U.S. exports of Waste & Scrap Paper/Paperboard from Bleached Chemical Pulp, Not Mass-Colored (SITC 25112) totaled $31.4M in August 2026.
Importers of Waste & Scrap Paper/Paperboard from Bleached Chemical Pulp, Not Mass-Colored paid $357 in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 0.06% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: August 2026 dataRecovered fiber made mainly from bleached chemical pulp — think office paper trim, white envelope cuttings, and unprinted converting waste — commands a quality premium in the recovered-paper market because its brightness and low contamination suit tissue and fine-paper recycling mills. The "not colored in the mass" specification is a critical classification point: paper dyed throughout the sheet falls outside this grade and would be reclassified. Traders should document pulp composition and colorant status carefully, as misclassification between recovered-paper grades affects both duty treatment and buyer acceptance at destination mills.
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It means the paper fiber was not dyed throughout the sheet during manufacture. Surface-printed or coated papers may still qualify, but paper where pigment was added to the pulp slurry before sheet formation is considered colored in the mass and falls under a different recovered-paper category.
Tissue manufacturers and fine-paper recycling mills are the principal buyers because the high brightness and low ink contamination of bleached chemical pulp waste reduces the need for costly de-inking and bleaching steps in the recycled-fiber process.
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Basic heading 25112 · $31.4M of $7.8B
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Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $7.4M of Waste & Scrap Paper/Paperboard from Bleached Chemical Pulp, Not Mass-Colored and exported $381.9M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Exports · August 2026
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Mexico and Canada together take 63% of it.
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