Sotheby's Auction Catalog of Modern Art from China
Premium catalog from Sotheby's featuring full-color images of modern artworks up for auction. Classified in HTS 4901.99.0065 for high-value ($5+) pictorial art books, treated as bound collections of reproductions. Includes lot details but image-dominant.
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
• Distinguish from unbound catalogs; ensure permanent binding for 4901
• Report as 'collector's edition' if limited print to justify value
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