Analysis
HTS 4901.99.00 covers other: other under heading 4901 (printed books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter, whether or not in single…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 12 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items.
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.
The ten-digit suffixes separate textbooks, bound newspapers, journals and…, directories, bibles, testaments, prayer books and…, technical, scientific and professional… and valued under $5 each and 6 more. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 100% of the 29 tariff lines in chapter 49. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4901.99.00.10 | Textbooks | No. | 323117 |
| 4901.99.00.20 | Bound newspapers, journals and periodicals provided for in Legal Note 3 to this chapter | No. | 323120 |
| 4901.99.00.30 | Directories | No. | 323111 |
| 4901.99.00.40 | Bibles, testaments, prayer books and other religious books | No. | 323117 |
| 4901.99.00.50 | Technical, scientific and professional books | No. | 323117 |
| 4901.99.00.60 | Valued under $5 each | No. | 323117 |
| 4901.99.00.65 | Valued $5 or more each | No. | 323117 |
| 4901.99.00.70 | Hardbound books | No. | 323117 |
| 4901.99.00.75 | Rack size paperbound books | No. | 323117 |
| 4901.99.00.91 | Containing not more than 4 pages each (excluding covers) | No. | 323117 |
| 4901.99.00.92 | Containing 5 or more pages each, but not more than 48 pages each (excluding covers) | No. | 323117 |
| 4901.99.00.93 | Containing 49 or more pages each (excluding covers) | No. | 323117 |
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4901.10.00 | In single sheets, whether or not folded | Free |
| 4901.91.00 | Dictionaries and encyclopedias, and serial installments thereof | 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