Children's picture, drawing or colouring books
HS heading 49.03 covers Children's picture, drawing or colouring books. Within Chapter 49 it splits into 1 six-digit subheadings, each carrying its own customs duty line.
- India exports 2024
- $24.6M
- Share of Chapter 49
- 5.9%
- Rank in its chapter
- #3 of 11
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
HS 49.03 covers Children's picture, drawing or colouring books. At the six-digit line it narrows to printed matter, the duty line shown below. India's large printing and publishing industry exports books, calendars, cards and printed labels. India exported $24.6M under this code worldwide in 2024, about 5.9% of all Chapter 49 exports, ranking #3 of 11 lines in its chapter (UN Comtrade).
How to read this code
49.03 is the four-digit HS heading for children's picture, drawing or colouring books. To clear customs your destination country extends it to a full 8–10 digit code and assigns the duty rate. India's preferential trade agreements (UAE CEPA, Australia ECTA, and others) can reduce or zero out that duty on many pulp, paper & paperboard lines — check our import guides for your market.
In India this same number is called the HSN code (4903): GST registration, invoices and e-way bills all classify goods by HSN, and the applicable GST rate is notified against the 4–8 digit HSN — so Indian suppliers will quote you HSN 4903 for goods under this heading.
Subheadings under HS 49.03
The Harmonised System breaks Children's picture, drawing or colouring books into these 1 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Top destinations for Chapter 49 exports
India's largest buyers of goods in this HS chapter in 2024, ranked by export value.
Chapter-level destination mix — your specific HS line may skew differently. Source: UN Comtrade, 2024.
More codes in Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans
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