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HTS 4820Chapter 48

HTS 4820Registers, account books, notebooks, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles, exercise books, blotting pads, binders (looseleaf or other), folders, file covers, manifold business forms, interleaved carbon sets and other articles of stationery, of paper or paperboard; albums for samples or for collections and book covers (including cover boards and book jackets) of paper or paperboard: Duty Rate & Import Guide

Paper and Paperboard · 15 pending regulations · 15 court cases · Updated daily from USITC

Duty Rates

General

Free

Special

Free

Column 2

Free

Trade Agreement Eligibility

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Trade Intelligence

Data compiled from USITC HTS, CBP CROSS Rulings, Federal Register, CourtListener · As of 2026-07-25 · Updates weekly

Active DisputesRecent court cases or pending regulations affect this code
Regulatory Pressure

This code has elevated regulatory activity — 4 CBP rulings (0 in last 2 years, trend: stable), 15 pending Federal Register actions, and 15 CIT/CAFC cases.

AD/CVD

Possible AD/CVD orders covering this code

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Scope-to-HTS matching is keyword-based and may include orders whose actual scope excludes this code. Verify scope on the linked Federal Register notice before relying on a deposit rate. Per-respondent cash deposit rates are not yet indexed; click through for the rate table.

ADA-533-910INDIA
POR 11/1/24-10/31/25

Paper File Folders

ADA-570-147THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
POR 11/1/24-10/31/25

Paper File Folders

CVDC-533-911INDIA
POR 1/1/24-12/31/24

Paper File Folders

Source: ITA Opportunity to Request Administrative Review notices (Federal Register). Ground truth: access.trade.gov.

Subheadings (15)

CodeDescriptionRate
4820.10Registers, account books, notebooks, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles:
4820.10.20Diaries, notebooks and address books, bound; memorandum pads, letter pads and similar articlesFree
4820.10.20.10Diaries and address books
4820.10.20.20Memorandum pads, letter pads and similar articles
4820.10.20.30Sewn composition books with dimensions of <il>152.4-381 mm (6" - 15")</il>, inclusive (small side) X 222.5-<il>381 mm (8.75" -15")</il>, inclusive (large side)
4820.10.20.40Other note books with dimensions of <il>152.4-381 mm (6" - 15")</il>, inclusive (small side) X 222.5-<il>381 mm (8.75" -15")</il>, inclusive (large side)
4820.10.20.60Other
4820.10.40.00OtherFree
4820.20.00.00Exercise booksFree
4820.30.00Binders (other than book covers), folders and file coversFree
4820.30.00.20Looseleaf binders
4820.30.00.40Other
4820.40.00.00Manifold business forms and interleaved carbon setsFree
4820.50.00.00Albums for samples or for collectionsFree
4820.90.00.00OtherFree

CBP Rulings (4)

H82357Classification

The tariff classification of paper/paperboard albums and photo frames from Thailand.

N101620Classification

The tariff classification of vinyl binders from China

N253028Classification

The tariff classification of binders from China.

N245961Classification

The tariff classification of binders from China

Federal Register (15)

View all 15+ regulations on Federal Register →

Court of International Trade & Federal Circuit (15)

View all 15+ cases on PACER →

Matching Export Code (Schedule B)

4820100000Schedule B

REGISTERS, ACCOUNT BOOKS, NOTEBOOKS, ORDER BOOKS, RECEIPT BOOKS, LETTER PADS, MEMORANDUM PADS, DIARIES AND SIMILAR ARTICLES OF PAPER OR PAPERBOARD

Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.

48114820.10