Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 4702.00
4702.00.00: Chemical woodpulp, dissolving grades
Dissolving wood pulp
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 2 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026
What you pay
Importing into USA
US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.
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 2
- Additional dutySection 338 — Canada — discrimination against US alcoholic beverages, dairy, motor vehicles (Proclamations 11046–11048, as modified) 50%
- Applies to goods from
- Canada
- In force
- from 22 August 2026
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.03.14
- Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 25%
- Applies to goods from
- China
- In force
- from 24 September 2018
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.88.03
Subdivisions
- 4702.00.00 Chemical woodpulp, dissolving grades Free
- 4702.00.00.20 Sulfite t adw
- 4702.00.00.40 Sulfate or soda t adw
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 
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 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.
In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 4702.00.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 4702.00, chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades.
The general duty is free.
2 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is free, the Türkiye 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 Japan 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%.
The United States imported goods of subheading 4702.00 worth US$239m in 2024; the largest supplier was Brazil.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 4702.00.00?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is free. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Where does the United States import these goods from?
For subheading 4702.00 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Brazil (US$123m), followed by Canada.