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  "summary": "Notebooks imported into the European Union are usually classified under HS code 4820.10 when it is a note book, diary, letter pad, memorandum pad or similar article of paper or paperboard. It sits in heading 48.20, “Registers, account books, note books, 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”. Notebooks can also fall under 4820.20, depending on the type of notebook. The tariff of the European Union has 5 national lines under these codes. The general (MFN) duty in the European Union on the national lines under 4820.10 is 0%.",
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      "answer": "Notebooks imported into the European Union are usually classified under HS code 4820.10 when it is a note book, diary, letter pad, memorandum pad or similar article of paper or paperboard. It sits in heading 48.20, “Registers, account books, note books, 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”."
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      "question": "Does the type of notebook change the HS code for notebooks?",
      "answer": "Yes. Use 4820.10 when it is a note book, diary, letter pad, memorandum pad or similar article of paper or paperboard. Use 4820.20 when it is an exercise book."
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      "question": "What is the duty on notebooks imported into the European Union?",
      "answer": "The general (MFN) duty in the European Union on the national lines under 4820.10 is 0%. Import VAT or sales tax is charged on top, and de minimis rules can change what is due; the landed cost calculator works it out for a shipment."
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      "text": [
        "Is it a notebook, diary or pad, or a school exercise book? Use 4820.10 when it is a note book, diary, letter pad, memorandum pad or similar article of paper or paperboard. Use 4820.20 when it is an exercise book."
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        "The tariff of the European Union splits these codes into 5 national lines, listed with their published text and general duty.",
        "The general (MFN) duty in the European Union on the national lines under 4820.10 is 0%. Import VAT or sales tax is charged on top, and de minimis rules can change what is due; the landed cost calculator works it out for a shipment."
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        "National tariff lines for notebooks are live for the United States. Each page lists the lines under the codes above, with their duty rates where they are live."
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      "title": "Check your exact product",
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        "Describe your product, or paste its page, and the classifier suggests the code in the tariff of the European Union with its reasons."
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      "title": "Classification depends on the exact product",
      "text": [
        "The right code depends on what the product is made of, how it is made and what it is for, so two products sold as notebooks can fall under different codes.",
        "Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling."
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        "The duty rates are from the live rates release, live on border.bot since 11 October 2026.",
        "The conditions and questions on this page were written for notebooks by border.bot and checked against those legal texts; the page changes when a new release goes live or the topic is reviewed again."
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