HSN 49 — Printed Books

Description: Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans

Indian GST rate: 0.0%

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Exports from India are zero-rated for GST and carry no export duty (except a small notified list). Pick the destination to estimate its import duty & VAT.

Sub-codes

  • 4901 — PRINTED BOOKS, BROCHURES, LEAFLETS AND SIMILAR PRINTED MATTER, WHETHER
  • 4902 — NEWSPAPERS, JOURNALS AND PERIODICALS, WHETHER OR NOT ILLUSTRATED OR CO
  • 4903 — CHILDREN'S PICTURE, DRAWING OR COLOURING BOOKS
  • 4904 — MUSIC, PRINTED OR IN MANUSCRIPT, WHETHER OR NOT BOUND OR ILLUSTRATED
  • 4905 — MAPS AND HYDROGRAPHIC OR SIMILAR CHARTS OF ALL KINDS, INCLUDING ATLASE
  • 4906 — PLANS AND DRAWINGS FOR ARCHITECTURAL, ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL, COMMERC
  • 4907 — UNUSED POSTAGE, REVENUE OR SIMILAR STAMPS OF CURRENT OR NEW ISSUE IN T
  • 4908 — TRANSFERS (DECALCOMANIAS)
  • 4909 — PRINTED OR ILLUSTRATED POSTCARDS; PRINTED CARDS BEARING PERSONAL GREET
  • 4910 — CALENDARS OF ANY KIND, PRINTED, INCLUDING CALENDAR BLOCKS
  • 4911 — OTHER PRINTED MATTER, INCLUDING PRINTED PICTURES AND PHOTOGRAPHS
India import policy (DGFT ITC-HS)

Status: not in our table

DGFT's ITC-HS is the authority for 'Freely importable / Restricted / Prohibited / Canalised / STE'. Missing from our table is not the same as 'Free' — check DGFT before a filing.

Source: DGFT ITC-HS schedule (free, published) · Last reviewed: 2026-10-20T22:15:09.762611

Export incentive (RoDTEP / RoSCTL)

No recorded benefit for this HS code in our table. Many codes carry none at all — verify against DGFT's notification before quoting a benefit, because rates change annually.

Source: DGFT RoDTEP/RoSCTL notifications (free, published) · Last reviewed: 2026-10-20T22:15:09.764860

EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) - decision support only

no CBAM-relevant chapter by heading — still verify code-level CN scope

EU CBAM transitional reporting applied from 1 Oct 2023; the definitive carbon levy phase begins 1 Jan 2026 (subject to ongoing legislative changes).

Source: EU Regulation (EU) 2023/956 (CBAM), Annex I (sector list) . reviewed 2026-10-16; CBAM is applied at CN-code level - verify the exact code.

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