Subheading · Chapter 47 · Heading 4703
4703.29: Chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving: semi-bleached or bleached, non-coniferous
Bleached hardwood kraft pulp
Official description Non-coniferous
4703.29 is the HS subheading for bleached hardwood kraft pulp, under heading 4703 in chapter 47.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 4703 29 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
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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £132.3m | 65.5% | -4.6% | |
| £23.4m | 11.6% | +53% | |
| £17.2m | 8.5% | -28.8% | |
| £12.8m | 6.3% | -19.9% | |
| £6.1m | 3% | +2,204% | |
| £5.6m | 2.8% | -63.3% | |
| £1.7m | 0.9% | +185.9% | |
| £1.7m | 0.9% | +119.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$22mUS$22m+US$82m+US$569m+> US$2.8bn
Exports: 59
- Brazil: US$10.1bn
- Uruguay: US$2.8bn
- Indonesia: US$2.7bn
- Chile: US$1.6bn
- Portugal: US$906m
- Spain: US$569m
- United States: US$425m
- Canada: US$269m
- Netherlands: US$267m
- Finland: US$245m
- Sweden: US$214m
- Germany: US$156m
- Russia: US$134m
- Belgium: US$110m
- France: US$82m
- Singapore: US$82m
- Japan: US$78m
- South Africa: US$71m
- Austria: US$67m
- Bulgaria: US$66m
- China: US$62m
- Poland: US$55m
- Italy: US$49m
- Türkiye: US$47m
- South Korea: US$46m
- Slovakia: US$32m
- Thailand: US$31m
- Taiwan: US$24m
- Estonia: US$24m
- Belarus: US$22m
- Latvia: US$17m
- Philippines: US$8m
- Romania: US$8m
- Lithuania: US$4m
- New Zealand: US$3m
- Greece: US$3m
- Belize: US$3m
- Cyprus: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Czechia: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$839k
- Uganda: US$831k
- Malaysia: US$707k
- Ukraine: US$643k
- Denmark: US$472k
- United Kingdom: US$328k
- United Arab Emirates: US$240k
- India: US$204k
- Australia: US$130k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$37k
- Uzbekistan: US$35k
- Croatia: US$35k
- Vietnam: US$30k
- Ecuador: US$5k
- Norway: US$2k
- Micronesia: US$200
- Argentina: US$100
- Pakistan: US$100
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$16mUS$16m+US$86m+US$311m+> US$1.4bn
Imports: 120
- China: US$8.4bn
- United States: US$1.8bn
- Italy: US$1.5bn
- Netherlands: US$1.4bn
- Germany: US$982m
- South Korea: US$708m
- Türkiye: US$546m
- Poland: US$517m
- France: US$440m
- Spain: US$407m
- Mexico: US$325m
- India: US$311m
- United Arab Emirates: US$274m
- Austria: US$265m
- Taiwan: US$213m
- Japan: US$206m
- United Kingdom: US$191m
- Sweden: US$156m
- Vietnam: US$153m
- Bangladesh: US$132m
- Argentina: US$119m
- Saudi Arabia: US$117m
- Slovenia: US$108m
- Peru: US$107m
- Belgium: US$104m
- Czechia: US$101m
- Canada: US$99m
- Romania: US$93m
- Egypt: US$88m
- Singapore: US$86m
- Thailand: US$83m
- Colombia: US$79m
- Finland: US$73m
- Greece: US$70m
- Australia: US$67m
- Israel: US$66m
- Hungary: US$65m
- Indonesia: US$62m
- Serbia: US$58m
- Estonia: US$52m
- Jordan: US$49m
- Pakistan: US$47m
- Iran: US$45m
- South Africa: US$36m
- Slovakia: US$35m
- El Salvador: US$35m
- New Zealand: US$30m
- Algeria: US$29m
- Ukraine: US$28m
- Bolivia: US$27m
- Malaysia: US$25m
- Tunisia: US$25m
- Switzerland: US$22m
- Portugal: US$20m
- Guatemala: US$19m
- Uzbekistan: US$19m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$18m
- Russia: US$17m
- Lithuania: US$17m
- Norway: US$16m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$10.1bn | 47.1% | |
| 2 | US$2.8bn | 13.1% | |
| 3 | US$2.7bn | 12.7% | |
| 4 | US$1.6bn | 7.5% | |
| 5 | US$906m | 4.2% | |
| 6 | US$569m | 2.7% | |
| 7 | US$425m | 2% | |
| 8 | US$269m | 1.3% | |
| 9 | US$267m | 1.2% | |
| 10 | US$245m | 1.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$8.4bn | 39.1% | |
| 2 | US$1.8bn | 8.6% | |
| 3 | US$1.5bn | 7.1% | |
| 4 | US$1.4bn | 6.6% | |
| 5 | US$982m | 4.6% | |
| 6 | US$708m | 3.3% | |
| 7 | US$546m | 2.6% | |
| 8 | US$517m | 2.4% | |
| 9 | US$440m | 2.1% | |
| 10 | US$407m | 1.9% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
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.
- 3.2%median duty
- 73number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Maldives
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 4% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 45% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 0% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 0% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3.2%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 1% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 0% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 2.7%* | 2023 | ||
| 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 7% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 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
- 25152 Chemical wood pulp, soda/sulphate, bleached, non-coniferous
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 211210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 32112 Chemical wood pulp, other than dissolving grades
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1701 Manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4703.29 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 4703.29 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 4703.29 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 4703.29 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 4703.29 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 4703.29 | 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.
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FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
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FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
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The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
Subheading 4703.29 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 4703.29; the duty is duty-free.
Goods from 156 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 156 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported bleached hardwood kraft pulp worth £201.8m (down 5% on the year before), at an average of £0.45 per kg; Brazil supplied 66%, followed by Portugal.
World trade in bleached hardwood kraft pulp reached US$21.4bn in 2024, up 15.8% on 2023.
Brazil was the largest exporter with 47.1% of the total, ahead of Uruguay.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving: semi-bleached or bleached, non-coniferous?
Chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving: semi-bleached or bleached, non-coniferous fall under HS subheading 4703.29, 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 4703.29 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 4703.29 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?
Brazil, with US$10.1bn in 2024 (47.1% of world exports).
Which countries can export bleached hardwood kraft pulp 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 bleached hardwood kraft pulp?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import bleached hardwood kraft pulp from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Brazil (66%), Portugal (12%) and Uruguay (9%), out of total imports of £201.8m.