Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete with cases; parts thereof other than glass inners
HS v2017 Code: 9617
About vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete with cases; parts thereof other than glass inners
hs code 9617 covers the production and trade of vacuum flasks, thermoses, and other vacuum vessels, along with their associated parts and accessories. These products are essential for maintaining the temperature of liquids and foods, making them crucial in a wide range of industries, from food and beverage to healthcare and transportation. As a versatile and widely-used product category, the vacuum vessel industry plays a significant role in the global economy, supporting various downstream sectors and contributing to the efficient storage and distribution of temperature-sensitive goods.
Production process
The production of vacuum flasks and vessels typically involves a multi-step process. The main body of the vessel is often made from stainless steel, while the inner lining may be constructed from materials such as glass or plastic. The key to the product's insulating properties is the vacuum-sealed space between the inner and outer layers, which is created through specialized manufacturing techniques. This vacuum layer helps to minimize heat transfer, allowing the contents to maintain their temperature for extended periods. The final assembly may also include additional features, such as lids, handles, or carrying cases, to enhance the product's functionality and user-friendliness.
Production inputs
The production of hs code 9617 items requires a range of raw materials and resources. The primary input is the base material, such as stainless steel or other metals, used to form the outer shell of the vacuum vessel. Specialized insulating materials, like high-performance plastics or ceramics, are also essential for creating the vacuum-sealed inner layer. Additionally, the manufacturing process may involve the use of various tools, machinery, and energy sources to shape, assemble, and finish the final products. Depending on the specific design and features, the production of vacuum flasks and vessels may also require the integration of components like lids, valves, and carrying cases.
Production outputs
The main output of hs code 9617 is the vacuum flask, thermos, or other vacuum vessel, which can be used to store and transport a wide range of temperature-sensitive liquids and foods. These products are widely used in the food and beverage industry, as well as in healthcare, transportation, and various other sectors that require the efficient storage and distribution of hot or cold items. The vacuum vessels produced under this code may also be consumed by 9619 (Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material) and 9620 (Wadding, gauze, bandages and similar articles (for example, dressings, adhesive plasters, poultices), impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical substances or put up in forms or packings for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes), as they may be used to store and transport medical supplies and equipment.
Family tree for vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete with cases; parts thereof other than glass inners
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A["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/96'>96: Miscellaneous manufactured articles</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9617'>9617: Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete with cases; parts thereof other than glass inners</a>"]
A --> C["<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 --> D["<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 --> E["<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 --> F["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9604'>9604: Hand sieves and hand riddles</a>"]
A --> G["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9605'>9605: Travel sets; for personal toilet, sewing, shoe or clothes cleaning</a>"]
A --> H["<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 --> I["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9607'>9607: Slide fasteners and parts thereof</a>"]
A --> J["<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 --> K["<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 --> L["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9610'>9610: Slates and boards, with writing or drawing surfaces, whether or not framed</a>"]
A --> M["<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 --> N["<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 --> O["<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 --> P["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/9614'>9614: Smoking pipes (including pipe bowls) and cigar or cigarette holders, and parts thereof</a>"]
A --> Q["<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 --> R["<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 --> 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>"]
B --> V["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/961700'>961700: Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete with cases; parts thereof other than glass inners</a>"]
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