# HS heading 96.02: 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 > HS heading 96.02 covers 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. It is in chapter 96 (miscellaneous manufactured articles). It is not split further: its only subheading is 9602.00. National tariff lines under heading 96.02 are live on border.bot for the United States (5 lines, also used by 1 other country). Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/9602 Last updated: 11 October 2026 [HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 96](https://border.bot/hs-codes/96) / [96.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9602) ## Key facts - Heading: 96.02 - Description: 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 - Chapter: 96: Miscellaneous manufactured articles - Subheadings: 1 - Edition: HS2022 ## What this code covers HS heading 96.02 covers 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. It is not split further: its only subheading is 9602.00. - [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 ## What it doesn’t cover Other goods of chapter 96 are classified in its other 19 headings, listed below. - [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) - [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) - [96.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9604) Hand sieves and hand riddles - [96.05](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9605) 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 - [96.07](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9607) Slide fasteners and parts thereof - [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 - [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 - [96.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9610) 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 - [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 - [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 - [96.14](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9614) 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 - [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 - [96.17](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9617) 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 - [96.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9619) 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 ## How it is structured Heading 96.02 is one of 20 headings in chapter 96. Its first two digits, 96, are the chapter; the next two, 02, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (9602.00). ## In other countries National tariff lines under heading 96.02 are live on border.bot for the United States (5 lines, also used by 1 other country). - [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/960200): 5 lines, used by 1 other country - Previous heading: [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) - Next heading: [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) ## Frequently asked questions ### What does HS heading 96.02 cover? HS heading 96.02 covers 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. ### Which chapter is HS heading 96.02 in? HS heading 96.02 is in chapter 96 (miscellaneous manufactured articles). ### How many subheadings does HS heading 96.02 have? HS heading 96.02 has one subheading, 9602.00. ### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 96.02? National tariff lines under heading 96.02 are live on border.bot for the United States (5 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/9602.json