HS code 4901: Printed books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed
Heading 4901 of the EU Combined Nomenclature 2026, in chapter 49, with the official text of every 6-digit subheading and 8-digit CN code below it.
Official description
4901Printed books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter, whether or not in single sheets
Place in the nomenclature: 49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans > 4901
Explanatory note (Eurostat)
Printed books, brochures and similar printed matter, whether or not in single sheets (excl. periodicals and publications which are essentially devoted to advertising)
- Subheadings (6 digits)
- 3
- CN codes (8 digits)
- 3
Subheadings and CN codes in heading 4901
- 4901 10In single sheets, whether or not folded
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Printed books, brochures and similar printed matter, in single sheets, whether or not folded (excl. periodicals and publications which are essentially devoted to advertising)
- 4901 10 00 In single sheets, whether or not folded
- 4901 91Other | Dictionaries and encyclopaedias, and serial instalments thereof
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Dictionaries and encyclopaedias, and serial instalments thereof
- 4901 91 00 Dictionaries and encyclopaedias, and serial instalments thereof
- 4901 99Other | Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Printed books, brochures and similar printed matter (excl. those in single sheets; dictionaries, encyclopaedias, periodicals and publications which are essentially devoted to advertising)
- 4901 99 00 Other
The first 6 digits are the Harmonized System, shared worldwide: a US HTS code that starts with the same 6 digits sits under the same subheading. The last 2 digits are the EU's own CN split.
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Source
Source: EU Combined Nomenclature 2026 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1926), © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/. Reformatted by WISEPIM: indent dashes removed and parent lines joined. Only the Official Journal is authentic.