Subheading · Chapter 47 · Heading 4702
4702.00: Chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades
Dissolving wood pulp
4702.00 is the HS subheading for dissolving wood pulp, under heading 4702 in chapter 47.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 4702 00 00 00 Chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Import requirements 2
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control of timber and timber products subject to the FLEGT licensing scheme
- Applies to goods from
- Indonesia
- Legal act
- CS Indonesia No.1/2019
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code " EU") | Free | |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa | £12.2m | 58.1% | -39.9% |
 Brazil | £5.4m | 25.4% | -25.1% |
 Sweden | £1.5m | 6.9% | -34.9% |
 Belgium | £565k | 2.7% | -4.1% |
 United States | £528k | 2.5% | +8.7% |
 Germany | £418k | 2% | — |
 Austria | £335k | 1.6% | -19.6% |
 India | £121k | 0.6% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Brazil 3.6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 3.6% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Japan Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 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% |
Import duty on this product around the world 164
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 3.5%median duty
- 71number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Maldives
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 5% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 0% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 4% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 4% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
| Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 6% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 5% | 2023 | |
| Indonesia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 2%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 10% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 25% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 5% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 4% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 1% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 5% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 5% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 1.7%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 7% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 0% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 4% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 4% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 1% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 2513 Chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 211210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 32111 Chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1701 Manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4702.00 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 4702.00 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 4702.00 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 4702.00 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 4702.00 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 4702.00 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
EU deforestation regulation (EUDR)
Products of these commodities may only be placed on the EU market or exported if they are deforestation-free, legally produced and covered by a due diligence statement.
- Wood applies from 30 December 2026
Pulp of wood (not including used products and second-hand products; not including recovered (waste and scrap) products and products derived from recovered (waste and scrap) products)
Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, Annex I (consolidated text)
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
- Countervailing duty
High Purity Dissolving Pulp From Brazil: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination
FR Doc. 2026-21138 · 91 FR 65725 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Anti-dumping
FR Doc. 2026-21139 · 91 FR 65723 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Anti-dumping
FR Doc. 2026-21140 · 91 FR 65727 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Anti-dumping
FR Doc. 2026-11617 · 91 FR 35268 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Anti-dumping
FR Doc. 2026-10523 · 91 FR 31418 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Anti-dumping
FR Doc. 2026-10527 · 91 FR 31413 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Anti-dumping
FR Doc. 2026-05805 · 91 FR 14524 · Source: federalregister.gov
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 4702.00; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 4702.00 is a single line in the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, where the duty is duty-free.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported dissolving wood pulp worth £21.1m (down 33% on the year before), at an average of £0.68 per kg; South Africa supplied 58%, followed by Brazil.
World trade in dissolving wood pulp 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.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades?
Chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades fall under HS subheading 4702.00, part of heading 4702, 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 4702.00 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 chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 4702.00 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).
Where does the UK import dissolving wood pulp from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were South Africa (58%), Brazil (25%) and Sweden (7%), out of total imports of £21.1m.