Analysis
HTS 4911.99.80 covers other: other under heading 4911 (other printed matter, including printed pictures and photographs).
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 35% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 35% duty.
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 4911.99.20 (international customs forms (carnets) and parts thereof, in…, duty-free) and 4911.99.60 (printed on paper in whole or in part by a lithographic…, 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.
All 2 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4911.99.20 | International customs forms (carnets) and parts thereof, in English or French (whether or not in additional languages) | Free |
| 4911.99.60 | Printed on paper in whole or in part by a lithographic process | Free |