Cloth-Bound Economist Weekly Journal Set from China
Multiple issues of The Economist journal bound in cloth covers into a set, compliant with Chapter Note 3 for bound periodicals. Classified under HTS 4901.99.0020 as it is a non-advertising-focused bound journal. Cloth binding elevates it beyond standard paper editions.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Submit binding specifications and issue dates to prove compliance with 'sets comprising more than one issue'
• Ensure no over 50% advertising content, as this triggers reclassification
• Use ISF filings early for bulk shipments of bound sets