# HS code 9612.10: Ribbons

> HS code 9612.10 covers ribbons. It sits in heading 96.12 (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) in chapter 96 (miscellaneous manufactured articles). Other goods of heading 96.12 are classified under 9612.20 (ink-pads). National tariff lines under 9612.10 are live on border.bot for the United States (5 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/961210
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 96](https://border.bot/hs-codes/96) / [96.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9612) / [9612.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/961210)

## Key facts

- HS code: 9612.10
- Covers: Ribbons
- Heading: [96.12: 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](https://border.bot/hs-codes/9612)
- Chapter: [96: Miscellaneous manufactured articles](https://border.bot/hs-codes/96)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty in the United States: [See its 5 lines](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/961210)

## What this code covers

HS code 9612.10 covers ribbons.

The legal text of the subheading is “Ribbons”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 96.12 are classified under 9612.20 (ink-pads).

- [9612.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/961220) Ink-pads

## How it is structured

9612.10 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 96, are the chapter; the first four, 9612, are heading 96.12; the last two, 10, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 96: Miscellaneous manufactured articles
- Heading 96.12: 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
- Subheading 9612.10: Ribbons

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 9612.10 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/961210): 5 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [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
- Next subheading: [9612.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/961220) Ink-pads

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 9612.10 cover?

HS code 9612.10 covers ribbons.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 9612.10 in?

HS code 9612.10 is in heading 96.12 (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) in chapter 96 (miscellaneous manufactured articles).

### Where are goods of heading 96.12 classified when 9612.10 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 96.12 are classified under 9612.20 (ink-pads).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 9612.10?

National tariff lines under 9612.10 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/961210.json