Personalized Monogram Diary from China
A custom monogrammed diary with lined pages for daily entries, weekly calendars, and notes sections, bound in faux leather paperboard. It qualifies for HTS 4820.10.20.10 as a bound diary, where personalization is subsidiary to its primary use as a stationery diary.
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
• Confirm monogramming is not a dominating motif; chapter notes exclude heavily printed items from 4820
• Provide samples or photos during customs entry to distinguish from notebooks if queried
• Bundle with invoices showing production specs to avoid reclassification as luxury goods