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HS 2022 subheading

HS code 4911.99: Printed matter

HS code 4911.99 covers: Printed matter; n.e.c. in heading no. 4911. It is a subheading of heading 4911, in chapter 49.

Where 4911.99 sits in the tariff

The first six digits are the same in every country that uses the Harmonized System. Countries and regions add their own digits after them.

  1. Chapter

    49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans

  2. Heading

    4911Other printed matter, including printed pictures and photographs

  3. Subheading

    4911.99 Printed matter; n.e.c. in heading no. 4911

Other subheadings under heading 4911

  • 4911.10Printed matter; trade advertising material, commercial catalogues and the like
  • 4911.91Printed matter; pictures, designs and photographs, n.e.c. in item no. 4911.10
  • 4911.99Printed matter; n.e.c. in heading no. 4911This page

How tariffs divide 4911.99 further

National and regional tariffs add digits after the six shared ones, splitting this subheading into more specific lines. The tables list every line we hold for 4911.99 in this language, in each publisher's own wording.

TariffApplies inLines
EU Combined Nomenclature (CN8)European Union1
US Harmonized Tariff ScheduleUnited States3
UK Global Tariff commodity codesUnited Kingdom1
India ITC-HS (8-digit)India3
GCC integrated customs tariff (12-digit)Gulf Cooperation Council, UAE schedule6
EAC Common External TariffEast African Community3
Brazil NCMBrazil and Mercosur1
Turkey GTIPTürkiye3
Egypt customs tariff (10-digit)Egypt3
ECOWAS Common External TariffWest Africa3
Lines in total27

EU Combined Nomenclature (CN8)

European Union — 1 line

CodeDescription
4911 99 00Other – Other

US Harmonized Tariff Schedule

United States — 3 lines

CodeDescription
4911 99 20 00Other – Other – International customs forms (carnets) and parts thereof, in English or French (whether or not in additional languages)
4911 99 60 00Other – Other – Other – Printed on paper in whole or in part by a lithographic process
4911 99 80 00Other – Other – Other – Other

UK Global Tariff commodity codes

United Kingdom — 1 line

CodeDescription
4911 99 00 00Other – Other

India ITC-HS (8-digit)

India — 3 lines

CodeDescription
4911 99 10kg. – Other : – Hard copy (printed) of computer software
4911 99 20topographical or similar purposes reproduced
4911 99 90with the aid of computer or any other devices

GCC integrated customs tariff (12-digit)

Gulf Cooperation Council, UAE schedule — 6 lines

CodeDescription
4911 99 10 00 01Printed calendar backs with or without illustrations. - Printed stands for calendars without pictures
4911 99 10 00 02Printed calendar backs with or without illustrations. - Printed stands for calendars, "if" with pictures
4911 99 20 00 01Educational charts for anatomy, botany & zoology. - Teaching boards for Anatomy and Botany
4911 99 20 00 02Educational charts for anatomy, botany & zoology. - Teaching boards for Anatomy and Zoology
4911 99 30 00 00Tickets for admission to places of entertainment & for travel by public or private transport & other similar tickets, n.e.s.
4911 99 90 00 00Other printed matter, n.e.s.

EAC Common External Tariff

East African Community — 3 lines

CodeDescription
4911 99 10Other – Other – Instructional charts and diagrams
4911 99 20Other – Other – Examination question papers and answer-sheets
4911 99 90Other – Other – Other

Brazil NCM

Brazil and Mercosur — 1 line

Machine translation by Customs Declare, not the publisher's text.

CodeDescription
4911 99 00Other: – Other

Turkey GTIP

Türkiye — 3 lines

Machine translation by Customs Declare, not the publisher's text.

CodeDescription
4911 99 00 10 11Other: – Other: – Of an educational or instructional nature – Plans and drawings
4911 99 00 10 12Other: – Other: – Of an educational or instructional nature – All kinds of catalogues and prospectuses printed in foreign languages
4911 99 00 90 00Other: – Other: – Other

Egypt customs tariff (10-digit)

Egypt — 3 lines

Machine translation by Customs Declare, not the publisher's text.

CodeDescription
4911 99 10 00Educational charts for anatomy and botany, etc.
4911 99 20 00Cards prepared for the production of smart cards, of paper.
4911 99 90 00Other printed matter, not for advertising.

ECOWAS Common External Tariff

West Africa — 3 lines

Machine translation by Customs Declare, not the publisher's text.

CodeDescription
4911 99 10 00Other – Other – Administrative printed matter
4911 99 91 00Other – Other – Other – Telephone recharge cards
4911 99 99 00Other – Other – Other – Other

Descriptions are shown for reference in the publishers' own wording. They are not the official legal text. See all data sources.

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  • WCO
  • UN Comtrade
  • Eurostat
  • USITC
  • UK HMRC / DBT
  • State Council Tariff Commission (CN)
  • CBIC (India)
  • Dubai Customs
  • Siscomex (Brazil)
  • Resmî Gazete (Türkiye)
  • Egyptian Customs
  • ECOWAS
  • EAC
  • World Bank WITS
  • UNCTAD TRAINS
  • AfCFTA Secretariat
  • Eurasian Economic Commission
  • CEPII

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