HTS subheading · chapter 49
4909.00
Printed or illustrated postcards; printed cards bearing personal greetings, messages or announcements, whether or not illustrated, with or without envelopes or trimmings
Analysis
Subheading 4909.00 covers printed or illustrated postcards; printed cards bearing personal greetings, messages or announcements, whether or not illustrated, with or without envelopes or…, within heading 4909. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 2 US tariff lines below it are national.
Every one of its 2 tariff lines is duty-free at the general rate, so classification within the subheading affects statistics and Chapter 99 measures rather than the base duty.
The US splits it as follows: 4909.00.20 for printed or illustrated postcards; printed cards bearing personal… (duty-free) and 4909.00.40 for printed or illustrated postcards; printed cards bearing personal… (duty-free).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) (323111). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4909.00.20 | Printed or illustrated postcards; printed cards bearing personal greetings, messages or announcements, whether or not illustrated, with or without envelopes or trimmings: postcards | Free |
| 4909.00.40 | Printed or illustrated postcards; printed cards bearing personal greetings, messages or announcements, whether or not illustrated, with or without envelopes or trimmings: other | Free |