Chapter 49: Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans

What HS chapter 49 covers: Printed books, newspapers. All 5 headings and 28 tariff codes, with the official chapter notes. Free, no sign-up.

Source: Turkish Ministry of Trade — Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule (TGTC), 2026 edition. Data last updated: 8 November 2026. Compiled from the official schedule for information only. Binding tariff information is issued by the customs administration.

What this chapter covers

This chapter covers printed books, newspapers and periodicals, maps, transfers and other products of the printing industry, along with manuscripts, typescripts and plans. The chapter notes give "printed" a wide meaning: duplicating, production under the control of an automatic data-processing machine, embossing, photographing, photocopying, thermocopying and typewriting all count as printing. Publications devoted essentially to advertising (brochures, prospectuses, leaflets, trade catalogues, tourist propaganda and the like) fall under heading 49.11 rather than 49.01; this is however subject to Note 3, under which newspapers and periodicals, and sets under a single cover, stay in heading 49.01 whether or not they contain advertising material.

Printed books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter (49.01)
Newspapers, journals and periodicals (49.02); those assembled otherwise than in sheet form, and sets made up of several issues under a single cover, are classified in heading 49.01 whether or not they contain advertising material
Printed maps, hydrographic and similar charts, atlases, wall maps, topographical plans and globes (49.05)
Transfers (decalcomanias) of all kinds (49.08)
Other printed matter, printed pictures and photographs; engravings and pictures without accompanying text, and publications devoted essentially to advertising, belong here (49.11)
Illustrated supplements that form part of a book, and works issued in fascicles for later binding (49.01)
Children's picture books and albums in which the pictures appeal more than the text (49.03)

Not covered by this chapter

Photographic negatives and positives on transparent bases (Chapter 37)
Maps, plans and globes in relief, whether or not printed (90.23)
Playing cards and other goods of Chapter 95
Original engravings, prints and lithographs (97.02)
Postage and revenue stamps, stamped envelopes, first-day covers and similar postal stationery (97.04)
Antiques of an age exceeding one hundred years and other goods of Chapter 97

Chapter notes (official Turkish text)

1. Aşağıda yazılı olanlar bu fasıla dahil değildir:

(a) Saydam mesnetli negatif ve pozitif fotoğraflar (Fasıl 37);

(b) Rolyef halindeki haritalar, planlar veya küreler (basılı olsun olmasın) (90.23 pozisyonu);

(d) Orijinal gravürler, estamplar ve litograflar (97.02 pozisyonu), 97.04 pozisyonundaki posta veya

damga ve harç pulları, posta damgalı zarflar, ilk gün zarfları, posta malzemesi veya benzerleri,

97. fasıldaki eskiliği yüz yılı aşan antika eşya ve diğer eşya.

2. 49. fasıl anlamında, " basılı " tabiri, teksir makineleriyle çoğaltılmış, otomatik bilgi-işlem makinelerinin

kontrolünde üretilmiş, kabartılmış, fotoğrafı çekilmiş, fotokopi edilmiş, termokopi edilmiş veya

daktilo edilmiş anlamına gelir.

3. Sayfa halinde olmayıp başka surette birleştirilmiş gazeteler ve periyodik yayınlar ve tek bir kapak

içinde birden fazla gazete veya periyodik yayından meydana gelen takımlar, reklam malzemesi içersin

içermesin, 49.01 pozisyonunda sınıflandırılırlar.

4. Aşağıda yazılı olanlar da 49.01 pozisyonuna dahildir:

(a) Sayfaları numaralanmış, bir veya daha fazla cilt halinde toplanmaya elverişli, tam bir eser teşkil

edebilen ve içlerinde eserler ve müellifleri hakkında metinler bulunan gravürler, sanat eseri

reprodüksiyonları, resim reprodüksiyonları... vb.;

(b) Kitaplarla birlikte bulunan ve bunların tamamlayıcısı sayılan resimli ilaveler;

neşrolunan ve bir eserin tamamını veya bir kısmını teşkil eden her boydaki kitaplar.

Bununla beraber, formalar veya ayrı sayfalar halindeki metin içermeyen her boydaki gravür ve resimler

49.11 pozisyonuna girer.

5. Bu fasılın 3 nolu notu saklı kalmak şartıyla, 49.01 pozisyonuna esasen reklam işine tahsis

edilmiş yayınlar (broşürler, prospektüsler, risaleler, ticari katologlar, ticari birlikler tarafından yayınlanan

yıllıklar, turistik ilanlar gibi) dahil değildir. Bu tür yayınlar 49.11 pozisyonunda sınıflandırılır.

6. 49.03 pozisyonu anlamında, " çocuklar için resimli albüm ve kitaplar " tabirinden, içindeki yazılı

metinlere nazaran öncelikle resimleri çocukların ilgisini çeken, çocuk albüm ve kitapları anlaşılır.

Headings in this chapter

The first six digits of every code in this chapter are the same in every country that applies the Harmonized System. The chapter has 5 headings and 28 twelve-digit codes (2026 schedule).

49.01 — Printed books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter, whether or not in single sheets — 5 twelve-digit tariff codes
49.02 — Newspapers, journals and periodicals, whether or not illustrated or containing advertising material — 2 twelve-digit tariff codes Codes: 4902.10.00.00.00 Haftada en az dört kere çıkanlar; 4902.90.00.00.00 Diğerleri.
49.05 — Maps and hydrographic or similar charts of all kinds, including atlases, wall maps, topographical plans and globes, printed — 2 twelve-digit tariff codes Codes: 4905.20.00.00.00 Kitap halinde; 4905.90.00.00.00 Diğerleri.
49.08 — Transfers (decalcomanias) — 2 twelve-digit tariff codes Codes: 4908.10.00.00.00 Cam üzerine tatbik edilenler; 4908.90.00.00.00 Diğerleri.
49.11 — Printed matter, n.e.c., including printed pictures and photographs — 7 twelve-digit tariff codes

Import duty rates across this chapter

The range is always computed WITHIN a single column: showing the EU column and the all-other-countries column as one range would misstate the duty. The binding rate depends on the twelve-digit code and the country of origin.

Source: annexes to the 2026 Import Regime Decree.

Customs duty — list column 7 — 0% · codes with a row: 28 · List II

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