# HS code for posters

> Posters 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.

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/posters
Last updated: 11 October 2026

## Key facts

- Most likely code: [4911.91](https://border.bot/hs-codes/491191)
- Chapter: [49: Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans](https://border.bot/hs-codes/49)
- Candidate codes: 2
- HS edition: HS2022

## Summary

Posters 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.

## How to choose the right code

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.

## Codes for posters

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.

### [4911.91](https://border.bot/hs-codes/491191) (most likely)

Legal text: “Other: Pictures, designs and photographs”

Heading 49.11: “Other printed matter, including printed pictures and photographs”

Applies when it is a printed picture, design or photograph.

### [4911.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/491110) (possible)

Legal text: “Trade advertising material, commercial catalogues and the like”

Heading 49.11: “Other printed matter, including printed pictures and photographs”

Applies when it is trade advertising material, such as a promotional poster.

### [9701.91](https://border.bot/hs-codes/970191) (classified elsewhere)

Legal text: “Other: Paintings, drawings and pastels”

Heading 97.01: “Paintings, drawings and pastels, executed entirely by hand, other than drawings of heading 49.06 and other than hand- painted or hand-decorated manufactured articles; collages, mosaics and similar decorative plaques”

Applies when it is a painting, drawing or pastel executed entirely by hand and no more than 100 years old.


## Similar products

Products in the same category as posters, or classified under the same headings.

- [Books](https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/books): 4901.99
- [Children’s picture books](https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/childrens-picture-books): 4903.00
- [Vinyl records](https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/vinyl-records): 8523.80

## Duty rates by country

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.

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/for/posters): 7 national lines, duty rates live

## Check your exact product

Describe your product, or paste its page, and the classifier suggests the code with its reasons.

- [Classify your exact product](https://border.bot/tools/hs-code-classifier?product=poster)

## Classification depends on the exact product

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.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is the HS code for posters?

Posters 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”.

### Does the purpose change the HS code for posters?

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.

## Sources and updates

The legal texts are from the HS2022 Harmonized System 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.

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/posters.json