Subheading · Chapter 47 · Heading 4703
4703.19: Chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving: unbleached, non-coniferous
Official description Non-coniferous
Subheading 4703.19 belongs to heading 4703 (chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving grades) in chapter 47.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 4703 19 00 00 Non-coniferous Freekg 90% sdt
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
Import requirements 2
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9038
- 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
- Documents
- C690 FLEGT import licence for timber
- Y057 Goods not requiring the presentation of a FLEGT import licence for timber
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| 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
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$462.4kUS$462.4k+US$3.7m+US$8.4m+> US$17.7m
Exports: 30
- China: US$17.7m
- Brazil: US$13m
- Spain: US$8.4m
- Sweden: US$5.7m
- Thailand: US$5.5m
- United States: US$4.6m
- Portugal: US$3.9m
- Uruguay: US$3.7m
- Finland: US$3.7m
- Germany: US$1.9m
- Belgium: US$957.9k
- Netherlands: US$823.7k
- France: US$822.4k
- Japan: US$707k
- Russia: US$462.4k
- Estonia: US$406.9k
- Luxembourg: US$337.2k
- Austria: US$326.1k
- South Africa: US$266.3k
- New Zealand: US$254.3k
- Canada: US$147.2k
- Italy: US$96.3k
- Chile: US$54.3k
- Kenya: US$45.1k
- United Kingdom: US$5.3k
- Egypt: US$1.3k
- Taiwan: US$1.3k
- Ireland: US$800
- Seychelles: US$300
- Indonesia: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$57.6kUS$57.6k+US$339.1k+US$8.2m+> US$12.8m
Imports: 41
- India: US$27.1m
- France: US$12.8m
- China: US$11.4m
- Germany: US$8.2m
- Netherlands: US$3.6m
- Italy: US$3.4m
- Canada: US$2.8m
- United States: US$1.8m
- South Africa: US$501.1k
- Belgium: US$339.1k
- Spain: US$313.7k
- Thailand: US$306.9k
- Poland: US$259.8k
- Japan: US$183.8k
- Botswana: US$153.7k
- Tanzania: US$147.2k
- South Korea: US$141.5k
- Romania: US$93.2k
- Israel: US$88k
- Uzbekistan: US$57.6k
- Czechia: US$57.2k
- Taiwan: US$55.9k
- Vietnam: US$50.2k
- Ireland: US$45.4k
- Malaysia: US$29.4k
- Sweden: US$25.7k
- Austria: US$21.9k
- Syria: US$18.7k
- Mexico: US$14.7k
- Finland: US$7.4k
- Türkiye: US$3.8k
- Angola: US$1.7k
- Saudi Arabia: US$1.3k
- Latvia: US$900
- United Kingdom: US$800
- Norway: US$800
- Chile: US$700
- Bulgaria: US$200
- Guatemala: US$100
- Uganda: US$100
- Indonesia: US$0
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$17.7m | 24% |
| 2 |  Brazil | US$13m | 17.6% |
| 3 |  Spain | US$8.4m | 11.3% |
| 4 |  Sweden | US$5.7m | 7.7% |
| 5 |  Thailand | US$5.5m | 7.5% |
| 6 |  United States | US$4.6m | 6.3% |
| 7 |  Portugal | US$3.9m | 5.3% |
| 8 |  Uruguay | US$3.7m | 5% |
| 9 |  Finland | US$3.7m | 5% |
| 10 |  Germany | US$1.9m | 2.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India | US$27.1m | 36.7% |
| 2 |  France | US$12.8m | 17.3% |
| 3 | China | US$11.4m | 15.4% |
| 4 | Germany | US$8.2m | 11.1% |
| 5 |  Netherlands | US$3.6m | 4.8% |
| 6 |  Italy | US$3.4m | 4.6% |
| 7 |  Canada | US$2.8m | 3.7% |
| 8 | United States | US$1.8m | 2.4% |
| 9 |  South Africa | US$501.1k | 0.7% |
| 10 |  Belgium | US$339.1k | 0.5% |
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 4703.19; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 4703.19 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.
156 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$73.8m (+16.5% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$17.7m), followed by Brazil.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving: unbleached, non-coniferous?
Chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving: unbleached, non-coniferous fall under HS subheading 4703.19, part of heading 4703, in section X of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4703.19 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, soda or sulphate in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4703.19 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, soda or sulphate?
China, with US$17.7m in 2024 (24% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
156 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, CARIFORUM. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.