1.4m
- Mexico: US$1.2m
- Philippines: US$1.1m
- Malaysia: US$1m
- Cambodia: US$942.5k
- Czechia: US$877.7k
- Belgium: US$706.5k
- Peru: US$662.5k
- Switzerland: US$580.7k
- Romania: US$560.1k
- New Zealand: US$535.8k
- Tunisia: US$501k
- Ecuador: US$391.8k
- Colombia: US$356.3k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$331.4k
- Israel: US$317.9k
- Finland: US$317.2k
- Egypt: US$289.4k
- Panama: US$264.1k
- Croatia: US$232.8k
- Laos: US$206.4k
- Dominican Republic: US$171.3k
- Ireland: US$170k
- Portugal: US$152.9k
- Kuwait: US$148.1k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$135.9k
- Slovakia: US$126.5k
- Norway: US$123k
- Costa Rica: US$111.6k
- Chile: US$107.9k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | US$39.3m | 18.3% |
| 2 |  Norway | US$36.7m | 17.1% |
| 3 |  New Zealand | US$32.7m | 15.3% |
| 4 |  Croatia | US$20.5m | 9.6% |
| 5 |  United States | US$18.3m | 8.6% |
| 6 |  Sweden | US$17.3m | 8.1% |
| 7 |  Netherlands | US$9.2m | 4.3% |
| 8 |  Spain | US$8.6m | 4% |
| 9 |  Canada | US$7.3m | 3.4% |
| 10 |  Brazil | US$4.9m | 2.3% |
The UK Global Tariff divides heading 4701 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, heading 4701 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides heading 4701 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
Heading 4701 is a single line in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, where the duty is duty-free.
In 2024, countries exported heading 4701 goods worth US$214.1m (+4% year on year).
The largest exporter was Germany (US$39.3m), followed by Norway.
The biggest buyer was Italy, with imports of US$22.6m.
The United Kingdom ranked 17th among 62 exporters with US$1.3m.
The United Kingdom imported US$1.8m.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for mechanical wood pulp?
Mechanical wood pulp fall under HS heading 4701, part of chapter 47, in section X of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on mechanical wood pulp in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4701 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on mechanical wood pulp in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4701 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most mechanical wood pulp?
Germany, with US$39.3m in 2024 (18.3% of world exports).