{ "summary": "The United States tariff splits HS 9601.90 (worked 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)) into 4 national lines: 9601.90.20.00 (worked shell and articles thereof), 9601.90.40.00 (coral, cut but not set, and cameos, suitable for use in jewelry), 9601.90.60.00 (of bone, horn, hoof, whalebone, quill or any combination thereof) and 9601.90.80.00 (other). The general (MFN) duty differs by line: free on 9601.90.20.00, 2.1% on 9601.90.40.00, free on 9601.90.60.00 and 3.7% on 9601.90.80.00.", "updatedAt": "2026-10-09", "facts": [ { "label": "HS subheading", "value": "9601.90", "source": null, "url": "https://border.bot/hs-codes/960190" }, { "label": "National lines", "value": "4", "source": null }, { "label": "Tariff", "value": "United States", "source": "https://hts.usitc.gov/reststop/exportList?from=0000000000&to=9999999999&format=CSV&styles=false", "url": "https://border.bot/countries/united-states" }, { "label": "Chapter", "value": "96: Miscellaneous manufactured articles", "source": null } ], "faq": [ { "question": "How many national tariff lines does the United States tariff have under HS 9601.90?", "answer": "The United States tariff splits HS 9601.90 (worked 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)) into 4 national lines: 9601.90.20.00 (worked shell and articles thereof), 9601.90.40.00 (coral, cut but not set, and cameos, suitable for use in jewelry), 9601.90.60.00 (of bone, horn, hoof, whalebone, quill or any combination thereof) and 9601.90.80.00 (other)." }, { "question": "What is the duty on HS 9601.90 in the United States?", "answer": "The general (MFN) duty differs by line: free on 9601.90.20.00, 2.1% on 9601.90.40.00, free on 9601.90.60.00 and 3.7% on 9601.90.80.00." } ], "sections": [ { "id": "covers", "title": "United States lines under 9601.90", "text": [ "The United States tariff splits HS 9601.90 (worked 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)) into 4 national lines: 9601.90.20.00 (worked shell and articles thereof), 9601.90.40.00 (coral, cut but not set, and cameos, suitable for use in jewelry), 9601.90.60.00 (of bone, horn, hoof, whalebone, quill or any combination thereof) and 9601.90.80.00 (other).", "The general (MFN) duty differs by line: free on 9601.90.20.00, 2.1% on 9601.90.40.00, free on 9601.90.60.00 and 3.7% on 9601.90.80.00." ] }, { "id": "other-countries", "title": "In other countries", "text": [ "No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 9601.90 yet." ] }, { "id": "sources", "title": "Sources and updates", "text": [ "The tariff lines for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.", "The duty rates for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.", "The trade programmes for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.", "This page was last updated on 9 October 2026.", "Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. 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