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Harmonized System
Sección X
PULP OF WOOD OR OF OTHER FIBROUS CELLULOSIC MATERIAL; RECOVERED (WASTE AND SCRAP) PAPER OR PAPERBOARD; PAPER AND PAPERBOARD AND ARTICLES THEREOF
Capítulo 47
Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard
Note.
1.‑ For the purposes of heading 47.02, the expression “chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades” means chemical wood pulp having by weight an insoluble fraction of 92 % or more for soda or sulphate wood pulp or of 88 % or more for sulphite wood pulp after one hour in a caustic soda solution containing 18 % sodium hydroxide (NaOH) at 20 °C, and for sulphite wood pulp an ash content that does not exceed 0.15 % by weight.
Capítulo 48
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard
Notes.
1.‑ For the purposes of this Chapter, except where the context otherwise requires, a reference to “paper” includes references to paperboard (irrespective of thickness or weight per m2).
2.‑ This Chapter does not cover :
(a) Articles of Chapter 30;
(b) Stamping foils of heading 32.12;
(c) Perfumed papers or papers impregnated or coated with cosmetics (Chapter 33);
(d) Paper or cellulose wadding impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent (heading 34.01), or with polishes, creams or similar preparations (heading 34.05);
(e) Sensitised paper or paperboard of headings 37.01 to 37.04;
(f) Paper impregnated with diagnostic or laboratory reagents (heading 38.22);
(g) Paper‑reinforced stratified sheeting of plastics, or one layer of paper or paperboard coated or covered with a layer of plastics, the latter constituting more than half the total thickness, or articles of such materials, other than wall coverings of heading 48.14 (Chapter 39);
(h) Articles of heading 42.02 (for example, travel goods);
(ij) Articles of Chapter 46 (manufactures of plaiting material);
(k) Paper yarn or textile articles of paper yarn (Section XI);
(l) Articles of Chapter 64 or Chapter 65;
(m) Abrasive paper or paperboard (heading 68.05) or paper‑ or paperboard‑backed mica (heading 68.14) (paper and paperboard coated with mica powder are, however, to be classified in this Chapter);
(n) Metal foil backed with paper or paperboard (generally Section XIV or XV);
(o) Articles of heading 92.09;
(p) Articles of Chapter 95 (for example, toys, games, sports requisites); or
(q) Articles of Chapter 96 (for example, buttons, sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers) and napkin liners).
3.‑ Subject to the provisions of Note 7, headings 48.01 to 48.05 include paper and paperboard which have been subjected to calendering, super‑calendering, glazing or similar finishing, false water‑marking or surface sizing, and also paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, coloured or marbled throughout the mass by any method. Except where heading 48.03 otherwise requires, these headings do not apply to paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres which have been otherwise processed.
4.‑ In this Chapter the expression “newsprint” means uncoated paper of a kind used for the printing of newspapers, of which not less than 50 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of wood fibres obtained by a mechanical or chemi-mechanical process, unsized or very lightly sized, having a surface roughness Parker Print Surf (1 MPa) on each side exceeding 2.5 micrometres (microns), weighing not less than 40 g/m2 and not more than 65 g/m2, and applies only to paper : (a) in strips or rolls of a width exceeding 28 cm; or (b) in rectangular (including square) sheets with one side exceeding 28 cm and the other side exceeding 15 cm in the unfolded state.
5.‑ For the purposes of heading 48.02, the expressions “paper and paperboard, of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes” and “non perforated punch-cards and punch tape paper” mean paper and paperboard made mainly from bleached pulp or from pulp obtained by a mechanical or chemi-mechanical process and satisfying any of the following criteria :
(A) For paper or paperboard weighing not more than 150 g/m2 :
(a) containing 10 % or more of fibres obtained by a mechanical or chemi-mechanical process, and
1. weighing not more than 80 g/m2, or
2. coloured throughout the mass; or
(b) containing more than 8 % ash, and
1. weighing not more than 80 g/m2, or
2. coloured throughout the mass; or
(c) containing more than 3 % ash and having a brightness of 60 % or more; or
(d) containing more than 3 % but not more than 8 % ash, having a brightness less than 60 % , and a burst index equal to or less than 2.5 kPa m2/g; or
(e) containing 3 % ash or less, having a brightness of 60 % or more and a burst index equal to or less than 2.5 kPa m2/g.
(B) For paper or paperboard weighing more than 150 g/m2 :
(a) coloured throughout the mass; or
(b) having a brightness of 60 % or more, and
1. a caliper of 225 micrometres (microns) or less, or
2. a caliper more than 225 micrometres (microns) but not more than 508 micrometres (microns) and an ash content more than 3 %; or
(c) having a brightness of less than 60 %, a caliper of 254 micrometres (microns) or less and an ash content more than 8 %.
Heading 48.02 does not, however, cover filter paper or paperboard (including tea‑bag paper) or felt paper or paperboard.
6.‑ In this Chapter “kraft paper and paperboard” means paper and paperboard of which not less than 80 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of fibres obtained by the chemical sulphate or soda processes.
7.‑ Except where the terms of the headings otherwise require, paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres answering to a description in two or more of the headings 48.01 to 48.11 are to be classified under that one of such headings which occurs last in numerical order in the Nomenclature.
8.‑ Headings 48.03 to 48.09 apply only to paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres :
(a) in strips or rolls of a width exceeding 36 cm; or
(b) in rectangular (including square) sheets with one side exceeding 36 cm and the other side exceeding 15 cm in the unfolded state.
9.‑ For the purposes of heading 48.14, the expression “wallpaper and similar wall coverings” applies only to :
(a) Paper in rolls, of a width of not less than 45 cm and not more than 160 cm, suitable for wall or ceiling decoration :
(i) Grained, embossed, surface‑coloured, design‑printed or otherwise surface‑decorated (for example, with textile flock), whether or not coated or covered with transparent protective plastics;
(ii) With an uneven surface resulting from the incorporation of particles of wood, straw, etc.;
(iii) Coated or covered on the face side with plastics, the layer of plastics being grained, embossed, coloured, design‑printed or otherwise decorated; or
(iv) Covered on the face side with plaiting material, whether or not bound together in parallel strands or woven;
(b) Borders and friezes, of paper, treated as above, whether or not in rolls, suitable for wall or ceiling decoration;
(c) Wall coverings of paper made up of several panels, in rolls or sheets, printed so as to make up a scene, design or motif when applied to a wall.
Products on a base of paper or paperboard, suitable for use both as floor coverings and as wall coverings, are to be classified in heading 48.23.
10.- Heading 48.20 does not cover loose sheets or cards, cut to size, whether or not printed, embossed or perforated.
11.‑ Heading 48.23 applies, inter alia, to perforated paper or paperboard cards for Jacquard or similar machines and paper lace.
12.‑ Except for the goods of heading 48.14 or 48.21, paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and articles thereof, printed with motifs, characters or pictorial representations, which are not merely subsidiary to the primary use of the goods, fall in Chapter 49.
Subheading Notes.
1.‑ For the purposes of subheadings 4804.11 and 4804.19, “kraftliner” means machine‑finished or machine‑glazed paper and paperboard, of which not less than 80 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of wood fibres obtained by the chemical sulphate or soda processes, in rolls, weighing more than 115 g/m2 and having a minimum Mullen bursting strength as indicated in the following table or the linearly interpolated or extrapolated equivalent for any other weight.
|
Weight g/m2 |
Minimum Mullen bursting strength kPa |
|
115 |
393 |
|
125 |
417 |
|
200 |
637 |
|
300 |
824 |
|
400 |
961 |
2.‑ For the purposes of subheadings 4804.21 and 4804.29, “sack kraft paper” means machine‑finished paper, of which not less than 80 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of fibres obtained by the chemical sulphate or soda processes, in rolls, weighing not less than 60 g/m2 but not more than 115 g/m2 and meeting one of the following sets of specifications :
a) Having a Mullen burst index of not less than 3.7 kPa m2/g and a stretch factor of more than 4.5 % in the cross direction and of more than 2 % in the machine direction.
b) Having minima for tear and tensile as indicated in the following table or the linearly interpolated equivalent for any other weight :
|
Weight g/m2 |
Minimum tear mN |
Minimum tensile kN/m |
||
|
|
Machine direction |
Machine direction plus cross direction |
Cross direction |
Machine direction plus cross direction |
|
60 |
700 |
1,510 |
1.9 |
6 |
|
70 |
830 |
1,790 |
2.3 |
7.2 |
|
80 |
965 |
2,070 |
2.8 |
8.3 |
|
100 |
1,230 |
2,635 |
3.7 |
10.6 |
|
115 |
1,425 |
3,060 |
4.4 |
12.3 |
3.‑ For the purposes of subheading 4805.11, "semi-chemical fluting paper" means paper, in rolls, of which not less than 65 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of unbleached hardwood fibres obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical pulping processes, and having a CMT 30 (Corrugated Medium Test with 30 minutes of conditioning) crush resistance exceeding 1.8 newtons/g/m² at 50 % relative humidity, at 23 °C.
4.‑ Subheading 4805.12 covers paper, in rolls, made mainly of straw pulp obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical processes, weighing 130 g/m2 or more, and having a cmT 30 (Corrugated Medium Test with 30 minutes of conditioning) crush resistance exceeding 1.4 newtons/g/m2 at 50 % relative humidity, at 23 °C.
5.‑ Subheadings 4805.24 and 4805.25 cover paper and paperboard made wholly or mainly of pulp of recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard. Testliner may also have a surface layer of dyed paper or of paper made of bleached or unbleached non-recovered pulp. These products have a Mullen burst index of not less than 2 kPa m2/g.
6.‑ For the purposes of subheading 4805.30, “sulphite wrapping paper” means machine‑glazed paper, of which more than 40 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of wood fibres obtained by the chemical sulphite process, having an ash content not exceeding 8 % and having a Mullen burst index of not less than 1.47 kPa m2/g.
7.‑ For the purposes of subheading 4810.22, “light‑weight coated paper” means paper, coated on both sides, of a total weight not exceeding 72 g/m2, with a coating weight not exceeding 15 g/m2 per side, on a base of which not less than 50 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of wood fibres obtained by a mechanical process.
Capítulo 49
Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans
Notes.
1.‑ This Chapter does not cover :
(a) Photographic negatives or positives on transparent bases (Chapter 37);
(b) Maps, plans or globes, in relief, whether or not printed (heading 90.23);
(c) Playing cards or other goods of Chapter 95; or
(d) Original engravings, prints or lithographs (heading 97.02), postage or revenue stamps, stamp‑postmarks, first‑day covers, postal stationery or the like of heading 97.04, antiques of an age exceeding one hundred years or other articles of Chapter 97.
2.‑ For the purposes of Chapter 49, the term “printed” also means reproduced by means of a duplicating machine, produced under the control of an automatic data processing machine, embossed, photographed, photocopied, thermocopied or typewritten.
3.‑ Newspapers, journals and periodicals which are bound otherwise than in paper, and sets of newspapers, journals or periodicals comprising more than one number under a single cover are to be classified in heading 49.01, whether or not containing advertising material.
4.‑ Heading 49.01 also covers :
(a) A collection of printed reproductions of, for example, works of art or drawings, with a relative text, put up with numbered pages in a form suitable for binding into one or more volumes;
(b) A pictorial supplement accompanying, and subsidiary to, a bound volume; and
(c) Printed parts of books or booklets, in the form of assembled or separate sheets or signatures, constituting the whole or a part of a complete work and designed for binding.
However, printed pictures or illustrations not bearing a text, whether in the form of signatures or separate sheets, fall in heading 49.11.
5.‑ Subject to Note 3 to this Chapter, heading 49.01 does not cover publications which are essentially devoted to advertising (for example, brochures, pamphlets, leaflets, trade catalogues, year books published by trade associations, tourist propaganda). Such publications are to be classified in heading 49.11.
6.‑ For the purposes of heading 49.03, the expression “children’s picture books” means books for children in which the pictures form the principal interest and the text is subsidiary.
Sección X
PULP OF WOOD OR OF OTHER FIBROUS CELLULOSIC MATERIAL; RECOVERED (WASTE AND SCRAP) PAPER OR PAPERBOARD; PAPER AND PAPERBOARD AND ARTICLES THEREOF
Capítulo 47
Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard
Note.
1.‑ For the purposes of heading 47.02, the expression “chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades” means chemical wood pulp having by weight an insoluble fraction of 92 % or more for soda or sulphate wood pulp or of 88 % or more for sulphite wood pulp after one hour in a caustic soda solution containing 18 % sodium hydroxide (NaOH) at 20 °C, and for sulphite wood pulp an ash content that does not exceed 0.15 % by weight.
Capítulo 48
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard
Notes.
1.‑ For the purposes of this Chapter, except where the context otherwise requires, a reference to “paper” includes references to paperboard (irrespective of thickness or weight per m2).
2.‑ This Chapter does not cover :
(a) Articles of Chapter 30;
(b) Stamping foils of heading 32.12;
(c) Perfumed papers or papers impregnated or coated with cosmetics (Chapter 33);
(d) Paper or cellulose wadding impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent (heading 34.01), or with polishes, creams or similar preparations (heading 34.05);
(e) Sensitised paper or paperboard of headings 37.01 to 37.04;
(f) Paper impregnated with diagnostic or laboratory reagents (heading 38.22);
(g) Paper‑reinforced stratified sheeting of plastics, or one layer of paper or paperboard coated or covered with a layer of plastics, the latter constituting more than half the total thickness, or articles of such materials, other than wall coverings of heading 48.14 (Chapter 39);
(h) Articles of heading 42.02 (for example, travel goods);
(ij) Articles of Chapter 46 (manufactures of plaiting material);
(k) Paper yarn or textile articles of paper yarn (Section XI);
(l) Articles of Chapter 64 or Chapter 65;
(m) Abrasive paper or paperboard (heading 68.05) or paper‑ or paperboard‑backed mica (heading 68.14) (paper and paperboard coated with mica powder are, however, to be classified in this Chapter);
(n) Metal foil backed with paper or paperboard (generally Section XIV or XV);
(o) Articles of heading 92.09;
(p) Articles of Chapter 95 (for example, toys, games, sports requisites); or
(q) Articles of Chapter 96 (for example, buttons, sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers) and napkin liners).
3.‑ Subject to the provisions of Note 7, headings 48.01 to 48.05 include paper and paperboard which have been subjected to calendering, super‑calendering, glazing or similar finishing, false water‑marking or surface sizing, and also paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, coloured or marbled throughout the mass by any method. Except where heading 48.03 otherwise requires, these headings do not apply to paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres which have been otherwise processed.
4.‑ In this Chapter the expression “newsprint” means uncoated paper of a kind used for the printing of newspapers, of which not less than 50 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of wood fibres obtained by a mechanical or chemi-mechanical process, unsized or very lightly sized, having a surface roughness Parker Print Surf (1 MPa) on each side exceeding 2.5 micrometres (microns), weighing not less than 40 g/m2 and not more than 65 g/m2, and applies only to paper : (a) in strips or rolls of a width exceeding 28 cm; or (b) in rectangular (including square) sheets with one side exceeding 28 cm and the other side exceeding 15 cm in the unfolded state.
5.‑ For the purposes of heading 48.02, the expressions “paper and paperboard, of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes” and “non perforated punch-cards and punch tape paper” mean paper and paperboard made mainly from bleached pulp or from pulp obtained by a mechanical or chemi-mechanical process and satisfying any of the following criteria :
(A) For paper or paperboard weighing not more than 150 g/m2 :
(a) containing 10 % or more of fibres obtained by a mechanical or chemi-mechanical process, and
1. weighing not more than 80 g/m2, or
2. coloured throughout the mass; or
(b) containing more than 8 % ash, and
1. weighing not more than 80 g/m2, or
2. coloured throughout the mass; or
(c) containing more than 3 % ash and having a brightness of 60 % or more; or
(d) containing more than 3 % but not more than 8 % ash, having a brightness less than 60 % , and a burst index equal to or less than 2.5 kPa m2/g; or
(e) containing 3 % ash or less, having a brightness of 60 % or more and a burst index equal to or less than 2.5 kPa m2/g.
(B) For paper or paperboard weighing more than 150 g/m2 :
(a) coloured throughout the mass; or
(b) having a brightness of 60 % or more, and
1. a caliper of 225 micrometres (microns) or less, or
2. a caliper more than 225 micrometres (microns) but not more than 508 micrometres (microns) and an ash content more than 3 %; or
(c) having a brightness of less than 60 %, a caliper of 254 micrometres (microns) or less and an ash content more than 8 %.
Heading 48.02 does not, however, cover filter paper or paperboard (including tea‑bag paper) or felt paper or paperboard.
6.‑ In this Chapter “kraft paper and paperboard” means paper and paperboard of which not less than 80 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of fibres obtained by the chemical sulphate or soda processes.
7.‑ Except where the terms of the headings otherwise require, paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres answering to a description in two or more of the headings 48.01 to 48.11 are to be classified under that one of such headings which occurs last in numerical order in the Nomenclature.
8.‑ Headings 48.03 to 48.09 apply only to paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres :
(a) in strips or rolls of a width exceeding 36 cm; or
(b) in rectangular (including square) sheets with one side exceeding 36 cm and the other side exceeding 15 cm in the unfolded state.
9.‑ For the purposes of heading 48.14, the expression “wallpaper and similar wall coverings” applies only to :
(a) Paper in rolls, of a width of not less than 45 cm and not more than 160 cm, suitable for wall or ceiling decoration :
(i) Grained, embossed, surface‑coloured, design‑printed or otherwise surface‑decorated (for example, with textile flock), whether or not coated or covered with transparent protective plastics;
(ii) With an uneven surface resulting from the incorporation of particles of wood, straw, etc.;
(iii) Coated or covered on the face side with plastics, the layer of plastics being grained, embossed, coloured, design‑printed or otherwise decorated; or
(iv) Covered on the face side with plaiting material, whether or not bound together in parallel strands or woven;
(b) Borders and friezes, of paper, treated as above, whether or not in rolls, suitable for wall or ceiling decoration;
(c) Wall coverings of paper made up of several panels, in rolls or sheets, printed so as to make up a scene, design or motif when applied to a wall.
Products on a base of paper or paperboard, suitable for use both as floor coverings and as wall coverings, are to be classified in heading 48.23.
10.- Heading 48.20 does not cover loose sheets or cards, cut to size, whether or not printed, embossed or perforated.
11.‑ Heading 48.23 applies, inter alia, to perforated paper or paperboard cards for Jacquard or similar machines and paper lace.
12.‑ Except for the goods of heading 48.14 or 48.21, paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and articles thereof, printed with motifs, characters or pictorial representations, which are not merely subsidiary to the primary use of the goods, fall in Chapter 49.
Subheading Notes.
1.‑ For the purposes of subheadings 4804.11 and 4804.19, “kraftliner” means machine‑finished or machine‑glazed paper and paperboard, of which not less than 80 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of wood fibres obtained by the chemical sulphate or soda processes, in rolls, weighing more than 115 g/m2 and having a minimum Mullen bursting strength as indicated in the following table or the linearly interpolated or extrapolated equivalent for any other weight.
|
Weight g/m2 |
Minimum Mullen bursting strength kPa |
|
115 |
393 |
|
125 |
417 |
|
200 |
637 |
|
300 |
824 |
|
400 |
961 |
2.‑ For the purposes of subheadings 4804.21 and 4804.29, “sack kraft paper” means machine‑finished paper, of which not less than 80 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of fibres obtained by the chemical sulphate or soda processes, in rolls, weighing not less than 60 g/m2 but not more than 115 g/m2 and meeting one of the following sets of specifications :
a) Having a Mullen burst index of not less than 3.7 kPa m2/g and a stretch factor of more than 4.5 % in the cross direction and of more than 2 % in the machine direction.
b) Having minima for tear and tensile as indicated in the following table or the linearly interpolated equivalent for any other weight :
|
Weight g/m2 |
Minimum tear mN |
Minimum tensile kN/m |
||
|
|
Machine direction |
Machine direction plus cross direction |
Cross direction |
Machine direction plus cross direction |
|
60 |
700 |
1,510 |
1.9 |
6 |
|
70 |
830 |
1,790 |
2.3 |
7.2 |
|
80 |
965 |
2,070 |
2.8 |
8.3 |
|
100 |
1,230 |
2,635 |
3.7 |
10.6 |
|
115 |
1,425 |
3,060 |
4.4 |
12.3 |
3.‑ For the purposes of subheading 4805.11, "semi-chemical fluting paper" means paper, in rolls, of which not less than 65 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of unbleached hardwood fibres obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical pulping processes, and having a CMT 30 (Corrugated Medium Test with 30 minutes of conditioning) crush resistance exceeding 1.8 newtons/g/m² at 50 % relative humidity, at 23 °C.
4.‑ Subheading 4805.12 covers paper, in rolls, made mainly of straw pulp obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical processes, weighing 130 g/m2 or more, and having a cmT 30 (Corrugated Medium Test with 30 minutes of conditioning) crush resistance exceeding 1.4 newtons/g/m2 at 50 % relative humidity, at 23 °C.
5.‑ Subheadings 4805.24 and 4805.25 cover paper and paperboard made wholly or mainly of pulp of recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard. Testliner may also have a surface layer of dyed paper or of paper made of bleached or unbleached non-recovered pulp. These products have a Mullen burst index of not less than 2 kPa m2/g.
6.‑ For the purposes of subheading 4805.30, “sulphite wrapping paper” means machine‑glazed paper, of which more than 40 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of wood fibres obtained by the chemical sulphite process, having an ash content not exceeding 8 % and having a Mullen burst index of not less than 1.47 kPa m2/g.
7.‑ For the purposes of subheading 4810.22, “light‑weight coated paper” means paper, coated on both sides, of a total weight not exceeding 72 g/m2, with a coating weight not exceeding 15 g/m2 per side, on a base of which not less than 50 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of wood fibres obtained by a mechanical process.
Capítulo 49
Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans
Notes.
1.‑ This Chapter does not cover :
(a) Photographic negatives or positives on transparent bases (Chapter 37);
(b) Maps, plans or globes, in relief, whether or not printed (heading 90.23);
(c) Playing cards or other goods of Chapter 95; or
(d) Original engravings, prints or lithographs (heading 97.02), postage or revenue stamps, stamp‑postmarks, first‑day covers, postal stationery or the like of heading 97.04, antiques of an age exceeding one hundred years or other articles of Chapter 97.
2.‑ For the purposes of Chapter 49, the term “printed” also means reproduced by means of a duplicating machine, produced under the control of an automatic data processing machine, embossed, photographed, photocopied, thermocopied or typewritten.
3.‑ Newspapers, journals and periodicals which are bound otherwise than in paper, and sets of newspapers, journals or periodicals comprising more than one number under a single cover are to be classified in heading 49.01, whether or not containing advertising material.
4.‑ Heading 49.01 also covers :
(a) A collection of printed reproductions of, for example, works of art or drawings, with a relative text, put up with numbered pages in a form suitable for binding into one or more volumes;
(b) A pictorial supplement accompanying, and subsidiary to, a bound volume; and
(c) Printed parts of books or booklets, in the form of assembled or separate sheets or signatures, constituting the whole or a part of a complete work and designed for binding.
However, printed pictures or illustrations not bearing a text, whether in the form of signatures or separate sheets, fall in heading 49.11.
5.‑ Subject to Note 3 to this Chapter, heading 49.01 does not cover publications which are essentially devoted to advertising (for example, brochures, pamphlets, leaflets, trade catalogues, year books published by trade associations, tourist propaganda). Such publications are to be classified in heading 49.11.
6.‑ For the purposes of heading 49.03, the expression “children’s picture books” means books for children in which the pictures form the principal interest and the text is subsidiary.