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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 · $53.0M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC

Duty Rates

General

Free

Special

Free

Column 2

Free

Trade Agreement Eligibility

CUSMAKORUS

Trade Intelligence

Monthly Imports

$53.0M

2026-01

Trade Concentration

100%

from top 3 of 1 origins

Regulatory Pressure

HIGH

4 rulings — · 15 reg · 12 CIT, 3 CAFC (15 recent)

Global Rates

🇺🇸 Free

🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: N/A · 🇧🇷 Brazil: N/A

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Data compiled from USITC HTS, US Census Bureau, CBP CROSS Rulings, Federal Register, CourtListener · As of 2026-04-29 · Updates monthly

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.

Supply Chain Risk

100% of US imports for this code come from just 1 countries. High origin concentration increases exposure to trade disruptions or tariff escalations.

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