47.07 Waste and scrap of paper and paperboard
One level above the number you declare. Pick one of the six-digit codes below.
Section X, Pulp, Paper & Print — wood pulp, paper, paperboard, printed books and newspapers.
- 47 Chapter Pulp of wood or other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard
- 07 Heading Waste and scrap of paper and paperboard
- —— Subheading Pick one of the 4 six-digit codes below
Chapter 47 covers pulp of wood or other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard: the raw feedstock for the paper industry covered in finished form under chapter 48. Classification tip: Chemical versus mechanical wood pulp are classified separately, and recovered/recycled paper for repulping has its own subheading distinct from virgin pulp, which matters for countries with recycled-content import incentives.
All of chapter 47The 4 six-digit codes under 47.07
One of these is the number you declare.
- 4707.10 Paper or paperboard; waste and scrap, of unbleached kraft paper or paperboard or corrugated paper or paperboard
- 4707.20 Paper or paperboard; waste and scrap, paper or paperboard made mainly of bleached chemical pulp, not coloured in the mass
- 4707.30 Paper or paperboard; waste and scrap, paper or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp (e.g. newspapers, journals and similar printed matter)
- 4707.90 Paper or paperboard; waste and scrap, of paper or paperboard n.e.c. in heading no. 4707 and of unsorted waste and scrap
Other headings in chapter 47
The wording above is the Harmonized System nomenclature as published by the World Customs Organization, HS 2022 edition. It is a classification reference, not a tariff: it carries no duty rates, and it stops at six digits — the importing country adds its own beyond that.
Classification is decided by the General Rules of Interpretation and the section and chapter notes, and it is the importing country’s customs authority that makes it binding.
Shipping goods under 47.07? A customs hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving — follow the container or the air waybill from departure to delivery.
Track a shipment47.07 FAQ
Heading 47.07 covers waste and scrap of paper and paperboard. It is part of chapter 47 (pulp of wood or other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard), and it is subdivided into 4 six-digit subheadings — the level you actually declare.
Pick one of the 4 subheadings below. Those six digits are what customs recognises internationally; the importing country may extend them to eight or ten in its own tariff schedule.
The General Rules of Interpretation, read together with the notes to Section X and to chapter 47. A description that reads right is not enough on its own — the notes routinely pull goods out of the chapter they obviously belong to and put them somewhere else. Where duty or licensing turns on the answer, ask the importing country’s customs authority for a binding ruling.
A wrong or missing code is one of the common reasons customs holds a container, and a hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving. Watch for it in the container tracking app, on the air waybill in the air cargo tracker, or through the tracking API.