Leather-bound Daily Planner Notebook

A premium bound notebook with leather cover, lined pages for daily planning, and an elastic closure, designed for personal organization. It falls under HTS 4820.10.20 as a bound diary or notebook of paper or paperboard with a durable outer covering. The binding ensures pages are securely held together, distinguishing it from loose-leaf binders.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+35.0%35%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

4820.40.00Same rate: 35%

If designed as a loose-leaf binder with removable pages

Loose-leaf binders fall under subheading 4820.40, as they allow page insertion/removal unlike permanently bound notebooks.

4820.90.00.00Same rate: 35%

If sold as an exercise book with graph or blank quadrille paper

Exercise books are separately classified in 4820.90.20, based on specific educational formatting rather than general diary use.

4901.99.00Lower: 17.5% vs 35%

If predominantly printed with motifs, characters, or calendars not subsidiary to writing use

Chapter note excludes heavily printed articles from Chapter 48, moving them to Chapter 49 as printed books or pamphlets.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Verify binding method and page count to confirm classification under bound notebooks; loose sheets may shift to heading 4820 excluded by chapter notes

Include detailed invoices specifying paperboard content and dimensions to avoid misclassification as printed books in Chapter 49

Ensure compliance with FDA labeling if marketed for food-related planning, though rare for stationery

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