Leather-bound Daily Diary from China

A premium leather-bound diary featuring 365 daily pages for personal reflections, appointments, and notes, bound in a hardcover format. It falls under HTS 4820.10.20.10 as a diary, which is explicitly listed in the heading for bound diaries and address books of paper or paperboard. The paper pages and binding classify it as a stationery article.

Duty Rate — China → United States

35%

Rate breakdown

9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)

Import Tips

Verify the binding is permanent and pages are securely attached to qualify as 'bound' under heading 4820; loose-leaf versions may shift to other subheadings

Include detailed invoices specifying paper content, page count, and binding type to avoid misclassification as printed matter in Chapter 49

Ensure no motifs or pictorial representations dominate, as that could reclassify to Chapter 49 per chapter notes