# HS code 4707.20: Other paper or paperboard made mainly of bleached chemical pulp, not coloured in the mass

> HS code 4707.20 covers other paper or paperboard made mainly of bleached chemical pulp, not coloured in the mass. It sits in heading 47.07 (recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard) in chapter 47 (pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard). Other goods of heading 47.07 are classified under 4707.10 (unbleached kraft paper or paperboard or corrugated paper or paperboard), 4707.30 (paper or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp (for example, newspapers, journals and similar printed matter)) and 4707.90 (other, including unsorted waste or scrap).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/470720
Last updated: 13 October 2026

[HS codes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 47](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/47) / [47.07](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/4707) / [4707.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/470720)

## Key facts

- HS code: 4707.20
- Covers: Other paper or paperboard made mainly of bleached chemical pulp, not coloured in the mass
- Heading: [47.07: Recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/4707)
- Chapter: [47: Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/47)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries)

## What this code covers

HS code 4707.20 covers other paper or paperboard made mainly of bleached chemical pulp, not coloured in the mass.

The legal text of the subheading is “Other paper or paperboard made mainly of bleached chemical pulp, not coloured in the mass”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 47.07 are classified under 4707.10 (unbleached kraft paper or paperboard or corrugated paper or paperboard), 4707.30 (paper or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp (for example, newspapers, journals and similar printed matter)) and 4707.90 (other, including unsorted waste or scrap).

- [4707.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/470710) Unbleached kraft paper or paperboard or corrugated paper or paperboard
- [4707.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/470730) Paper or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp (for example, newspapers, journals and similar printed matter)
- [4707.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/470790) Other, including unsorted waste and scrap

## How it is structured

4707.20 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 47, are the chapter; the first four, 4707, are heading 47.07; the last two, 20, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 47: Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard
- Heading 47.07: Recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard
- Subheading 4707.20: Other paper or paperboard made mainly of bleached chemical pulp, not coloured in the mass

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 4707.20 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 4707.20 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [4707.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/470710) Unbleached kraft paper or paperboard or corrugated paper or paperboard
- Next subheading: [4707.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/470730) Paper or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp (for example, newspapers, journals and similar printed matter)

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 4707.20 cover?

HS code 4707.20 covers other paper or paperboard made mainly of bleached chemical pulp, not coloured in the mass.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 4707.20 in?

HS code 4707.20 is in heading 47.07 (recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard) in chapter 47 (pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard).

### Where are goods of heading 47.07 classified when 4707.20 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 47.07 are classified under 4707.10 (unbleached kraft paper or paperboard or corrugated paper or paperboard), 4707.30 (paper or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp (for example, newspapers, journals and similar printed matter)) and 4707.90 (other, including unsorted waste or scrap).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Machine-readable: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/470720.json