Heading · Chapter 47
4702: Chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades
Heading 4702 has no further six-digit division: the whole heading is subheading 4702.00, in chapter 47 (pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material).
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EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$3mUS$3m+US$195m+US$423m+> US$1bn
Exports: 52
- Indonesia: US$1bn
- South Africa: US$1bn
- Brazil: US$839m
- United States: US$715m
- Sweden: US$423m
- Chile: US$412m
- Canada: US$349m
- Laos: US$289m
- Norway: US$274m
- Czechia: US$252m
- Austria: US$246m
- Singapore: US$220m
- Malaysia: US$195m
- Japan: US$105m
- France: US$104m
- Portugal: US$98m
- Thailand: US$82m
- Germany: US$55m
- Slovakia: US$47m
- Finland: US$14m
- China: US$5m
- American Samoa: US$5m
- Belgium: US$4m
- Netherlands: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$3m
- Estonia: US$1m
- New Zealand: US$375k
- Belarus: US$350k
- Ireland: US$249k
- Italy: US$224k
- Denmark: US$185k
- Poland: US$165k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$137k
- Türkiye: US$135k
- Greece: US$118k
- South Korea: US$60k
- Northern Mariana Islands: US$38k
- Spain: US$32k
- Saudi Arabia: US$22k
- Switzerland: US$21k
- Tunisia: US$6k
- Kuwait: US$4k
- Vietnam: US$2k
- United Kingdom: US$2k
- Hungary: US$2k
- India: US$200
- Morocco: US$200
- United Arab Emirates: US$100
- Australia: US$100
- Costa Rica: US$0
- Kenya: US$0
- Uruguay: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$144kUS$144k+US$27m+US$105m+> US$420m
Imports: 85
- China: US$4bn
- India: US$893m
- Germany: US$420m
- Indonesia: US$409m
- Thailand: US$250m
- United States: US$239m
- Japan: US$150m
- Malaysia: US$131m
- Singapore: US$105m
- Austria: US$103m
- Slovenia: US$102m
- Taiwan: US$61m
- Belgium: US$52m
- Sweden: US$44m
- Mozambique: US$43m
- United Kingdom: US$42m
- Ireland: US$38m
- Netherlands: US$35m
- South Korea: US$35m
- Poland: US$30m
- Spain: US$27m
- Türkiye: US$27m
- Czechia: US$25m
- France: US$12m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$12m
- Finland: US$11m
- Brazil: US$11m
- Zambia: US$11m
- Mexico: US$10m
- Hungary: US$7m
- Slovakia: US$6m
- Italy: US$4m
- Australia: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Serbia: US$1m
- Albania: US$477k
- Colombia: US$467k
- Israel: US$344k
- Uruguay: US$321k
- Cameroon: US$248k
- Romania: US$184k
- Canada: US$144k
- Iceland: US$130k
- Uzbekistan: US$115k
- Argentina: US$109k
- Egypt: US$109k
- Botswana: US$109k
- Russia: US$90k
- Switzerland: US$89k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$89k
- Latvia: US$70k
- Estonia: US$67k
- Guatemala: US$67k
- Philippines: US$47k
- Algeria: US$45k
- Laos: US$43k
- Tunisia: US$22k
- Ecuador: US$20k
- Saudi Arabia: US$17k
- Georgia: US$16k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Indonesia | US$1bn | 18.8% |
| 2 |  South Africa | US$1bn | 14.8% |
| 3 |  Brazil | US$839m | 11.7% |
| 4 |  United States | US$715m | 10% |
| 5 |  Sweden | US$423m | 5.9% |
| 6 |  Chile | US$412m | 5.8% |
| 7 |  Canada | US$349m | 4.9% |
| 8 |  Laos | US$289m | 4.1% |
| 9 |  Norway | US$274m | 3.8% |
| 10 |  Czechia | US$252m | 3.5% |
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for heading 4702; the duty is duty-free.
Heading 4702 is a single line in the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, where the duty is duty-free.
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States has one tariff line for heading 4702; the duty is duty-free.
World trade in heading 4702 goods reached US$7bn in 2024, up 14.6% on 2023.
Indonesia was the largest exporter with 18.8% of the total, ahead of South Africa.
China imported the most (US$4bn).
The United Kingdom ranked 44th among 52 exporters with US$2k.
The United Kingdom imported US$42m.
Legal notes
Note
1. For the purposes of heading 4702, the expression ‘chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades’ means chemical wood pulp having by weight an insoluble fraction of 92 % or more for soda or sulphate wood pulp or of 88 % or more for sulphite wood pulp after one hour in a caustic soda solution containing 18 % sodium hydroxide (NaOH) at 20 °C, and for sulphite wood pulp an ash content that does not exceed 0,15 % by weight.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades?
Chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades fall under HS heading 4702, part of chapter 47, in section X of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4702 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 chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades?
Indonesia, with US$1bn in 2024 (18.8% of world exports).