Miscellaneous manufactured articles

HS v2017 Code: 96

Chapter	Heading	Sub-heading
96	n/a	n/a

Code	96
Version	HS v2017
Hierarchy Level	2
Datasource	WCO

This Code: Miscellaneous manufactured articles

Child Codes: Monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles; Travel sets; for personal toilet, sewing, shoe or clothes cleaning; Buttons, press-fasteners, snap-fasteners and press-studs, button moulds and other parts of these articles; button blanks; Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete with cases; parts thereof other than glass inners; Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays and mounts and heads therefor; powder-puffs and pads for the application of cosmetics or toilet preparations; Ivory, bone, tortoise-shell, horn, antlers, coral, mother-of-pearl and other animal carving material and articles of these materials; worked, (including articles obtained by moulding); Hand sieves and hand riddles; Stamps; date, numbering, sealing stamps and the like (including devices for printing or embossing labels), designed for operating by hand; hand operated composing sticks and printing sets; Brooms, brushes (including parts of machines), hand operated floor sweepers, mops and feather dusters; knots and tufts for broom or brush making; paint pads and rollers; squeegees; Tailors' dummies and other lay figures; automata and other animated displays used for shop window dressing; Smoking pipes (including pipe bowls) and cigar or cigarette holders, and parts thereof; Cigarette lighters and other lighters, whether or not mechanical or electrical and parts thereof other than flints and wicks; Typewriter, similar ribbons, inked, otherwise prepared for giving impressions, whether or not on spools or in cartridges; ink pads, whether or not inked, with or without boxes; Vegetable, mineral carving material and articles of these materials, moulded or carved articles of wax, stearin, natural gums, resins or modelling pastes, worked unhardened gelatin (not heading no. 3503); Slates and boards, with writing or drawing surfaces, whether or not framed; Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material; Pens; ball-point, felt tipped, other porous tipped pens; fountain pens, stylograph pens duplicating stylos, propelling or sliding pencils; parts of the foregoing, excluding those of heading no. 9609; Combs, hair-slides and similar; hairpins, curling pins, curling grips and hair curlers and the like, other than those of heading no. 8516 and parts thereof; Slide fasteners and parts thereof; Pencils (not of heading no. 9608), crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailors' chalks

About miscellaneous manufactured articles

hs code 96 covers a diverse range of miscellaneous manufactured articles that do not fit neatly into other harmonized system (HS) classifications. This broad category includes a wide variety of consumer and industrial products, from toys and games to medical and surgical instruments. These articles play a vital role in the global economy, supporting various industries and meeting the needs of consumers worldwide.

Production process

The production techniques used in this industry vary greatly depending on the specific product. Many items are mass-produced using automated machinery and assembly lines, while others may be handcrafted or involve more specialized manufacturing processes. Common techniques include injection molding, 3D printing, metalworking, and precision engineering.

Production inputs

The inputs required for this industry are equally diverse, ranging from raw materials like plastics, metals, and textiles to specialized components and machinery. Manufacturers in this sector often rely on a global supply chain, sourcing materials and parts from around the world to meet their production needs. Additionally, skilled labor, advanced technologies, and efficient logistics are essential inputs for this industry.

Production outputs

The outputs of this industry are equally diverse, encompassing a wide range of consumer and industrial products. These include 95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof, 94 Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings, 90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof, and many other miscellaneous manufactured articles that are consumed by households, businesses, and other industries.

Family tree for miscellaneous manufactured articles

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    A["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/96'>96: Miscellaneous manufactured articles</a>"]

    
    A --> B["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9601'>9601: Ivory, bone, tortoise-shell, horn, antlers, coral, mother-of-pearl and other animal carving material and articles of these materials; worked, (including articles obtained by moulding)</a>"]
A --> C["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9602'>9602: Vegetable, mineral carving material and articles of these materials, moulded or carved articles of wax, stearin, natural gums, resins or modelling pastes, worked unhardened gelatin (not heading no. 3503)</a>"]
A --> D["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9603'>9603: Brooms, brushes (including parts of machines), hand operated floor sweepers, mops and feather dusters; knots and tufts for broom or brush making; paint pads and rollers; squeegees</a>"]
A --> E["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9604'>9604: Hand sieves and hand riddles</a>"]
A --> F["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9605'>9605: Travel sets; for personal toilet, sewing, shoe or clothes cleaning</a>"]
A --> G["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9606'>9606: Buttons, press-fasteners, snap-fasteners and press-studs, button moulds and other parts of these articles; button blanks</a>"]
A --> H["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9607'>9607: Slide fasteners and parts thereof</a>"]
A --> I["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9608'>9608: Pens; ball-point, felt tipped, other porous tipped pens; fountain pens, stylograph pens duplicating stylos, propelling or sliding pencils; parts of the foregoing, excluding those of heading no. 9609</a>"]
A --> J["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9609'>9609: Pencils (not of heading no. 9608), crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailors' chalks</a>"]
A --> K["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9610'>9610: Slates and boards, with writing or drawing surfaces, whether or not framed</a>"]
A --> L["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9611'>9611: Stamps; date, numbering, sealing stamps and the like (including devices for printing or embossing labels), designed for operating by hand; hand operated composing sticks and printing sets</a>"]
A --> M["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9612'>9612: Typewriter, similar ribbons, inked, otherwise prepared for giving impressions, whether or not on spools or in cartridges; ink pads, whether or not inked, with or without boxes</a>"]
A --> N["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9613'>9613: Cigarette lighters and other lighters, whether or not mechanical or electrical and parts thereof other than flints and wicks</a>"]
A --> O["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9614'>9614: Smoking pipes (including pipe bowls) and cigar or cigarette holders, and parts thereof</a>"]
A --> P["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9615'>9615: Combs, hair-slides and similar; hairpins, curling pins, curling grips and hair curlers and the like, other than those of heading no. 8516 and parts thereof</a>"]
A --> Q["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9616'>9616: Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays and mounts and heads therefor; powder-puffs and pads for the application of cosmetics or toilet preparations</a>"]
A --> R["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9617'>9617: Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete with cases; parts thereof other than glass inners</a>"]
A --> S["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9618'>9618: Tailors' dummies and other lay figures; automata and other animated displays used for shop window dressing</a>"]
A --> T["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9619'>9619: Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material</a>"]
A --> U["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9620'>9620: Monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles</a>"]


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