Tabletop RPG Core Rulebook / Sourcebook — HS Code
Printed tabletop role-playing game rulebooks and sourcebooks — hardcover or softcover
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HS Code
4901 — Printed books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter
Classification Context
Chapter
Chapter 49 — Printed books, newspapers, pictures
Heading
4901 — Printed books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter
Applicable Rule
GRI 1 — RPG rulebooks are printed books under 4901.99; game mechanics content does not reclassify a physically printed book
Prior Rulings
EU — EBTI (Binding Tariff Information)
Search EU EBTI databaseUS — CBP CROSS Ruling Database
Search US CBP CROSS rulingsUK — HMRC Trade Tariff
View UK Trade Tariff commodityClassification Notes
Tabletop RPG core rulebooks and sourcebooks (D&D Player's Handbook, Pathfinder Core Rulebook, Call of Cthulhu) are printed books under 4901.99 — not toys under 9504. Game master screens (folded cardstock reference): 4901.99. PDFs/digital downloads: outside customs scope. Box set containing book + miniatures + dice: GRI 3(b) — by essential character. EU, UK, US: 0%/Free. Books have benefited from zero-duty status in most WTO agreements.
MFN Duty Rates by Market
European Union
4901.99.00
EU Combined Nomenclature (CN) rate — applies to all 27 EU member states
United States
4901.99.00
US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) MFN rate — Section 301 tariffs may add to China-origin goods
United Kingdom
4901.99.00
UK Global Tariff (UKGT) — post-Brexit tariff schedule, independent of EU CN
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More Board Games & Tabletop Gaming HS codes
Board Game (Boxed — Monopoly, Catan, Ticket to Ride)
9504.90.80
Trading Card Game (TCG) — Booster Packs (Pokemon, Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh)
9504.40.00
Tabletop Miniatures / Wargaming Figures (Resin or Plastic)
9503.00.75
Polyhedral Dice Set (D&D / RPG Dice)
9504.90.80
Official Sources & References
WCO HS Nomenclature
World Customs Organisation — the international standard behind all HS codes
wcoomd.org
EU TARIC Database
European Commission integrated tariff — EU Combined Nomenclature (CN) rates
ec.europa.eu
US HTS Schedule (USITC)
United States International Trade Commission — official US Harmonized Tariff Schedule
hts.usitc.gov
UK Global Tariff (HMRC)
His Majesty's Revenue and Customs — UK Trade Tariff post-Brexit
trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
Disclaimer: Duty rates shown are MFN (Most-Favoured-Nation) base rates sourced from live tariff database and verified April 2026. Actual duties may differ based on country of origin, applicable trade agreements (e.g. GSP, CETA, UK-EU TCA), anti-dumping measures, or changes to tariff schedules. Always verify with the official tariff database of the importing country before making customs declarations.
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