HTS chapter 96

HTS chapter 96: miscellaneous manufactured articles codes and duty rates

Chapter 96 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States has 20 headings and 127 rate lines, split into 157 ten-digit statistical codes. Each heading below lists its rate lines with the official description and the general (Column 1) rate of duty. The general rate is only the starting point: Section 301, Section 232 and other programs can add to it depending on the country of origin, and the calculator applies them for any line.

9601Worked ivory, bone, tortoise-shell, horn, antlers, coral, mother-of-pearl and other animal carving material, and articles of these materials (including articles obtained by molding)

HTS codeDescriptionGeneral rate
9601.10.00Worked ivory and articles of ivoryFree
9601.90.20Worked shell and articles thereof9601.90.20.00Free
9601.90.40Coral, cut but not set, and cameos, suitable for use in jewelry2.1%
9601.90.60Of bone, horn, hoof, whalebone, quill or any combination thereofFree
9601.90.80Other › Other3.7%

9602Worked vegetable or mineral carving material and articles of these materials; molded or carved articles of wax, of stearin, of natural gums or natural resins, of modeling pastes, and other molded or carved articles, not elsewhere specified or included; worked, unhardened gelatin (except gelatin of heading 3503) and articles of unhardened gelatin

HTS codeDescriptionGeneral rate
9602.00.10Worked unhardened gelatin and articles thereof3%
9602.00.40Molded or carved articles of wax1.8%
9602.00.50Other2.7%

9603Brooms, brushes (including brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehicles), hand-operated mechanical floor sweepers, not motorized, mops and feather dusters; prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making; paint pads and rollers; squeegees (other than roller squeegees)

HTS codeDescriptionGeneral rate
9603.10.05Brooms and brushes, consisting of twigs or other vegetable materials bound together, with or without handles › Whiskbrooms, wholly or in part of broom corn › Valued not over 96¢ each › In any calendar year prior to the entry, or withdrawal from warehouse for comsumption, of 61,655 dozen whiskbrooms classifiable under subheadings 9603.10.05 to 9603.10.35, inclusive8%
9603.10.15Brooms and brushes, consisting of twigs or other vegetable materials bound together, with or without handles › Whiskbrooms, wholly or in part of broom corn › Valued not over 96¢ each5¢ each
9603.10.35Brooms and brushes, consisting of twigs or other vegetable materials bound together, with or without handles › Whiskbrooms, wholly or in part of broom corn › Valued over 96¢ each14%
9603.10.40Brooms and brushes, consisting of twigs or other vegetable materials bound together, with or without handles › Other brooms, wholly or in part of broom corn › Valued not over 96¢ each › In any calendar year prior to the entry, or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, of 121,478 dozen brooms classifiable under subheadings 9603.10.40 to 9603.10.60, inclusive8%
9603.10.50Brooms and brushes, consisting of twigs or other vegetable materials bound together, with or without handles › Other brooms, wholly or in part of broom corn › Valued not over 96¢ each32¢ each
9603.10.60Brooms and brushes, consisting of twigs or other vegetable materials bound together, with or without handles › Other brooms, wholly or in part of broom corn › Valued over 96¢ each32%
9603.10.90Brooms and brushes, consisting of twigs or other vegetable materials bound together, with or without handles10%
9603.21.00Toothbrushes, shaving brushes, hair brushes, nail brushes, eyelash brushes and other toilet brushes for use on the person, including such brushes constituting parts of appliances › Toothbrushes, including dental-plate brushesFree
9603.29.40Toothbrushes, shaving brushes, hair brushes, nail brushes, eyelash brushes and other toilet brushes for use on the person, including such brushes constituting parts of appliances › Valued not over 40¢ each0.2¢ each + 7%
9603.29.80Toothbrushes, shaving brushes, hair brushes, nail brushes, eyelash brushes and other toilet brushes for use on the person, including such brushes constituting parts of appliances › Valued over 40¢ each0.3¢ each + 3.6%
9603.30.20Artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics › Valued not over 5¢ each2.6%
9603.30.40Artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics › Valued over 5¢ but not over 10¢ eachFree
9603.30.60Artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics › Valued over 10¢ each9603.30.60.00Free
9603.40.20Paint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes (other than brushes of subheading 9603.30); paint pads and rollers › Paint rollers7.5%
9603.40.40Paint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes (other than brushes of subheading 9603.30); paint pads and rollers4%
9603.50.00Other brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehiclesFree
9603.90.40Feather dustersFree
9603.90.80Other › Other9603.90.80.502.8%

9604Hand sieves and hand riddles

HTS codeDescriptionGeneral rate
9604.00.00Hand sieves and hand riddles4.9%

9605Travel sets for personal toilet, sewing or shoe or clothes cleaning (other than manicure and pedicure sets of heading 8214)

HTS codeDescriptionGeneral rate
9605.00.00Travel sets for personal toilet, sewing or shoe or clothes cleaning (other than manicure and pedicure sets of heading 8214)9605.00.00.008.1%

9606Buttons, press-fasteners, snap-fasteners and press-studs, button molds and other parts of these articles; button blanks

HTS codeDescriptionGeneral rate
9606.10.40Press-fasteners, snap-fasteners and press-studs and parts thereof › Valued not over 20¢ per dozen pieces or parts3.5%
9606.10.80Press-fasteners, snap-fasteners and press-studs and parts thereof › Valued over 20¢ per dozen pieces or parts2.7%
9606.21.20Buttons › Of plastics, not covered with textile material › Of caseinFree
9606.21.40Buttons › Of plastics, not covered with textile material › Of acrylic resin, of polyester resin or of both such resins0.3¢/line/ gross + 4.6%
9606.21.60Buttons › Of plastics, not covered with textile material4.7%
9606.22.00Buttons › Of base metal, not covered with textile materialFree
9606.29.20Buttons › Of acrylic resin, of polyester resin or of both such resins, covered with textile material0.3¢/line/ gross + 4.5%
9606.29.40Buttons › Of pearl or shell0.18¢/line/ gross + 2.5%
9606.29.60Buttons2.9%
9606.30.40Button molds and other parts of buttons; button blanks › Button blanks of caseinFree
9606.30.80Button molds and other parts of buttons; button blanks6%

9607Slide fasteners and parts thereof

HTS codeDescriptionGeneral rate
9607.11.00Slide fasteners › Fitted with chain scoops of base metal10%
9607.19.00Slide fasteners13%
9607.20.00Parts11.5%

9608Ball point pens; felt tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers; fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens; duplicating styli; propelling or sliding pencils (for example, mechanical pencils); pen-holders, pencil-holders and similar holders; parts (including caps and clips) of the foregoing articles, other than those of heading 9609

HTS codeDescriptionGeneral rate
9608.10.00Ball point pens0.8¢ each + 5.4%
9608.20.00Felt tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers4%
9608.30.00Fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens9608.30.00.390.4¢ each + 2.7%
9608.40.40Propelling or sliding pencils (for example, mechanical pencils) › With a mechanical action for extending, or for extending and retracting, the lead6.6%
9608.40.80Propelling or sliding pencils (for example, mechanical pencils)Free
9608.50.00Sets of articles from two or more of the subheadings 9608.10, 9608.20, 9608.30 or 9608.40The rate applicable to each article in the absence of this subheading
9608.60.00Refills for ball point pens, comprising the ball point and ink reservoir0.4¢ each + 2.7%
9608.91.00Pen nibs and nib pointsFree
9608.99.20Refill cartridges0.4¢ each + 2.7%
9608.99.30Balls for ball point pens20¢/thousand + 3.5%
9608.99.40Parts of articles provided for in subheadings 9608.10 and 9608.30 (other than balls for ball point pens)Free
9608.99.60Other › Other › Other › OtherFree

9609Pencils (other than those pencils of heading 9608), crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailors' chalks

HTS codeDescriptionGeneral rate
9609.10.00Pencils and crayons, with leads encased in a sheath9609.10.00.0014¢/gross + 4.3%
9609.20.20Pencil leads, black or colored › Not over 1.5 mm in maximum cross-sectional dimensionFree
9609.20.40Pencil leads, black or colored › Over 1.5 mm in maximum cross-sectional dimensionFree
9609.90.40Tailors' chalksFree
9609.90.80Other › Other9609.90.80.00Free

9610Slates and boards, with writing or drawing surfaces, whether or not framed

HTS codeDescriptionGeneral rate
9610.00.00Slates and boards, with writing or drawing surfaces, whether or not framed3.5%

9611Date, sealing or numbering stamps and the like, (including devices for printing or embossing labels), designed for operating in the hand; hand-operated composing sticks and hand printing sets incorporating such composing sticks

HTS codeDescriptionGeneral rate
9611.00.00Date, sealing or numbering stamps and the like, (including devices for printing or embossing labels), designed for operating in the hand; hand-operated composing sticks and hand printing sets incorporating such composing sticks2.7%

9612Typewriter or similar ribbons, inked or otherwise prepared for giving impressions, whether or not on spools or in cartridges; ink pads, whether or not inked, with or without boxes

HTS codeDescriptionGeneral rate
9612.10.10Ribbons › Measuring less than 30 mm in width, permanently put up in plastic or metal cartridges (whether or not containing spools) of a kind used in typewriters, automatic data processing or other machinesFree
9612.10.90Ribbons7.9%
9612.20.00Ink pads3.5%

9613Cigarette lighters and other lighters, whether or not mechanical or electrical, and parts thereof other than flints and wicks

HTS codeDescriptionGeneral rate
9613.10.00Pocket lighters, gas fueled, non-refillable4%
9613.20.00Pocket lighters, gas fueled, refillable9%
9613.80.10Other lighters › Table lighters4.8%
9613.80.20Other lighters › Electrical3.9%
9613.80.40Other lighters › Of precious metal (except silver), of precious or semiprecious stones or of such metal and such stones3.6%
9613.80.60Other lighters › Valued not over $5 per dozen pieces8%
9613.80.80Other lighters › Valued over $5 per dozen pieces9%
9613.90.40Parts › Electrical3.9%
9613.90.80Parts4%

9614Smoking pipes (including pipe bowls) and cigar or cigarette holders, and parts thereof

HTS codeDescriptionGeneral rate
9614.00.21Pipes and pipe bowls › Of wood or root › Roughly shaped blocks of wood or root, for the manufacture of pipesFree
9614.00.25Pipes and pipe bowls › Of wood or root0.4¢ each + 3.2%
9614.00.26Pipes and pipe bowls › Pipes and bowls wholly of clay and pipes with bowls wholly of clay3%
9614.00.28Pipes and pipe bowls0.3¢ each + 3.2%
9614.00.94Of metal7.2%
9614.00.98Other › Other0.5¢ each + 3%

9615Combs, hair-slides and the like; hairpins, curling pins, curling grips, hair-curlers and the like, other than those of heading 8516, and parts thereof

HTS codeDescriptionGeneral rate
9615.11.10Combs, hair-slides and the like › Of hard rubber or plastics › Combs › Valued not over $4.50 per gross14.4¢/gross + 2%
9615.11.20Combs, hair-slides and the like › Of hard rubber or plastics › Combs › Valued over $4.50 per gross › Of hard rubber5.2%
9615.11.30Combs, hair-slides and the like › Of hard rubber or plastics › Combs › Valued over $4.50 per gross28.8¢/gross + 4.6%
9615.11.40Combs, hair-slides and the like › Of hard rubber or plastics › Not set with imitation pearls or imitation gemstones5.3%
9615.11.50Combs, hair-slides and the like › Of hard rubber or plastics9615.11.50.00Free
9615.19.20Combs, hair-slides and the like › Combs › Valued not over $4.50 per gross9.7¢/gross + 1.3%
9615.19.40Combs, hair-slides and the like › Combs › Valued over $4.50 per gross28.8¢/gross + 4.6%
9615.19.60Combs, hair-slides and the like11%
9615.90.20Nonthermic, nonornamental devices for curling the hair8.1%
9615.90.30Hair pins5.1%
9615.90.40Of rubber or plastics, not set with imitation pearls or imitation gemstones5.3%
9615.90.60Other › Other › Other11%

9616Scent sprayers and similar toilet sprayers, and mounts and heads therefor; powder puffs and pads for the application of cosmetics or toilet preparations

HTS codeDescriptionGeneral rate
9616.10.00Scent sprayers and similar toilet sprayers, and mounts and heads thereforFree
9616.20.00Powder puffs and pads for the application of cosmetics or toilet preparations4.3%

9617Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete; parts thereof other than glass inners

HTS codeDescriptionGeneral rate
9617.00.10Vessels › Having a capacity not exceeding 1 liter7.2%
9617.00.30Vessels › Having a capacity exceeding 1 liter but not exceeding 2 liters6.9%
9617.00.40Vessels › Having a capacity exceeding 2 liters6.9%
9617.00.60Parts7.2%

9618Tailors' dummies and other mannequins; automatons and other animated displays used for shopwindow dressing

HTS codeDescriptionGeneral rate
9618.00.00Tailors' dummies and other mannequins; automatons and other animated displays used for shopwindow dressing4.4%

9619Sanitary pads (towels) and tampons, diapers (napkins), diaper liners and similar articles, of any material

HTS codeDescriptionGeneral rate
9619.00.05Of plastics5%
9619.00.11Of paper pulpFree
9619.00.15Of paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibersFree
9619.00.21Of textile wadding › Of cotton (369)3.6%
9619.00.25Of textile wadding6.3%
9619.00.31Diapers of other textile materials › Of cotton › Of knitted or crocheted textile fabric (239)8.1%
9619.00.33Diapers of other textile materials › Of cotton9.3%
9619.00.41Diapers of other textile materials › Of synthetic fibers (239)16%
9619.00.43Diapers of other textile materials › Of artificial fibers (239)14.9%
9619.00.46Diapers of other textile materials › Of other textile fibers › Of knitted or crocheted textile fabric (839)5.6%
9619.00.48Diapers of other textile materials › Of other textile fibers2.8%
9619.00.61Other, of textile materials › Knitted or crocheted › Of cotton10.8%
9619.00.64Other, of textile materials › Knitted or crocheted › Of man-made fibers14.9%
9619.00.68Other, of textile materials › Knitted or crocheted5.6%
9619.00.71Other, of textile materials › Of cotton8.1%
9619.00.74Other, of textile materials › Of man-made fibers16%
9619.00.78Other, of textile materials › Menʼs or boysʼ2.8%
9619.00.79Other, of textile materials › Womenʼs or girlsʼ7.3%
9619.00.90Other7%

9620Monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles

HTS codeDescriptionGeneral rate
9620.00.10Accessories suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8519 or 85212%
9620.00.15Accessories for the articles of heading 9005The rate applicable to the article of which it is an accessory
9620.00.20Accessories for photographic (other than cinematographic) cameras of heading 90065.8%
9620.00.25Accessories for cinematographic cameras of heading 90073.9%
9620.00.30Accessories for the instruments and appliances, including rangefinders, of heading 9015The rate applicable to the article of which it is an accessory
9620.00.50Of plastics5.3%
9620.00.55Of wood3.3%
9620.00.60Of graphite or other carbonFree
9620.00.65Of iron or steel2.9%
9620.00.70Of aluminum2.5%

Descriptions and general rates from the current USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule. The general rate excludes additional duties such as Section 301, Section 232 and antidumping or countervailing duties, which depend on the country of origin.