Code 4707 90 90 · Subheading 4707 90
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This code covers sorted waste paper and cardboard that is not unsorted and is not waste of unbleached kraft paper or kraft cardboard, corrugated paper or cardboard, paper or cardboard mainly made from bleached chemical pulp not coloured in the mass, or paper or cardboard mainly made from mechanical pulp. Paper wool is also excluded.
Official tariff text
Sorted, recovered "waste and scrap" paper or paperboard (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)
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4707 90 90
The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 47079090.
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Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.
Preferential rates exist for goods originating in United Kingdom and United States. Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.
Check this code in the official EU TARIC databaseImport restrictions are recorded for goods originating in Ukraine; any country.
Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:
What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.
47.07.9000
Other, including unsorted waste and scrap
Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.
What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.
4707 90 90 00
Sorted
These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.
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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Codes that sit close to this one, for when the material itself could be different.
That code covers pulp made from waste paper and cardboard, whereas this code covers the waste paper and cardboard itself.
That code covers unsorted waste paper and cardboard, whereas this code covers sorted waste paper and cardboard of other types.
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.
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