Hardcover Memorandum Pad from Japan
A bound pad with lined paper pages for quick notes, featuring a rigid paperboard hardcover. This qualifies under HTS 4820.10.20.60 as a bound memorandum pad, a similar article of stationery.
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
• Document binding to differentiate from letter pads that may be unbound
• Ensure no dominant printing pushes to Chapter 49
• Test for paperboard thickness compliance if queried by customs