HS 4906: Plans and drawings for architectural, engineering, industrial, commercial, topographical or similar purposes, being originals drawn by hand; hand- written texts; photographic reproductions on sensitised paper and carbon copies of the foregoing

General Rate
0%
Sub-codes
1
GST
10%
Chapter

HS Codes Under Heading 4906

CodeDescriptionUnitGeneral Rate
4906-00-00PLANS AND DRAWINGS FOR ARCHITECTURAL, ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, TOPOGRAPHICAL OR SIMILAR PURPOSES, BEING ORIGINALS DRAWN BY HAND; HAND- WRITTEN TEXTS; PHOTOGRAPHIC REPRODUCTIONS ON SENSITISED PAPER AND CARBON COPIES OF THE FOREGOINGNo0%

FTA Preferential Rates

These Free Trade Agreements may offer reduced duty rates for HS 4906 products:

Classification Guidance

Heading 4906 belongs to Chapter 49 in Section X (Pulp of wood; paper and paperboard).

View Chapter 49 classification notes
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 (9023.00.00); c. Playing cards or other goods of Chapter 95; or d. Original engravings, prints or lithographs (9702), postage or revenue stamps, stamppostmarks, first-day covers, postal stationery or the like of 9704.00.00, antiques of an age exceeding one hundred years or other articles of Chapter 97. 2. For the purposes of Chapter 49, "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 4901, whether or not containing advertising material. 4. 4901 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. 5. Subject to Note 3 to this Chapter, 4901 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 4911. 6. For the purposes of 4903.00.00, "children's picture books" means books for children in which the pictures form the principal interest and the text is subsidiary.

Important

Rates shown are general (MFN) duty rates. Total landed cost includes GST (10% on CIF + duty), Import Processing Charge ($50-

92), and biosecurity levy ($46.20-$73.56). Goods valued under AUD
,000 may qualify for the Low Value Imported Goods threshold. Use the calculator for a complete breakdown.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the import duty on plans and drawings for architectural, engineering, industrial, commercial, topographical or similar purposes, being originals drawn by hand; hand- written texts; photographic reproductions on sensitised paper and carbon copies of the foregoing in Australia?

The general (MFN) duty rate for HS 4906 (Plans and drawings for architectural, engineering, industrial, commercial, topographical or similar purposes, being originals drawn by hand; hand- written texts; photographic reproductions on sensitised paper and carbon copies of the foregoing) is 0%. Preferential rates may be available under 15 Free Trade Agreements.

How many sub-codes are under HS heading 4906?

There are 1 statistical codes under heading 4906 in the Australian tariff schedule. See the full table below for rates and descriptions.

Get the total landed cost for HS 4906 — duty, GST, IPC, and biosecurity included.

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