Code 4820 90 · Heading 4820

Paper or paperboard writing pads and similar items, and paper or paperboard book covers, excluding binders and document covers

This covers writing pads and similar items made of paper or paperboard, as well as book covers made of paper or paperboard. It does not cover binders or document covers.

For example

A paper writing pad
A paperboard book cover

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Official tariff text

Blotting pads and similar articles of stationery, of paper and paperboard, and book covers of paper or paperboard (excl. registers, account books, notebooks, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries, exercise books, binders, folders, file covers, manifold business forms and interleaved carbon sets, and albums for samples or for collections)

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Step 1 · Section X Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic materia…
Is the product pulp or recovered paper/cardboard waste, paper or cardboard or an article made from them, or a book, newspaper, image, other printed matter, manuscript, or drawing?
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Step 2 · Chapter 48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of pa… 2 of 3 chapters in section X
What type of paper or paperboard product is it, considering its use, treatment or coating, size or form, and whether it is an article such as packaging, stationery, a label or another finished product?
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Step 3 · Heading 4820 Registers, account books, notebooks, order books, r… 19 of 22 headings under chapter 48
Is it a notebook or similar item, a school exercise book, a binder or document cover, a form or copying set, a sample or collection album, or a writing mat, similar item, or book cover?
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Step 4 · Subheading 4820 90 Blotting pads and similar articles of stationery, o… 6 of 6 subheadings under heading 4820
Is it a writing pad or similar paper or paperboard item, or a paper or paperboard book cover, rather than a binder or document cover?

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Import duty on the codes below: 0.0%

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4820 90 00

Duty free

This subheading has one 8-digit code, so that is the code to use.

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4820 10 Registers, account books, notebooks, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles, of paper or paperboard 0.0%
4820 20 Exercise books of paper or paperboard 0.0%
4820 30 Binders (other than book covers), folders and file covers, of paper or paperboard 0.0%
4820 40 Manifold business forms and interleaved carbon sets, of paper or paperboard 0.0%
4820 50 Albums for samples or collections, of paper or paperboard 0.0%
4820 90 Blotting pads and similar articles of stationery, of paper and paperboard, and book covers of paper or paperboard (excl. registers, account books, notebooks, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries, exercise books, binders, folders, file covers, manifold business forms and interleaved carbon sets, and albums for samples or for collections) you are here 0.0%

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

Duty free

Their lines1 Norwegian line

48.20.9000 Other

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

Their lines1 British line

4820 90 00 00 Other

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines1 US line
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

4820.90.00.00 Registers, account books, notebooks, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

See the 1 Norwegian line

Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

48.20.9000

Other

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

See the 1 British line

Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

4820 90 00 00

Other

Ordinary duty

Duty free

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

See the 1 US line

Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

4820.90.00.00

Registers, 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, Other

General rate

Free

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.