Code 4707 30 · Heading 4707

Waste paper and cardboard mainly made from mechanical pulp

This covers waste paper and cardboard mainly made from mechanical pulp, including items such as newspapers, magazines and similar printed matter. The material must be mainly made from mechanical pulp.

For example

Old newspapers
Unsold weekly magazines
Old telephone directories
Old brochures and advertising printed matter

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Recovered "waste and scrap" paper or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp, e.g. newspapers, journals and similar printed matter

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Step 4 of 4

Step 1 · Section X Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic materia…
Is the product pulp or recovered paper/cardboard waste, paper or cardboard or an article made from them, or a book, newspaper, image, other printed matter, manuscript, or drawing?
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Step 2 · Chapter 47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic materia… 1 of 3 chapters in section X
Which description matches the product: mechanically untreated wood pulp; dissolving chemical wood pulp; chemical soda or sulphate wood pulp other than dissolving pulp; chemical sulphite wood pulp other than dissolving pulp; wood pulp made by a combined chemical-mechanical process; pulp made from waste paper and cardboard or other cellulose-containing materials other than wood; or waste paper and cardboard excluding paper wool?
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Step 3 · Heading 4707 Recovered "waste and scrap" paper or paperboard (ex… 7 of 7 headings under chapter 47
What is the waste mainly made from: unbleached kraft paper or paperboard and corrugated paper or paperboard; bleached chemical pulp that is not dyed in the pulp; mechanical pulp, such as newspapers, magazines and similar printed matter; or other or unsorted waste?
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Step 4 · Subheading 4707 30 Recovered "waste and scrap" paper or paperboard mad… 3 of 4 subheadings under heading 4707
Is it old or unsold newspapers, weekly magazines, telephone directories, brochures or advertising printed matter?

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4707 10 Recovered "waste and scrap" paper or paperboard of unbleached kraft paper, corrugated paper or corrugated paperboard 0.0%
4707 20 Recovered "waste and scrap" paper or paperboard made mainly of bleached chemical pulp, not coloured in the mass 0.0%
4707 30 Recovered "waste and scrap" paper or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp, e.g. newspapers, journals and similar printed matter you are here 0.0%
4707 90 Recovered "waste and scrap" paper or paperboard, incl. unsorted waste and scrap (excl. waste and scrap of unbleached kraft paper or kraft paperboard, or of corrugated paper or corrugated paperboard, that of paper or paperboard made mainly of bleached chemical pulp not colured in the mass, that of paper or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp, and paper wool) 0.0%

Export to Norway

What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.

47.07.3000

Paper or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp (for example, newspaper, journals and similar printed matter)

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Aug. 9, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

Export to the United Kingdom

What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.

All 2 UK lines under this code

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Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1576, last checked Aug. 9, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with SKAT, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.