Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan · statistical code · HS 4702.00
4702.00.090: Dissolving wood pulp: Other
Dissolving wood pulp
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan, in force from 8 August 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
What you pay
Importing into Japan
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
4702.00 Chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades
UK specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
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 General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 3.6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 3.6% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Japan lines: 4702.00
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.
Statistical code 4702.00.090 is a line of the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan under HS subheading 4702.00 (chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades).
The applied rate is free, and quantities are declared in MT.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is free, the Türkiye duty is free, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 3.6%, the Argentina duty is 3.6%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Taiwan duty is free, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
Japan imported goods of subheading 4702.00 worth US$150m in 2024; the largest supplier was the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the Japan import duty for statistical code 4702.00.090?
The applied rate in the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan is free; the supplementary unit is MT. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.
Where does Japan import these goods from?
For subheading 4702.00 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was the United States (US$106m), followed by Norway.