Code 4820 10 · Heading 4820

Paper or paperboard books, notebooks, pads and diaries

This covers paper or paperboard registers, account books, notebooks, order books, receipt pads, letter-paper pads, note pads, diaries and similar products. The specific type is determined by the product's named purpose, such as accounting, note-taking, diary use or recording telephone numbers.

For example

Paper ledger
Paper notebook
Paper diary
Paper address book

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Official tariff text

Registers, account books, notebooks, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles, of paper or paperboard

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Step 1 · Section X Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic materia…
Is the product pulp or recovered paper/cardboard waste, paper or cardboard or an article made from them, or a book, newspaper, image, other printed matter, manuscript, or drawing?
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Step 2 · Chapter 48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of pa… 2 of 3 chapters in section X
What type of paper or paperboard product is it, considering its use, treatment or coating, size or form, and whether it is an article such as packaging, stationery, a label or another finished product?
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Step 3 · Heading 4820 Registers, account books, notebooks, order books, r… 19 of 22 headings under chapter 48
Is it a notebook or similar item, a school exercise book, a binder or document cover, a form or copying set, a sample or collection album, or a writing mat, similar item, or book cover?
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Step 4 · Subheading 4820 10 Registers, account books, notebooks, order books, r… 1 of 6 subheadings under heading 4820
What kind of item is it: a register, account book, order book or receipt pad; a notebook, letter-paper pad or note pad; a diary; or an address book or book or pad for recording telephone numbers and similar information?

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4820 10 Registers, account books, notebooks, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles, of paper or paperboard you are here 0.0%
4820 20 Exercise books of paper or paperboard 0.0%
4820 30 Binders (other than book covers), folders and file covers, of paper or paperboard 0.0%
4820 40 Manifold business forms and interleaved carbon sets, of paper or paperboard 0.0%
4820 50 Albums for samples or collections, of paper or paperboard 0.0%
4820 90 Blotting pads and similar articles of stationery, of paper and paperboard, and book covers of paper or paperboard (excl. registers, account books, notebooks, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries, exercise books, binders, folders, file covers, manifold business forms and interleaved carbon sets, and albums for samples or for collections) 0.0%

Export to Norway

What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.

48.20.1000

Registers, account books, note books, order books, reciept books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Aug. 3, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

Export to the United Kingdom

What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.

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Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1576, last checked Aug. 3, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with SKAT, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.