Subheading · Chapter 49 · Heading 4901
4901.10: In single sheets, whether or not folded
Printed leaflets in single sheets
4901.10 is the HS subheading for printed leaflets in single sheets, under heading 4901 in chapter 49.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 4901 10 00 00 In single sheets, whether or not folded Free
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 2
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
- Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1431
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
Import requirements 3
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 748, S.I. 2020/707, S.I. 2019/792, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9024
- 9032
- 9025
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, Libya, North Korea, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code " EU") | Free | |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £11.8m | 20.3% | +44.2% | |
| £8.8m | 15.2% | -20.2% | |
| £6.8m | 11.7% | -0.5% | |
| £3.6m | 6.1% | -22.1% | |
| £3.4m | 5.9% | -1.1% | |
| £3.3m | 5.6% | -14.2% | |
| £2.5m | 4.3% | +31% | |
| £2.1m | 3.6% | +66.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$58kUS$58k+US$2m+US$27m+> US$108m
Exports: 200
- India: US$228m
- Germany: US$211m
- United States: US$203m
- United Kingdom: US$144m
- China: US$128m
- Poland: US$108m
- Belgium: US$65m
- Netherlands: US$64m
- Czechia: US$62m
- France: US$52m
- Hungary: US$49m
- Italy: US$47m
- Spain: US$47m
- Lithuania: US$44m
- Slovakia: US$39m
- South Korea: US$37m
- Canada: US$35m
- Sweden: US$27m
- Denmark: US$27m
- Latvia: US$25m
- Türkiye: US$21m
- Mexico: US$20m
- Japan: US$18m
- Ireland: US$15m
- Taiwan: US$10m
- South Africa: US$10m
- Malaysia: US$9m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$8m
- Switzerland: US$8m
- Austria: US$8m
- Egypt: US$8m
- Singapore: US$7m
- Australia: US$6m
- Israel: US$6m
- United Arab Emirates: US$6m
- Estonia: US$5m
- Slovenia: US$5m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
- Croatia: US$3m
- Malta: US$3m
- Finland: US$3m
- Greece: US$2m
- Russia: US$2m
- Vietnam: US$2m
- Colombia: US$2m
- Indonesia: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- El Salvador: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$1m
- Thailand: US$1m
- Lebanon: US$1m
- Sri Lanka: US$1m
- Norway: US$911k
- Pakistan: US$791k
- Serbia: US$646k
- Argentina: US$606k
- Dominican Republic: US$559k
- Peru: US$502k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$709kUS$709k+US$4m+US$20m+> US$69m
Imports: 219
- United States: US$207m
- Netherlands: US$165m
- Germany: US$139m
- France: US$125m
- Austria: US$71m
- United Kingdom: US$71m
- Mexico: US$69m
- India: US$61m
- China: US$60m
- Switzerland: US$49m
- Italy: US$47m
- Belgium: US$45m
- Canada: US$41m
- Bahrain: US$39m
- Denmark: US$35m
- Poland: US$34m
- Sweden: US$32m
- Czechia: US$31m
- Ireland: US$29m
- Slovakia: US$23m
- Singapore: US$23m
- Spain: US$20m
- United Arab Emirates: US$19m
- Romania: US$18m
- Finland: US$18m
- Dominican Republic: US$18m
- Portugal: US$15m
- Mozambique: US$13m
- Ghana: US$12m
- Japan: US$11m
- Australia: US$10m
- Norway: US$10m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$10m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$10m
- Nigeria: US$10m
- Somalia: US$9m
- Tanzania: US$9m
- Indonesia: US$8m
- Hungary: US$8m
- Brazil: US$8m
- Israel: US$8m
- Libya: US$8m
- Saudi Arabia: US$8m
- Vietnam: US$7m
- Malaysia: US$7m
- Djibouti: US$7m
- Madagascar: US$7m
- Cameroon: US$7m
- South Africa: US$6m
- Nepal: US$6m
- Macao SAR China: US$6m
- Taiwan: US$5m
- Luxembourg: US$5m
- New Zealand: US$5m
- Honduras: US$4m
- Egypt: US$4m
- South Korea: US$4m
- Qatar: US$4m
- Kenya: US$4m
- Lithuania: US$4m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$228m | 12.3% | |
| 2 | US$211m | 11.4% | |
| 3 | US$203m | 10.9% | |
| 4 | US$144m | 7.7% | |
| 5 | US$128m | 6.9% | |
| 6 | US$108m | 5.8% | |
| 7 | US$65m | 3.5% | |
| 8 | US$64m | 3.4% | |
| 9 | US$62m | 3.4% | |
| 10 | US$52m | 2.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$207m | 11.2% | |
| 2 | US$165m | 8.9% | |
| 3 | US$139m | 7.5% | |
| 4 | US$125m | 6.7% | |
| 5 | US$71m | 3.8% | |
| 6 | US$71m | 3.8% | |
| 7 | US$69m | 3.7% | |
| 8 | US$61m | 3.3% | |
| 9 | US$60m | 3.2% | |
| 10 | US$49m | 2.7% |
Import duty on this product around the world 163
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 0%median duty
- 130number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 50%highest: Angola, Bangladesh, Syria
163
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
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| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
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| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
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| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
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| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
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| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
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| 10% | 2023 | ||
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| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
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| 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
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| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
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| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 11% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
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| 0% | 2023 | ||
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| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
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| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
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| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
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| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
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| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 4% – 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 89215 Printed books, brochures, leaflets & similar printed matter, in single sheets, whether/not folded
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 613201
- CPC 2.1 product
- 32210 Educational textbooks, in print32220 General reference books, in print32230 Directories, in print32291 Professional, technical and scholarly books, in print
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 5811 Book publishing5812 Publishing of directories and mailing lists
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4901.10 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 4901.10 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 4901.10 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 4901.10 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 4901.10 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 4901.10 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 8
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N356778 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a user guide from China
- N351259 U.S. CBP
The classification of a direct mail package with a tote bag from China
- N351220 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of the “Fisher-Price® Big Little Feelings® Calm Down Kit” from Mexico.
- N349859 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and country of origin marking of leaflets and LDPE gloves from China
- N350094 U.S. CBP
The classification of a direct mail package with a multifunctional pen from China
- N350098 U.S. CBP
The classification of a direct mail package with a beanie-style hat from China
8 rulings in total for this code
Subheading 4901.10 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 4901.10; the duty is duty-free.
Goods from 156 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 156 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported printed leaflets in single sheets worth £58m (up 5% on the year before), at an average of £6.73 per kg; India supplied 20%, followed by United States.
World trade in printed leaflets in single sheets reached US$2bn in 2024, up 4.4% on 2023.
India was the largest exporter with 12.3% of the total, ahead of Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for in single sheets, whether or not folded?
In single sheets, whether or not folded fall under HS subheading 4901.10, part of heading 4901, in section X of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on in single sheets, whether or not folded in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4901.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on in single sheets, whether or not folded in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4901.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most in single sheets, whether or not folded?
India, with US$228m in 2024 (12.3% of world exports).
Which countries can export printed leaflets in single sheets to the UK duty-free?
156 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, CARIFORUM. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on printed leaflets in single sheets?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import printed leaflets in single sheets from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were India (20%), United States (15%) and Ireland (12%), out of total imports of £58m.