Chapter 4820 — Customs Tariff Headings

4820.20.00Exercise books

4820.30.00Binders (other than book covers), folders and file covers

4820.40.00Manifold business forms and interleaved carbon sets

4820.50.00Albums for samples or for collections

4820.90.00Other

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Products classified under Tariff item 48.20

Alphabetical Tabbed Address Book

An alphabetical tabbed address book with durable paper tabs for A-Z organization, bound for longevity in storing contacts. It is a bound address book of paper, explicitly listed under tariff item 4820.10.00 as a similar article of stationery.

Bound Order Book

A triplicate bound order book with numbered stubs, wire-bound for desk use. It is used to record customer orders and includes carbonless copies for record-keeping, making it a bound article of stationery of paper.

Business Card Address Book

A ring-bound address book with slots for business cards and ruled pages for addresses. It is a bound article of paper designed for organizing contact information, falling under the tariff item for registers, account books, and similar articles.

Business Professional Address Book

A sleek bound address book tailored for executives with fields for company details, emails, and phone numbers alongside names. It is a bound address book of paper, classified under 4820.10.00 as a core stationery item.

Carbonless Duplicate Memo Pad

A carbonless duplicate memo pad with interleaved sheets for creating copies of handwritten messages, glued at the top. It is classified as a memorandum pad under tariff item 4820.10.00, which covers similar stationery articles of paper. The carbonless feature does not alter its primary function as a note-taking pad.

College Ruled Spiral Pad

A standard student pad with college ruling, 70 sheets, spiral bound, used for academic notes. It falls under tariff item 4820.10.00 as a memorandum or letter pad, given its paper construction and binding. The narrow lines are a feature of the pad's intended use for writing.

Corporate Branded Address Book

A custom-branded address book for company use, with logo embossed and contact fields. The branding is subsidiary to its primary function as a bound address book, so it remains classified under 4820.10.00.

Desk-Sized Perforated Letter Pad

A full-size letter pad with perforated sheets for easy tearing, ruled for office use. It is classified under tariff item 4820.10.00 as a memorandum or letter pad, with the perforations not affecting its primary function. The pad is designed for desk-based writing tasks.

Eco-Friendly Recycled Notebook

A staple-bound notebook made from 100% post-consumer waste paper with an unbleached cover. It is a bound notebook for writing, classified under the tariff item for registers, account books, and similar articles.

Eco-Friendly Recycled Paper Diary

A bound diary made from 100% post-consumer recycled paper, with minimalist design for sustainable note-taking. It is a bound diary of paper, explicitly listed under 4820.10.00.

Executive Lined Memo Pad

A premium lined memo pad with 8.5x11 inch sheets, a subtle line pattern, and a heavy chipboard backer for durability. It is classified under tariff item 4820.10.00 as a letter pad, suitable for professional correspondence. The chipboard backer is part of the pad's construction and does not change its classification.

Floral Design Hardcover Diary

An elegant hardcover diary with subtle floral embossing on paperboard covers and blank lined interiors for versatile use. It is a bound diary under 4820.10.00, as embossing is not a dominating printed motif.

Glued-Top Reporter's Notebook Pad

A narrow-ruled spiral notepad with a sturdy cardboard back, designed for journalists to take notes during interviews. It is classified under tariff item 4820.10.00 as a memorandum pad, given its portable format and binding. The product is a common stationery item for note-taking.

Graph Paper Notebook

A perfect-bound notebook with quadrille grid pages for technical drawing or math. The grid pattern is subsidiary to the primary writing function, and the notebook is bound, making it a bound article of paper under this tariff item.

Hardcover Address Book

A sturdy hardcover address book with alphabetical tabs and space for up to 1,000 contacts, designed for organizing personal and business addresses. It is a bound address book, explicitly part of the scope of 4820.10.00.

Hardcover Daily Diary

A hardcover diary with 365 dated pages, a ribbon bookmark, and an inner pocket, bound with sewn signatures. It is a bound diary for personal journaling, falling under the tariff item for diaries and similar articles.

Journal with Elastic Band

A sewn-bound journal with thick unlined pages, rounded corners, and an elastic closure band. It is a bound notebook for reflective writing, classified under the tariff item for registers, account books, and similar articles.

Junior Size Sticky Memo Pad

A small 3x5 inch pad of 75 repositionable sticky sheets, used for desk organization and reminders. It is classified under tariff item 4820.10.00 as a memorandum pad, with the adhesive stack format considered a similar article. The product is commonly used in home and office settings.

Leather-bound Daily Diary

A premium leather-bound diary featuring 365 daily pages for personal reflections, appointments, and notes, bound in a hardcover format. It falls under 4820.10.00 as a diary, which is explicitly listed in the heading.

Leather-bound Daily Planner Notebook

A premium bound notebook with a leather cover, lined pages for daily planning, and an elastic closure. It is a bound notebook for personal organization, falling under the tariff item for registers, account books, and similar articles.

Legal Ruled Letter Pad

A glued-top pad with 50 sheets of legal-ruled yellow paper, sized 8.5x14 inches for professional note-taking. It is classified under tariff item 4820.10.00 as a letter pad, matching the subheading for similar bound memorandum articles. The legal ruling is a standard feature for office pads.

Lined Daily Journal Diary

A high-quality lined diary for daily journaling, with date fields and inspirational quotes on each page, securely bound. It qualifies as a diary under 4820.10.00, distinct from general notebooks.

Lined Memorandum Pad with Cover

A bound pad of 100 lined sheets with a flexible cardstock cover and staple binding, ideal for quick notes. It is a bound memorandum pad, classified under the tariff item for registers, account books, and similar articles.

Luxury Gold-Edged Address Book

An elegant address book with gold-edged pages and silk ribbon marker, bound in premium paperboard. It remains under 4820.10.00 as subsidiary decoration does not change the base classification.

Mini Spiral Memo Pad

A pocket-sized 3x5 inch spiral pad with 60 lined sheets, designed for on-the-go notes. It is classified under tariff item 4820.10.00 as a memorandum pad, given its compact format and spiral binding. The product is suitable for students or travelers.

Personal Agenda Notebook

A bound agenda with monthly calendars, weekly spreads, and to-do lists on acid-free paper, encased in a softcover. It is a bound diary/notebook hybrid for scheduling, falling under the tariff item for diaries and similar articles.

Personalized Monogram Diary

A custom monogrammed diary with lined pages for daily entries, weekly calendars, and notes sections, bound in faux leather paperboard. It qualifies for 4820.10.00 as a bound diary, where personalization is subsidiary.

Phone Message Memo Pad

A pre-printed pad for recording phone messages with fields for name and number. It is classified under tariff item 4820.10.00 as a memorandum pad, with the printing subsidiary to the pad's primary function. The product is an essential office communication tool.

Pocket Letter Pad

A mini bound pad with 50 gilt-edged sheets and a vinyl-laminated paper cover for on-the-go memos. It is a bound letter pad, classified under the tariff item for registers, account books, and similar articles.

Pocket-Sized Travel Address Book

A compact pocket address book with durable binding, ideal for travelers to store international contacts and notes. Its bound format places it squarely in 4820.10.00 for address books.

Post-It Style Repositionable Memo Pad

A stack of repositionable adhesive notes in pad form, typically 3x3 inches, for temporary reminders. It is classified under tariff item 4820.10.00 as a memorandum pad, with the adhesive stack format qualifying as a similar article. The product is commonly used for stationery purposes.

Professional Receipt Book

A duplicate receipt book with bound carbonless pages, numbered entries, and a sturdy wraparound cover. It is a bound receipt book, falling under the tariff item for registers, account books, and similar articles.

Softcover Reading Journal

A bound journal for book tracking with prompts, rating pages, and lined sections, with lay-flat binding. It is a bound notebook for bibliophiles, classified under the tariff item for registers, account books, and similar articles.

Spiral-bound Address Book

A compact book with spiral wire binding, alphabetical index tabs, and ruled pages for contact information storage. It is a bound address book, falling under the tariff item for registers, account books, and similar articles.

Student Daily Diary

An affordable bound diary for students with homework trackers and daily schedules on paper pages. It is classified under 4820.10.00 for bound diaries, even with student-specific features.

Travel Journal Notebook

A compact bound journal with maps, prompts, and a pocket for tickets, with an elastic band. It is a bound diary/notebook for travelers, classified under the tariff item for registers, account books, and similar articles.

Undated Yearly Diary

A flexible undated diary for year-long use without date restrictions, in bound format. It is classified under 4820.10.00 as a diary, as the undated nature does not exclude it.

Vintage-Style Leatherette Diary

A vintage-inspired diary with leatherette paperboard covers, ruled pages, and elastic closure. It is a bound diary under 4820.10.00, as the leatherette cover is subsidiary to the paper content.

Weekly Planner Address Diary Combo

A bound combination diary with weekly planner spreads, daily notes, and an integrated address section for comprehensive organization. It falls under 4820.10.00 due to its diary and address book functions in a single bound volume.

Wire-bound Sketchbook

A heavyweight blank-page sketchbook bound with twin-wire and a thick chipboard cover to prevent bleed-through. It is a bound notebook for artists, falling under the tariff item for registers, account books, and similar articles.

A5 Size Softcover Exercise Book Pack

A pack of three A5 softcover exercise books, each with 32 plain ruled sheets, designed for portable student use. The paperboard covers and ruled pages qualify these as exercise books under tariff item 4820.20.00, as they are intended for writing practice and note-taking.

College Ruled Spiral Exercise Book

A 70-sheet spiral-bound notebook with college-ruled lines, flexible cardboard cover, and perforated pages for easy tear-out. While it serves as an exercise book for students, its spiral binding and perforated pages may place it under a different tariff item for notebooks.

Graph Paper Quadrille Exercise Notebook

A 50-sheet hardcover notebook with quadrille grid paper, ideal for math, engineering, and technical drawing classes. The sturdy paperboard cover and grid ruling make it suitable as an exercise book under tariff item 4820.20.00, provided it is not considered a notebook.

Laboratory Data Notebook with Duplicate Pages

A 100-page laboratory data notebook with carbonless duplicate pages, numbered pages, and a signature section, bound in hardcover. Used by scientists for tamper-proof data entry, it is classified as an exercise book under tariff item 4820.20.00.00 because it is a bound notebook for writing, not a specialized laboratory reagent or article of Chapter 38.

Music Staff Paper Manuscript Exercise Book

A 48-sheet book with pre-printed music staves on each page, bound in softcover paperboard for composers and music students. The pre-printed staves are subsidiary to the primary use of writing music, so it qualifies as an exercise book under tariff item 4820.20.00.

Primary School Marble Composition Notebook

A standard 100-sheet exercise book with a marble-patterned hard cover made of paperboard, featuring sewn binding and wide-ruled white paper pages. Specifically designed for primary school use, it clearly falls under tariff item 4820.20.00 as an exercise book.