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  "summary": "Posters imported into the European Union are usually classified under HS code 4911.91 when it is a printed picture, design or photograph. It sits in heading 49.11, “Other printed matter, including printed pictures and photographs”. Posters can also fall under 4911.10, depending on the purpose. The tariff of the European Union has 4 national lines under these codes. The general (MFN) duty in the European Union on the national lines under 4911.91 is 0%.",
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      "question": "What is the HS code for posters?",
      "answer": "Posters imported into the European Union are usually classified under HS code 4911.91 when it is a printed picture, design or photograph. It sits in heading 49.11, “Other printed matter, including printed pictures and photographs”."
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      "question": "Does the purpose change the HS code for posters?",
      "answer": "Yes. Use 4911.91 when it is a printed picture, design or photograph. Use 4911.10 when it is trade advertising material, such as a promotional poster."
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    {
      "question": "What is the duty on posters imported into the European Union?",
      "answer": "The general (MFN) duty in the European Union on the national lines under 4911.91 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 the poster a picture or photograph, or trade advertising? Use 4911.91 when it is a printed picture, design or photograph. Use 4911.10 when it is trade advertising material, such as a promotional poster.",
        "Some similar goods are classified elsewhere: 9701.91 applies when it is a painting, drawing or pastel executed entirely by hand and no more than 100 years old."
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      "title": "Codes for posters",
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        "Each code is listed with its legal text from the HS2022 Harmonized System release, quoted as published, and the condition under which it applies to posters."
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      "title": "National lines in the European Union",
      "text": [
        "The tariff of the European Union splits these codes into 4 national lines, listed with their published text and general duty.",
        "The general (MFN) duty in the European Union on the national lines under 4911.91 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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        "Products in the same category as posters, or classified under the same headings."
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        "National tariff lines for posters 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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    {
      "id": "check",
      "title": "Check your exact product",
      "text": [
        "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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      "id": "note",
      "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 posters 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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      "text": [
        "The legal texts are from the HS2022 Harmonized System release, live on border.bot since 11 October 2026.",
        "The national lines are from the tariff release of EU (areas=https://circabc.europa.eu/sd/a/9e277705-ac42-441d-8580-90cd730d9bc6/Geographical%20areas%20composition.xlsx#?; duties=https://circabc.europa.eu/sd/a/bfb94607-8b4c-40c3-ad33-1efef11bb80a/Duties%20Import%2001-99.xlsx#?; exclusions=https://circabc.europa.eu/sd/a/4b3c682c-947c-4f34-932d-0b8d192537bd/Measure%20exclusions.xlsx#?; nomenclature=https://circabc.europa.eu/sd/a/13694f84-6980-4966-8c91-22459447b52b/Nomenclature%20EN.xlsx#?), live on border.bot since 11 October 2026.",
        "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 posters 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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