# HS chapter 96: Miscellaneous manufactured articles > HS chapter 96 covers miscellaneous manufactured articles. It has 20 headings, 96.01 to 96.20, and 49 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. National tariff lines under chapter 96 are live on border.bot for the United States (148 lines, also used by 1 other country). Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/96 Last updated: 11 October 2026 [HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 96](https://border.bot/hs-codes/96) ## Key facts - Chapter: 96 - Description: Miscellaneous manufactured articles - Headings: 20 - Subheadings: 49 - Edition: HS2022 ## What this chapter covers HS chapter 96 covers miscellaneous manufactured articles. It has 20 headings, 96.01 to 96.20, and 49 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. ### [96.01](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9601) 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 moulding) - [9601.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960110) Worked ivory and articles of ivory - [9601.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960190) Other ### [96.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9602) Worked vegetable or mineral carving material and articles of these materials; moulded or carved articles of wax, of stearin, of natural gums or natural resins or of modelling pastes, and other moulded or carved articles, not elsewhere specified or included; worked, unhardened gelatin (except gelatin of heading 35.03) and articles of unhardened gelatin - [9602.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960200) Worked vegetable or mineral carving material and articles of these materials; moulded or carved articles of wax, of stearin, of natural gums or natural resins or of modelling pastes, and other moulded or carved articles, not elsewhere specified or included; worked, unhardened gelatin (except gelatin of heading 35.03) and articles of unhardened gelatin ### [96.03](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9603) Brooms, brushes (including brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehicles), hand-operated mechanical floor sweepers, not motorised, mops and feather dusters; prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making; paint pads and rollers; squeegees (other than roller squeegees) - [9603.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960310) Brooms and brushes, consisting of twigs or other vegetable materials bound together, with or without handles - [9603.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960321) Toothbrushes, shaving brushes, hairbrushes, nail brushes, eyelash brushes and other toilet brushes for use on the person, including such brushes constituting parts of appliances: Tooth brushes, including dental-plate brushes - [9603.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960329) Toothbrushes, shaving brushes, hairbrushes, nail brushes, eyelash brushes and other toilet brushes for use on the person, including such brushes constituting parts of appliances: Other - [9603.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960330) Artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics - [9603.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960340) Paint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes (other than brushes of subheading 9603.30); paint pads and rollers - [9603.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960350) Other brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehicles - [9603.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960390) Other ### [96.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9604) Hand sieves and hand riddles - [9604.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960400) Hand sieves and hand riddles ### [96.05](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9605) Travel sets for personal toilet, sewing or shoe or clothes cleaning - [9605.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960500) Travel sets for personal toilet, sewing or shoe or clothes cleaning ### [96.06](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9606) Buttons, press-fasteners, snap-fasteners and press-studs, button moulds and other parts of these articles; button blanks - [9606.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960610) Press-fasteners, snap-fasteners and press-studs and parts therefor - [9606.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960621) Buttons: Of plastics, not covered with textile material - [9606.22](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960622) Buttons: Of base metal, not covered with textile material - [9606.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960629) Buttons: Other - [9606.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960630) Button moulds and other parts of buttons; button blanks ### [96.07](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9607) Slide fasteners and parts thereof - [9607.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960711) Slide fasteners: Fitted with chain scoops of base metal - [9607.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960719) Slide fasteners: Other - [9607.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960720) Parts ### [96.08](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9608) Ball point pens; felt tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers; fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens; duplicating stylos; propelling or sliding pencils; pen-holders, pencil-holders and similar holders; parts (including caps and clips) of the foregoing articles, other than those of heading 96.09 - [9608.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960810) Ball point pens - [9608.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960820) Felt tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers - [9608.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960830) Fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens - [9608.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960840) Propelling or sliding pencils - [9608.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960850) Sets of articles from two or more of the foregoing subheadings - [9608.60](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960860) Refills for ball point pens, comprising the ball point and ink- reservoir - [9608.91](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960891) Other: Pen nibs and nib points - [9608.99](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960899) Other: Other ### [96.09](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9609) Pencils (other than pencils of heading 96.08), crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailors' chalks - [9609.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960910) Pencils and crayons, with leads encased in a sheath - [9609.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960920) Pencil leads, black or coloured - [9609.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/960990) Other ### [96.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9610) Slates and boards, with writing or drawing surfaces, whether or not framed - [9610.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/961000) Slates and boards, with writing or drawing surfaces, whether or not framed ### [96.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9611) Date, 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 - [9611.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/961100) Date, 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 ### [96.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9612) Typewriter 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 - [9612.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/961210) Ribbons - [9612.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/961220) Ink-pads ### [96.13](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9613) Cigarette lighters and other lighters, whether or not mechanical or electrical, and parts thereof other than flints and wicks - [9613.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/961310) Pocket lighters, gas fuelled, non-refillable - [9613.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/961320) Pocket lighters, gas fuelled, refillable - [9613.80](https://border.bot/hs-codes/961380) Other lighters - [9613.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/961390) Parts ### [96.14](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9614) Smoking pipes (including pipe bowls) and cigar or cigarette holders, and parts thereof - [9614.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/961400) Smoking pipes (including pipe bowls) and cigar or cigarette holders, and parts thereof ### [96.15](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9615) Combs, hair-slides and the like; hairpins, curling pins, curling grips, hair-curlers and the like, other than those of heading 85.16, and parts thereof - [9615.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/961511) Combs, hair-slides and the like: Of hard rubber or plastics - [9615.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/961519) Combs, hair-slides and the like: Other - [9615.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/961590) Other ### [96.16](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9616) Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, and mounts and heads therefor; powder-puffs and pads for the application of cosmetics or toilet preparations - [9616.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/961610) Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, and mounts and heads therefor - [9616.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/961620) Powder-puffs and pads for the application of cosmetics or toilet preparations ### [96.17](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9617) Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete; parts thereof other than glass inners - [9617.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/961700) Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete; parts thereof other than glass inners ### [96.18](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9618) Tailors' dummies and other lay figures; automata and other animated displays used for shop window dressing - [9618.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/961800) Tailors' dummies and other lay figures; automata and other animated displays used for shop window dressing ### [96.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9619) Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any material - [9619.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/961900) Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any material ### [96.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9620) Monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles - [9620.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/962000) Monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles ## What it doesn’t cover Chapter 95, before it, covers toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof; chapter 97, after it, covers works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques. ## How it is structured Chapter 96 is the first level of the Harmonized System. Its headings add two digits to the chapter number (96.01), and each heading's subheadings add two more. ## In other countries National tariff lines under chapter 96 are live on border.bot for the United States (148 lines, also used by 1 other country). - [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/96): 148 lines, used by 1 other country - Previous chapter: [95](https://border.bot/hs-codes/95) Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof - Next chapter: [97](https://border.bot/hs-codes/97) Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques ## Frequently asked questions ### What does HS chapter 96 cover? HS chapter 96 covers miscellaneous manufactured articles. ### How many headings and subheadings are in HS chapter 96? HS chapter 96 has 20 headings and 49 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. ### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines in HS chapter 96? National tariff lines under chapter 96 are live on border.bot for the United States (148 lines, also used by 1 other country). ## Sources and updates The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026. This page was last updated on 11 October 2026. Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling. Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/96.json