Analysis
HTS 4902.90.20 covers other: other under heading 4902 (newspapers, journals and periodicals, whether or not illustrated or containing…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 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.
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.
The other lines in the same group are 4902.10.00 (appearing at least four times a week, duty-free) and 4902.90.10 (newspaper supplements printed by a gravure process, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 323111 (Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books)), an industry of 15,140 US establishments employing 280,276 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4902.90.20.20 | Newspapers appearing less than four times per week | kg | 323111 |
| 4902.90.20.40 | Other business and professional journals and periodicals (including single issues tied together for shipping purposes) | No. | 323111 |
| 4902.90.20.60 | Other (including single issues tied together for shipping purposes) | No. | 323111 |
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4902.10.00 | Appearing at least four times a week | Free |
| 4902.90.10 | Newspaper supplements printed by a gravure process | 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