Sotheby's Auction Catalog of Modern Art from Japan
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 — 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
• Distinguish from unbound catalogs; ensure permanent binding for 4901
• Report as 'collector's edition' if limited print to justify value
• Comply with cultural property laws if importing rare reproductions