New U.S. Customs Rules...
The good news: our books and fine art prints remain duty-free
Good News for Our Friends in the United States!
Hello Everyone,
This message is for all of our customers in the United States.
Over the past few weeks, many of you have heard about the new U.S. import regulations that have recently come into effect. We wanted to take a moment to clarify how these changes affect orders placed through the Goblin’s WAY shop.
The good news is... our books and art prints (and all our printed items like calendar, notebook, postcards etc.) remain duty-free when imported into the United States.
Printed books are classified as “informational materials” under Chapter 49 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule, a category that has long benefited from a special status under U.S. customs regulations. Our printed art reproductions also fall within this chapter.
According to the current U.S. Customs tariff schedule:
Printed Books
HS Code 4901 → Duty: FREE
Posters & Fine Art Reproductions
HS Code 4911.91 → Duty: FREE
This means that the new import regulations do not impose customs duties on the books and art prints we ship from France.
For anyone who would like to consult the official U.S. Customs documentation, you can find it here:
https://learning.usitc.gov/hts-docs/documents/Chapter%2049.pdf
As always, thank you for your continued support. We know that changes to international shipping regulations can sometimes be confusing, so we wanted to make sure everyone had the correct information.
We look forward to continuing to send a little bit of Faerie across the Atlantic for many years to come.
Warm regards,
Jean-Baptiste Monge & Margo
Goblin’s WAY
NB: While our books and fine art prints are duty-free under the current U.S. Customs tariff schedule, some private carriers such as UPS, FedEx or DHL may occasionally charge their own customs clearance or brokerage fees. These are service fees charged by the carrier, not U.S. import duties on the products themselves.
If your order is shipped via the postal service, these fees are generally less common.