What is the US import duty on books from Japan?

The MFN general rate for books (HTS 4901.99.00.70) is 0% MFN (Free). Japan MFN plus the forced-labor duty reaches 12.5% for non-exempt goods. Higher MFN is retained; specified products are exempt.. Entry fees depend on the procedure and date; ordinary mail is generally MPF-exempt and private carrier totals need a quote.

Is there still a duty-free threshold?

No. The $800 de minimis exemption was suspended in 2025 (May 2 for China, August 29 worldwide). Product duty exemptions and entry-fee exemptions still apply.

🇯🇵 Japan → United States

Japan → US: Books duty

Books from Japan: Representative 0% MFN; origin duties and product exemptions require manufacturing origin. Estimate with manufacturing origin and entry details below.

HTS 4901.99.00.70 JPY pricing Rates: Oct 2026

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Manufacturing origin

Use where the item was manufactured. The shop or dispatch country can be different.

What are you buying?

Currency

Each category selects a representative product. Material and construction can change its rate.

Goods-only price

International freight

Freight amount

Carrier

Enter goods and freight separately. Excluding freight from customs value requires an identifiable actual cost, supported by the carrier or forwarder. A seller estimate alone is insufficient.

Entry details and carrier quote

US entry date

Entry type

Entry method

Formal processing

Other valuation additions

Carrier/broker fee quote (USD)

Add only actual extra paid packing, assists or royalties required in customs value and absent from the goods price. The carrier quote must exclude duty and government fees. A courier total remains incomplete without its quote.

Operator's express/EMS fee is passed to me, outside the quote

Date selects the published fee schedule. Tariff rules are verified through 2026-10-02; other entry dates need a fresh rule check.

What you'll pay on books from Japan

This purchase

Tariff: 0% MFN (Free) general rate (HTS 4901.99.00.70)
Japan MFN plus the forced-labor duty reaches 12.5% for non-exempt goods. Higher MFN is retained; specified products are exempt.
MPF: selected by entry date and procedure; postal exemptions apply
USPS dutiable parcel fee: $9.35; courier/formal broker quote required

Japan tips

Keep the goods-only invoice and actual international-freight documentation.
Confirm the postal/EMS, express-facility or other entry procedure; fees differ.
Ask for a service-specific carrier/broker quote, excluding government charges already modeled.

Japan → US: Books duty

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What you'll pay on books from Japan

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