Analysis
HTS 4901.10.00 covers in single sheets, whether or not folded under heading 4901 (printed books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter, whether or not in single…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
This line's footnotes point to one additional provision in Chapter 99: 9903.90.08 (measures on products of Russia). Chapter 99 duties are added on top of the general rate for goods of the countries they name, and they change more often than the rest of the schedule, so check the current CBP guidance before you rely on a total.
For statistics it divides in two: 4901.10.00.20 for reproduction proofs and 4901.10.00.40 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 100% of the 29 tariff lines in chapter 49 that are also free. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4901.91.00 | Dictionaries and encyclopedias, and serial installments thereof | Free |
| 4901.99.00 | Other: other | Free |
Chapter 99 provisions in the footnotes
- 9903.90.08 measures on products of Russia
Articles the product of the Russian Federation, as provided for in U.S. note 30(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 30(b) to this subchapter