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HS code for Notebook, paper, A5
HS 2022Destination DEConfidence 0.85Reviewed by a second modelRegisters, account books, notebooks, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles, exercise books, blotting pads, binders (loose-leaf or other), folders, file covers, manifold business forms, interleaved carbon sets and other articles of stationery, of paper or paperboard; albums for samples or for collections and book covers, of paper or paperboard > Registers, account books, notebooks, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles
Section X: Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard; paper and paperboard and articles thereof · Chapter 48: Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard · Heading 4820: Registers, account books, notebooks, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles, exercise books, blotting pads, binders (loose-leaf or other), folders, file covers, manifold business forms, interleaved carbon sets and other articles of stationery, of paper or paperboard; albums for samples or for collections and book covers, of paper or paperboard
Why this code
A bound A5 paper notebook is an article of stationery of paper named expressly in heading 4820 ('notebooks'). It is a made-up article, not paper in sheets (4802/4810, Ch.48 Note 3), and Note 10 excludes only loose sheets, not bound blocks. It is not printed matter of 4901, since any ruling is subsidiary to its use for writing (Ch.48 Note 12). At subheading level, 4820.10 names 'notebooks' expressly. 4820.20 'exercise books' covers school-type books, usually with a thin paper cover and a modest page count. A generic A5 notebook is most commonly placed in 4820.10, though some administrations treat thin stapled A5 notebooks as exercise books.
Rules applied: GRI 1, GRI 6, Chapter 48 Note 10, Chapter 48 Note 12.
Alternatives considered
| Code | Description | Why not |
|---|---|---|
| 4820.20 | Registers, account books, notebooks, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles, exercise books, blotting pads, binders (loose-leaf or other), folders, file covers, manifold business forms, interleaved carbon sets and other articles of stationery, of paper or paperboard; albums for samples or for collections and book covers, of paper or paperboard > Exercise books | Exercise books are school-type books; the product is described generically as a notebook, which is expressly named in 4820.10. |
| 4901.99 | Printed books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter, whether or not in single sheets > Other > Other | Not printed matter; any ruling or lines are subsidiary to the writing function (Ch.48 Note 12). |
| 4802.56 | Uncoated paper and paperboard, of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, and non-perforated punchcards and punch-tape paper, in rolls or rectangular (including square) sheets, of any size, other than paper of heading 4801 or 4803; handmade paper and paperboard > Other paper and paperboard, not containing fibres obtained by a mechanical or chemi-mechanical process or of which not more than 10% by weight of the total fibre content consists of such fibres > Weighing 40 g/m² or more but not more than 150 g/m², in sheets with one side not exceeding 435 mm and the other side not exceeding 297 mm in the unfolded state | Covers paper in sheets; a bound notebook is a made-up stationery article of heading 4820. |
Information that would confirm the code
- Is it a school-type exercise book (thin paper cover, stapled, low page count)?
- Is the cover of paper or paperboard rather than plastics or leather?
EU Combined Nomenclature / TARIC line for DE
Notebooks, letter pads and memorandum pads
Confidence 0.85. The product is a paper A5 notebook for writing or note-taking, which matches the 'Notebooks, letter pads and memorandum pads' national line more specifically than the residual 'Other' line; confidence is reduced slightly because cover and page details are not specified.
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