Valentine's Day Love Message Card from Japan
Romantic heart-embellished card with printed love poems or messages, folded for envelope insertion. Classified in HTS 4909.00.40.00 as a printed personal greeting card. Embossing qualifies as 'printed' per chapter definition.
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
• Document embossing or foil stamping processes to support 'printed' status under note 2
• Segregate holiday-themed shipments to avoid averaging with non-greeting products
• Check for seasonal quota applicability if volume exceeds typical personal use