HTS Index

HTS heading 4901

Printed books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter, whether or not in single sheets — 20 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
4901Printed books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter, whether or not in single sheets + Ch. 99not stated
4901.10.00In single sheets, whether or not folded + Ch. 99Free
4901.10.00.20Reproduction proofs + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 4901.10.00)kg
4901.10.00.40Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 4901.10.00)kg
4901.91.00Dictionaries and encyclopedias, and serial installments thereof + Ch. 99Free
4901.91.00.20Dictionaries (including thesauruses) + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 4901.91.00)No.
4901.91.00.40Encyclopedias + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 4901.91.00)No.
4901.99.00Other + Ch. 99Free
4901.99.00.10Textbooks + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 4901.99.00)No.
4901.99.00.20Bound newspapers, journals and periodicals provided for in Legal Note 3 to this chapter + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 4901.99.00)No.
4901.99.00.30Directories + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 4901.99.00)No.
4901.99.00.40Bibles, testaments, prayer books and other religious books + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 4901.99.00)No.
4901.99.00.50Technical, scientific and professional books + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 4901.99.00)No.
4901.99.00.60Valued under $5 each + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 4901.99.00)No.
4901.99.00.65Valued $5 or more each + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 4901.99.00)No.
4901.99.00.70Hardbound books + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 4901.99.00)No.
4901.99.00.75Rack size paperbound books + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 4901.99.00)No.
4901.99.00.91Containing not more than 4 pages each (excluding covers) + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 4901.99.00)No.
4901.99.00.92Containing 5 or more pages each, but not more than 48 pages each (excluding covers) + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 4901.99.00)No.
4901.99.00.93Containing 49 or more pages each (excluding covers) + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 4901.99.00)No.

16 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.

Additional duties may apply

20 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.

Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.