Code 4820 90 · Heading 4820

Paper or paperboard writing pads and similar items, and paper or paperboard book covers, excluding binders and document covers

This covers writing pads and similar items made of paper or paperboard, as well as book covers made of paper or paperboard. It does not cover binders or document covers.

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A paper writing pad
A paperboard book cover

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Official tariff text

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)

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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 90 Blotting pads and similar articles of stationery, o… 6 of 6 subheadings under heading 4820
Is it a writing pad or similar paper or paperboard item, or a paper or paperboard book cover, rather than a binder or document cover?

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4820 90 00 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) Duty free Save

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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 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) you are here 0.0%

Export to Norway

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

48.20.9000

Other

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.

4820 90 00 00

Other

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.