Analysis
HTS 4911.91.20 covers not over 0.51 mm in thickness under heading 4911 (other printed matter, including printed pictures and photographs). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
For statistics it divides in two: 4911.91.20.20 for posters and 4911.91.20.40 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 100% of the 29 tariff lines in chapter 49, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. 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 4911.91.10 (printed over 20 years at time of importation, duty-free), 4911.91.15 (suitable for use in the production of articles of heading…, duty-free), 4911.91.30 (over 0.51 mm in thickness, duty-free) and 4911.91.40 (other: other, 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. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4911.91.10 | Printed over 20 years at time of importation | Free |
| 4911.91.15 | Suitable for use in the production of articles of heading 4901 | Free |
| 4911.91.30 | Over 0.51 mm in thickness | Free |
| 4911.91.40 | Other: other | Free |