Rack Size Sci-Fi Paperback from Japan
Mass-market science fiction paperback sized for racks (4.25 x 6.875 inches), featuring glued paper binding and full-color cover art with extensive narrative text. It qualifies for HTS 4901.99.00.75 as a rack size paperbound book not fitting other subcategories.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Provide fiber content for paper (e.g
• recycled %) if over certain thresholds for environmental declarations
• Separate editions by ISBN on entry summary to match statistical suffix 0075 for rack size
• Beware of tourist promotional literature disguised as novels, which shifts to 4911