Personalized Monogram Diary from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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