HTS Chapter 96 tariff rates (headings 9601–9620), 2026
Chapter 96 has 127 tariff lines across 20 headings. 26 (20%) enter duty-free at the general (MFN) rate, and 93 are on a Section 301 list, so products of China pay an extra duty on top.
127 tariff lines, USITC 2026HTSRev19. Specific or compound = a rate per unit (e.g. ¢/kg), not a percentage.
Section 301 China lists in chapter 96
| List | Duty for products of China | Lines |
|---|---|---|
| List 3 | Base rate + 25% | 24 |
| List 4A | Base rate + 7.5% | 69 |
| List 4B | Base rate + 15% (suspended, not collected) | 34 |
Highest general duty rates in chapter 96
| HTS code | Description | General rate | Section 301 |
|---|---|---|---|
9603.10.60.00 | Valued over 96¢ each | 32% | List 4A (+7.5%) |
9619.00.41.00 | Of synthetic fibers (239) | 16% | List 4B (+15%, suspended) |
9619.00.74.00 | Of man-made fibers | 16% | List 4A (+7.5%) |
9619.00.43.00 | Of artificial fibers (239) | 14.9% | List 4A (+7.5%) |
9619.00.64.00 | Of man-made fibers | 14.9% | List 4A (+7.5%) |
9603.10.35.00 | Valued over 96¢ each | 14% | List 4A (+7.5%) |
All headings in chapter 96
| Heading | Description | Lines | Duty-free | Top rate | On 301 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 molding): | 5 | 3 | 3.7% | 5 |
9602 | Worked 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: | 3 | 0 | 3% | 3 |
9603 | Brooms, 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): | 18 | 5 | 32% | 12 |
9604 | Hand sieves and hand riddles | 1 | 0 | 4.9% | 1 |
9605 | Travel sets for personal toilet, sewing or shoe or clothes cleaning (other than manicure and pedicure sets of heading 8214) | 1 | 0 | 8.1% | 0 |
9606 | Buttons, press-fasteners, snap-fasteners and press-studs, button molds and other parts of these articles; button blanks: | 11 | 3 | 6% | 11 |
9607 | Slide fasteners and parts thereof: | 3 | 0 | 13% | 3 |
9608 | Ball 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: | 12 | 4 | 6.6% | 12 |
9609 | Pencils (other than those pencils of heading 9608), crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailors' chalks: | 5 | 4 | 0% | 5 |
9610 | Slates and boards, with writing or drawing surfaces, whether or not framed | 1 | 0 | 3.5% | 0 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 2.7% | 1 |
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: | 3 | 1 | 7.9% | 3 |
9613 | Cigarette lighters and other lighters, whether or not mechanical or electrical, and parts thereof other than flints and wicks: | 9 | 0 | 9% | 7 |
9614 | Smoking pipes (including pipe bowls) and cigar or cigarette holders, and parts thereof: | 6 | 1 | 7.2% | 4 |
9615 | Combs, hair-slides and the like; hairpins, curling pins, curling grips, hair-curlers and the like, other than those of heading 8516, and parts thereof: | 12 | 1 | 11% | 0 |
9616 | Scent sprayers and similar toilet sprayers, and mounts and heads therefor; powder puffs and pads for the application of cosmetics or toilet preparations: | 2 | 1 | 4.3% | 1 |
9617 | Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete; parts thereof other than glass inners: | 4 | 0 | 7.2% | 1 |
9618 | Tailors' dummies and other mannequins; automatons and other animated displays used for shopwindow dressing | 1 | 0 | 4.4% | 1 |
9619 | Sanitary pads (towels) and tampons, diapers (napkins), diaper liners and similar articles, of any material: | 19 | 2 | 16% | 13 |
9620 | Monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles: | 10 | 1 | 5.8% | 10 |
General rates apply to most countries; free-trade partners can qualify for the special rate, and Column 2 applies to a few countries. Other duties (Section 232, antidumping/countervailing, other Chapter 99 measures) can also apply. Always confirm a classification with CBP or a licensed customs broker.
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